1954 Washington Huskies football team

The 1954 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1954 college football season. In its second season under head coach John Cherberg, the team compiled a 2–8 record, finished in a tie for last place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents 215 to 78.[1] Stewart Crook was the team captain.

1954 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1954 record	2–8 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach	John Cherberg (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	John Baker (line) Bud Kerr (ends) Abe Stuber (backs) Bill Marx (freshmen)
Captain	Stewart Crook (FB)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1954 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 17 USC ^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative UCLA won rivalry game over USC, but no-repeat rule was in effect Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Utah*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 7–6	25,754
September 25	Michigan*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–14	37,416
October 2	vs. Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 17–7	19,667
October 9	No. 2 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 20–21	35,678
October 16	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–34	22,000
October 23	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–13	25,000
October 30	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 7–26	36,064
November 6	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–27	37,881
November 13	at No. 8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–41	36,108
November 20	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	L 7–26	15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1955 NFL Draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Fred Robinson	Guard	14th	169	Cleveland Browns

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
3. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

External links

• Game program: Washington at Washington State – November 20, 1954