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1950
Coach: Howard Odell Captains: Joe Cloidt, Mike Michael Record: 8-2-0
Pacific Coast Conference: 6-1-0 (2nd)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 23 | W | Kansas State | 33-7 | H | 30,245 | ||
| Sept. | 30 | W | Minnesota | 18 | 28-13 | H | 49,704 | |
| Oct. | 7 | W | 10 | UCLA | 13 | 21-20 | H | 37,706 |
| Oct. | 14 | W | 11 | Oregon State | 35-6 | N1 | 24,762 | |
| Oct. | 21 | L | 10 | Illinois | 13-20 | A | 35,930 | |
| Oct. | 28 | W | Stanford | 21-7 | A | 32,474 | ||
| Nov. | 4 | L | 12 | California | 6 | 7-14 | H | 55,245 |
| Nov. | 11 | W | 17 | Oregon | 27-12 | H | 34,475 | |
| Nov. | 18 | W | 19 | Southern California | 28-13 | A | 23,442 | |
| Nov. | 25 | W | 18 | Washington State | 52-21 | N2 | 28,433 | |
| N1-at Portland, N2-at Spokane | 265-133 | 352,416 | ||||||
| #11 in Nov. 27 poll | ||||||||
1951
Coach: Howard Odell Captain: Ted Holzknecht Record: 3-6-1
Pacific Coast Conference: 1-5-1 (7th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 22 | W | 8 | Montana | 58-7 | H | 36,987 | |
| Sept. | 29 | W | 8 | Minnesota | 25-20 | A | 50,634 | |
| Oct. | 6 | L | 12 | Southern California | 13-20 | H | 43,747 | |
| Oct. | 13 | W | Oregon | 63-6 | N | 30,414 | ||
| Oct. | 20 | L | 20 | Illinois | 8 | 20-27 | H | 53,760 |
| Oct. | 27 | L | Stanford | 11 | 7-14 | H | 48,343 | |
| Nov. | 3 | L | Oregon State | 14-40 | H | 33,327 | ||
| Nov. | 10 | L | California | 18 | 28-37 | A | 46,000 | |
| Nov. | 17 | T | UCLA | 17 | 20-20 | A | 31,597 | |
| Nov. | 24 | L | Washington State | 25-27 | H | 51,221 | ||
| N-at Portland | 273-218 | 426,030 |
1952
Coach: Howard Odell Captain: Dick Sprague Record: 7-3-0
Pacific Coast Conference: 6-2-0 (3rd)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 20 | W | Idaho | 39-14 | H | 31,912 | ||
| Sept. | 27 | W | Minnesota | 19-13 | H | 47,154 | ||
| Oct. | 4 | L | UCLA | 14 | 7-32 | H | 44,969 | |
| Oct. | 11 | L | Illinois | 13 | 14-48 | A | 48,248 | |
| Oct. | 18 | W | Oregon | 49-0 | H | 36,601 | ||
| Oct. | 25 | W | Stanford | 27-14 | A | 25,000 | ||
| Nov. | 1 | W | Oregon State | 38-13 | N1 | 19,243 | ||
| Nov. | 8 | W | California | 22-7 | H | 50,046 | ||
| Nov. | 15 | L | 17 | Southern California | 5 | 0-33 | A | 35,852 |
| Nov. | 29 | W | Washington State | 33-27 | N2 | 28,000 | ||
| N1-at Portland, N2-at Spokane | 248-201 | 367,025 |
1953
Coach: John Cherberg Captain: Vern Lindskog Record: 3-6-1
Pacific Coast Conference: 2-4-1 (7th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 19 | L | Colorado | 20-21 | H | 31,792 | ||
| Sept. | 26 | L | Michigan | 0-50 | A | 51,233 | ||
| Oct. | 3 | W | Oregon State | 28-0 | H | 27,399 | ||
| Oct. | 10 | T | Southern California | 7 | 13-13 | H | 31,816 | |
| Oct. | 17 | W | Oregon | 14-6 | N | 21,677 | ||
| Oct. | 24 | L | Stanford | 20 | 7-13 | H | 41,234 | |
| Oct. | 31 | W | Utah | 21-14 | H | 23,389 | ||
| Nov. | 7 | L | California | 25-53 | A | 36,000 | ||
