1953 Washington Huskies football team

1953 Washington Huskies football
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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

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

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#	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.