1953 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:	1953
Team:	Washington Huskies
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Record:	3–6–1
Conf Record:	2–4–1
Head Coach:	John Cherberg
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	Vern Lindskog
Stadium:	Husky Stadium

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.^[1] Vern Lindskog was the team captain.

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1954 NFL draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 360 selections.^[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
George Black	End		94	Los Angeles Rams
Dean Chambers	Tackle		98	Chicago Cardinals
	Tackle		130	Los Angeles Rams
Bill Albrecht	End		338	Chicago Cardinals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085854/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1950-1954_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1954 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 5, 2019 . November 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123080221/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm . dead .
3. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.