Washington Huskies football, 1950–1959

Contents:	1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959

1950

1950 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#11
1950 record	8-2-0 (6-1-0 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (3rd year)
Captain	Joe Cloidt
Captain	Mike Michael
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1949 1951 »

1950 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 California †	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#11 Washington	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stanford	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Idaho	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Washington State	2	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
USC	1	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Oregon State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oregon	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Kansas State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 33–7	30245
September 30	#18 Minnesota*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–13	49704
October 7	#13 UCLA	#10	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–20	37706
October 14	vs. Oregon State	#11	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 35–6	24762
October 21	at Illinois*	#10	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 13–20	35930
October 28	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 21–7	32474
November 4	#6 California	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–14	55245
November 11	Oregon	#17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 27–12	34475
November 18	at USC	#19	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 28–13	23442
November 25	vs. Washington State	#18	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 52–21	28433
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1951

1951 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1951 record	3-6-1 (1-5-1 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (4th year)
Captain	Ted Holzknecht
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1950 1952 »

1951 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Stanford †	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#17 UCLA	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
#12 California	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#18 Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	Montana*	#8	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 58–7	36987
September 29	at Minnesota*	#8	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 25–20	50634
October 6	USC	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 13–20	43747
October 13	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 63–6	30414
October 20	#8 Illinois*	#20	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 20–27	53760
October 27	#11 Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–14	48343
November 3	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 14–40	33327
November 10	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 28–37	46000
November 17	at #18 UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	T 20–20	31597
November 24	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 25–2	51221
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1952

1952 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1952 record	7-3-0 (6-2-0 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (5th year)
Captain	Dick Sprague
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1951 1953 »

1952 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 USC †	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 39–14	31912
September 27	Minnesota*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 19–13	47154
October 4	#14 UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–32	44969
October 11	at #13 Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 14–48	48248
October 18	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 49–0	36601
October 25	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 27–14	25000
November 1	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 38–13	19243
November 8	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 22–7	50046
November 15	at #5 USC	#17	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–33	35852
November 29	vs. Washington State		Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 33–27	28000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1953

1953 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1953 record	3-6-1 (2-4-1 PCC)
Head coach	John Cherberg (1st year)
Captain	Vern Lindskog
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1952 1954 »

1953 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 UCLA †	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Oregon	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Colorado*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 20–21	31792
September 26	at Michigan*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–50	51233
October 3	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–0	27399
October 10	#7 USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 13–13	31816
October 17	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 14–6	21677
October 24	#20 Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–13	41234
October 31	Utah*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–14	23389
November 7	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 25–53	36000
November 14	at #7 UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 6–22	13302
November 21	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 20–25	39534
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1954

1954 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1954 record	2-8-0 (1-6-0 PCC)
Head coach	John Cherberg (2nd year)
Captain	Stewart Crook
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1953 1955 »

1954 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 UCLA †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#17 USC	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|California]]	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Utah*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–6	25754
September 25	Michigan*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–14	37416
October 2	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 17–7	19667
October 9	#2 UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 20–21	35678
October 16	at Baylor*		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–34	22000
October 23	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–13	25000
October 30	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–26	36064
November 6	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 6–27	37881
November 13	at #8 USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–41	36108
November 20	at Washington State		Rogers Field • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	L 7–26	15000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1955

1955 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1955 record	5-4-1 (4-3-1 PCC)
Head coach	John Cherberg (3rd year)
Captain	Bob McNamee
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1954 1956 »

1955 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#16 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
#13 USC	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|California]]	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–7	25561
September 24	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 30–0	58817
October 1	vs. Oregon	#19	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 19–7	29113
October 8	#10 USC	#18	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–0	35955
October 15	Baylor*	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–13	39536
October 22	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 7–7	43392
October 29	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–13	28204
November 5	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 6–20	24000
November 12	at #4 UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 17–19	47519
November 19	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 27–7	33023
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1956

1956 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1956 record	5-5-0 (4-4-0 PCC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (1st year)
Captain	Dean Derby
Captain	Corky Lewis
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1955 1957 »

1956 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Oregon State †	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
#18 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]]	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|California]]	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 53–21	25185
September 29	Minnesota*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 14–34	37502
October 6	#13 Illinois*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–13	36261
October 13	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 20–7	32626
October 20	at #9 USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–35	44749
October 27	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–16	30510
November 3	vs. #17 Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 20–28	32890
November 10	#19 UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 9–13	27950
November 17	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 34–13	21000
November 24	at Washington State		Rogers Field • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 40–26	20600
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1957

1957 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1957 record	3-6-1 (3-4-0 PCC)
Head coach	Jim Owens (1st year)
Captain	Whitey Core
Captain	Jim Jones
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1956 1958 »

1957 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oregon State §	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] §	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]]	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|California]]	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
USC	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Colorado*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 6–6	34684
September 28	at #6 Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 7–46	63512
October 5	Ohio State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–35	36328
October 12	at UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–19	24899
October 19	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 14–21	36036
October 26	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 19–6	29231
November 2	USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 12–19	30172
November 9	at Oregon		Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	W 13–6	30010
November 16	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 35–27	38000
November 23	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 7–27	47352
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1958

1958 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1958 record	3-7-0 (1-6-0 PCC)
Head coach	Jim Owens (2nd year)
Captain	Game Captains
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1957 1959 »

1958 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 [[{{{school}}}|California]] †	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]]	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	San Jose State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–6	29395
September 27	Minnesota*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 24–21	38716
October 4	at Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7–12	79477
October 11	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 12–22	26384
October 18	UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–20	34594
October 25	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 12–14	29514
November 1	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 6–0	33225
November 8	at USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 6–21	33083
November 15	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–12	30980
November 22	at Washington State		Rogers Field • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	L 14–18	24051
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1959

1959 Washington Huskies football
Rose Bowl Champions AAWU Champions Apple Cup Champions
Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin, Won 44-8
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#8
1959 record	10-1-0 (3-1-0 AAWU)
Head coach	Jim Owens (3rd year)
Captain	Game Captains
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1958 1960 »

1959 AAWU football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Washington §	3	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#14 USC §	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] §	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|California]]	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 21–12	27000
September 26	Idaho*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 23–0	24476
October 3	Utah*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 51–6	27560
October 10	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 10–0	36713
October 17	#7 USC	#18	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 15–22	54497
October 24	at #11 Oregon*		Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	W 13–12	37000
October 31	at UCLA	#17	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 23–7	32838
November 7	Oregon State*	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 13–6	45317
November 14	at California	#13	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 20–0	38800
November 21	Washington State*	#14	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 20–0	55782
January 1	vs. #6 Wisconsin*	#8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 44–8	100809
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References and external links

• Washington Football History at GoHuskies.com
• Pac-10 History at Pac-10.org

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