1955 Washington Huskies football team

1955 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach	John Cherberg (3rd season)
Captain	Bob McNamee
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Stanford	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 13 USC	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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. Bob McNamee was the team captain.

After months of unrest among players and revelations about unchecked boosters, Cherberg was dismissed in late January,^[1][2][3] Athletic director Harvey Cassill resigned two weeks later;^[4] his successor, George Briggs,^[5] hired Mississippi State head coach Darrell Royal in late February to lead the Husky football program in 1956.^[6][7]

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		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 14–7	25,561
September 24	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 30–0	58,817
October 1	at Oregon	No. 19	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	W 19–7	29,113
October 8	No. 10 USC	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 7–0	35,955
October 15	Baylor*	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–13	39,536
October 22	Stanford		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 7–7	43,392
October 29	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–13	28,204
November 5	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–20	24,000
November 12	at No. 4 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–19	47,519
November 19	Washington State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 27–7	33,023
*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 30 rounds with 360 selections.^[8]

= Husky Hall of Fame[9]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Monroe	Back	23rd	267	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "John Cherberg finally falls before Washington grid axe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 7.
2. "Cherberg out at UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 28, 1956. p. 10.
3. "Boosters mess it up in Washington". Sports Illustrated. February 20, 1956. p. 18.
4. "Cassill resigns as athletic director". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 1956. p. 2B.
5. "Sports head named by UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 16, 1956. p. 1D.
6. "Royal hired as UW coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 29, 1956. p. 21.
7. "Royal gets 4-year contract; $17,000". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1956. p. 3D.
8. "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
9. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.