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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–4 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 10 Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its only 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 232 to 206.[1]
Royal was hired as head coach at the University of Texas following the season, where he stayed for twenty seasons and compiled a 167–47–5 (.774) record, including national championships in 1963, 1969, and 1970. The Huskies' next two head coaches stayed for eighteen years each: Jim Owens (1957–74) and Don James (1975–92).
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 22 | Idaho | W 53–21 | 25,185 | |
| September 29 | Minnesota* |
| L 14–34 | 37,502 |
| October 6 | No. 13 Illinois* |
| W 28–13 | 36,261 |
| October 13 | Oregon |
| W 20–7 | 32,626 |
| October 20 | at No. 9 USC | L 7–35 | 44,749 | |
| October 27 | California |
| L 7–16 | 30,510 |
| November 3 | at No. 17 Oregon State | L 20–28 | 32,890 | |
| November 10 | No. 19 UCLA |
| L 9–13 | 27,950 |
| November 17 | at Stanford | W 34–13 | 21,000 | |
| November 24 | at Washington State | W 40–26 | 20,600 | |
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NFL draft selections
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1957 NFL draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.[2]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[3] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| George Strugar | Tackle | 3rd | 27 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Dean Derby | Back | 5th | 51 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Don McCumby | Tackle | 9th | 106 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Credell Green | Back | 18th | 207 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
- Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 24, 1956
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