1953 Washington Huskies football team

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

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	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	No. 7 USC	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 13–13	31816
October 17	vs. Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 14–6	21677
October 24	No. 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	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 25–53	36000
November 14	at No. 7 UCLA	Los Angeles 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 released prior to the game