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Washington Huskies

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: John Cherberg
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1889 <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights

John Cherberg enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Washington.

1954 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Utah	7	6	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Michigan	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Oregon State	17	7	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. UCLA	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Baylor	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Stanford	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Oregon	7	26	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. California	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Southern California	0	41	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Washington State	7	26	L

1954 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	78
Scoring Average	7.8
Points Allowed	215
Defense Average	21.5
Opponents Record	54-47
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1954 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
UCLA	9-0	367	40		6-0	256	26	Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California	8-4	258	159	Lost 7-20	6-1	188	82	Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon	6-4	218	159		4-3	145	145	Leonard J. Len Casanova
California	5-5	249	177		4-3	178	129	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State	4-6	149	225		3-3	111	121	Alton S. Al Kircher
Stanford	4-6	123	229		2-4	84	171	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington	2-8	78	215		1-6	64	161	John Cherberg
Oregon State	1-8	60	296		0-6	34	225	LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1954 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1954 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.