| Nov. | 14 | L | UCLA | 7 | 6-22 | A | 13,302 | |
| Nov. | 21 | L | Washington State | 29-25 | H | 39,534 | ||
| N-at Portland | 154-217 | 317,376 |
1954
Coach: John Cherberg Captain: Stewart Crook Record: 2-8-0
Pacific Coast Conference: 1-6-0 (8th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 18 | W | Utah | 7-6 | H | 25,754 | ||
| Sept. | 25 | L | Michigan | 0-14 | H | 37,416 | ||
| Oct. | 2 | W | Oregon State | 17-7 | N | 19,667 | ||
| Oct. | 9 | L | UCLA | 2 | 20-21 | H | 35,678 | |
| Oct. | 16 | L | Baylor | 7-34 | A | 22,000 | ||
| Oct. | 23 | L | Stanford | 7-13 | A | 25,000 | ||
| Oct. | 30 | L | Oregon | 7-26 | H | 36,064 | ||
| Nov. | 6 | L | California | 6-27 | H | 37,881 | ||
| Nov. | 13 | L | Southern California | 8 | 0-41 | A | 36,108 | |
| Nov. | 20 | L | Washington State | 7-26 | A | 15,000 | ||
| N-at Portland | 78-215 | 287,568 |
1955
Coach: John Cherberg Captain: Bob McNamee Record: 5-4-1
Pacific Coast Conference: 4-3-1 (5th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 17 | W | Idaho | 14-7 | H | 25,561 | ||
| Sept. | 24 | W | Minnesota | 30-0 | A | 58,817 | ||
| Oct. | 1 | W | 19 | Oregon | 19-7 | N | 29,113 | |
| Oct. | 8 | W | 18 | Southern California | 10 | 7-0 | H | 35,955 |
| Oct. | 15 | L | 12 | Baylor | 7-13 | H | 39,536 | |
| Oct. | 22 | T | Stanford | 7-7 | H | 43,392 | ||
| Oct. | 29 | L | Oregon State | 7-13 | H | 28,204 | ||
| Nov. | 5 | L | California | 6-20 | A | 24,000 | ||
| Nov. | 12 | L | UCLA | 4 | 17-19 | A | 47,519 | |
| Nov. | 19 | W | *Washington State | 27-7 | H | 33,023 | ||
| N-at Portland | 141-93 | 365,120 | ||||||
| *Win #300 | ||||||||
1956
Coach: Darrell Royal Captains: Dean Derby, Corky Lewis Record: 5-5-0
Pacific Coast Conference: 4-4-0 (5th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 22 | W | Idaho | 53-21 | H | 25,185 | ||
| Sept. | 29 | L | Minnesota | 14-34 | H | 37,502 | ||
| Oct. | 6 | W | Illinois | 13 | 28-13 | H | 36,261 | |
| Oct. | 13 | W | Oregon | 20-7 | H | 32,626 | ||
| Oct. | 20 | L | Southern California | 9 | 7-35 | A | 44,749 | |
| Oct. | 27 | L | California | 7-16 | H | 30,510 | ||
| Nov. | 3 | L | Oregon State | 17 | 20-28 | N | 32,890 | |
| Nov. | 10 | L | UCLA | 19 | 9-13 | H | 27,950 | |
| Nov. | 17 | W | Stanford | 34-13 | A | 21,000 | ||
| Nov. | 24 | W | Washington State | 40-26 | A | 20,600 | ||
| N-at Portland | 232-206 | 309,273 |
1957
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Whitey Core, Jim Jones Record: 3-6-1
Pacific Coast Conference: 3-4-0 (6th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 21 | T | Colorado | 6-6 | H | 34,684 | ||
| Sept. | 28 | L | Minnesota | 6 | 7-46 | A | 63,512 | |
| Oct. | 5 | L | Ohio State | 7-35 | H | 36,328 | ||
| Oct. | 12 | L | UCLA | 0-19 | A | 24,889 | ||
| Oct. | 19 | L | Stanford | 14-21 | H | 36,036 | ||
| Oct. | 26 | W | Oregon State | 19-6 | H | 29,231 | ||
| Nov. | 2 | L | Southern California | 12-19 | H | 30,172 | ||
| