1955 Washington Huskies football team

1955 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBob McNamee
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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.

  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.