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American college football season
The 1953 Washington Huskies football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Washington during the
1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach
John Cherberg, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record, finished in seventh place in the
Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 217 to 154.
[1] Vern Lindskog was the team captain.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 |
Colorado* | | L 20–21 | 31,792 |
September 26 | at
Michigan* | | L 0–5,0 | 51,233 |
October 3 |
Oregon State | | W 28–0 | 27,399 |
October 10 | No. 7
USC | | T 13–13 | 31,816 |
October 17 | at
Oregon | | W 14–6 | 21,677 |
October 24 | No. 20
Stanford | | L 7–13 | 41,234 |
October 31 |
Utah* | | W 21–14 | 23,389 |
November 7 | at
California | | L 25–53 | 36,000 |
November 14 | at No. 7
UCLA | | L 6–22 | 13,302 |
November 21 |
Washington State | - Husky Stadium
- Seattle, WA (
rivalry)
| L 20–25 | 39,534 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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NFL draft selections
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the
1954 NFL draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.
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