1953 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1953 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach	John Cherberg (1st season)
Captain	Vern Lindskog
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons← 1952 1954 →

1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 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

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. Vern Lindskog was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Colorado*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 20–21	31,792
September 26	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–5,0	51,233
October 3	Oregon State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–0	27,399
October 10	No. 7 USC	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 13–13	31,816
October 17	at Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	W 14–6	21,677
October 24	No. 20 Stanford	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–13	41,234
October 31	Utah*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–14	23,389
November 7	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 25–53	36,000
November 14	at No. 7 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	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

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1954 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame

"Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
"1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

v t e Washington Huskies football
Venues	Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State: Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave 1985 Oregon State game Whammy in Miami
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Annual awards NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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