American college football season
The 1955 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1955 college football season . In its third and final season under head coach John Cherberg , the team compiled a 5–4–1 record, fifth in the Pacific Coast Conference , and was outscored 141 to 93.[1] Bob McNamee was the team captain.
After months of unrest among players and revelations about unchecked boosters, Cherberg was dismissed in late January,[2] [3] [4] Athletic director Harvey Cassill resigned two weeks later;[5] his successor, George Briggs,[6] hired Mississippi State head coach Darrell Royal in late February to lead the Husky football program in 1956 .[7] [8]
The November 12 game against UCLA was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II ; The older Biff Tannen traveled back in time to give his younger self a sports almanac, and he referenced this game to verify its accuracy.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 17 Idaho W 14–725,561
September 24 at Minnesota * W 30–058,817
October 1 vs. Oregon No. 19 W 19–729,113
October 8 No. 10 USC No. 18 W 7–035,955
October 15 Baylor * No. 12 L 7–1339,536
October 22 Stanford T 7–743,392
October 29 Oregon State L 7–1328,204
November 5 at California L 6–2024,000
November 12 at No. 4 UCLA L 17–1947,519
November 19 Washington State W 27–733,023
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
NFL Draft selections [ ]
One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1956 NFL Draft , which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.[9]
References [ ]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1955-1959)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ "John Cherberg finally falls before Washington grid axe" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 7.
^ "Cherberg out at UW" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 10.
^ "Boosters mess it up in Washington" . Sports Illustrated . February 20, 1956. p. 18.
^ "Cassill resigns as athletic director" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 1956. p. 2B.
^ "Sports head named by UW" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. February 16, 1956. p. 1D.
^ "Royal hired as UW coach" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 29, 1956. p. 21.
^ "Royal gets 4-year contract; $17,000" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1956. p. 3D.
^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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