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1954 Washington Huskies football team

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1954 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainStewart Crook
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
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

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Utah*W 7–625,754
September 25Michigan*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–1437,416
October 2at Oregon StateW 17–719,667
October 9No. 2 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 20–2135,678
October 16at Baylor*L 7–3422,000
October 23at StanfordL 7–1325,000
October 30Oregon
L 7–2636,064
November 6California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 6–2737,881
November 13at No. 8 USCL 0–4136,108
November 20at Washington StateL 7–2615,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

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One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1955 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame[3]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Fred Robinson Guard 14th 169 Cleveland Browns

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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