1956 Washington Huskies football team

The 1956 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1956 college 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.

1956 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (1st season)
Captains	Dean Derby Corky Lewis
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	Idaho	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 53–21	25,185
September 29	Minnesota*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 14–34	37,502
October 6	No. 13 Illinois*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–13	36,261
October 13	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 20–7	32,626
October 20	at No. 9 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–35	44,749
October 27	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–16	30,510
November 3	at No. 17 Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 20–28	32,890
November 10	No. 19 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 9–13	27,950
November 17	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 34–13	21,000
November 24	at Washington State	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	W 40–26	20,600
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

• Jim Pittman (line)
• Roy Wellsey (backs)
• Mike Campbell (ends)
• John Baker (line)
• Jack Swarthout (freshmen)

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1957 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame

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

External links

• Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 24, 1956