1955 Washington
5–4–1 (4–3–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by John Cherberg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Minnesota 30–0Sep 24
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Idaho | W 14–7 | 60% |
| Sep 24 | at Minnesota | W 30–0 | 26% |
| Oct 1 | at Oregon | W 19–7 | 38% |
| Oct 8 | vs USC | W 7–0 | 42% |
| Oct 15 | vs Baylor | L 7–13 | 51% |
| Oct 22 | vs Stanford | T 7–7 | 65% |
| Oct 29 | vs Oregon State | L 7–13 | 69% |
| Nov 5 | at California | L 6–20 | 50% |
| Nov 12 | at UCLA | L 17–19 | 12% |
| Nov 19 | vs Washington State | W 27–7 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington State 27–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 19
- Wk 4: 18
- Wk 5: 12
- Wk 7: 19
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 1955.
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 4–3–1 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 141–93
- Coach
- John Cherberg
- Elo
- 1479 +65 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 27 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bob McNamee
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Fred RobinsonOTAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Credell GreenBUP-2
- Jim HoustonEAP-2; UP-2
- Earl MonluxOGAP-2; UP-3
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 6–0 | 9–2 | 4 |
| Oregon State | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Stanford | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | 16 |
| Oregon | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Washington | 4–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| USC | 3–3 | 6–4 | 13 |
| California | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Washington State | 1–5–1 | 1–7–2 | |
| Idaho | 0–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.