1956 Washington Huskies football team

1956 Washington Huskies football

Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1956 record	5–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (1st year)
Captain	Dean Derby
Captain	Corky Lewis
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

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
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	3	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
California	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1956 college football season. In its first season under head coach Darrell Royal, the team compiled a 5–5 record, finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 232 to 206.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	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	No. 13 Illinois*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–13	36261
October 13	Oregon	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 20–7	32626
October 20	at No. 9 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–35	44749
October 27	California	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–16	30510
November 3	vs. No. 17 Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 20–28	32890
November 10	No. 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.

↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

Washington Huskies football

Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave Loudest CFB Stadium

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Notable players

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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