1954 Washington
2–8 (1–6 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by John Cherberg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon State 17–7Oct 2
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Utah | W 7–6 | 49% |
| Sep 25 | vs Michigan | L 0–14 | 49% |
| Oct 2 | at Oregon State | W 17–7 | 44% |
| Oct 9 | vs 2UCLA | L 20–21 | 31% |
| Oct 16 | at Baylor | L 7–34 | 32% |
| Oct 23 | at Stanford | L 7–13 | 34% |
| Oct 30 | vs Oregon | L 7–26 | 54% |
| Nov 6 | vs California | L 6–27 | 47% |
| Nov 13 | at 8USC | L 0–41 | 15% |
| Nov 20 | at Washington State | L 7–26 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington State 26–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1954.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 8th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 78–215
- Coach
- John Cherberg
- Elo
- 1372 −122 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.9 No. 85 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Stewart Crook
All-Pacific Coast
1 first teamFirst team
Bobby CoxB
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2 |
| USC | 6–1 | 8–4 | 17 |
| Oregon | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| California | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Washington State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Stanford | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
 Idaho | 1–2 | 4–5 | |
| Washington | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Oregon State | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.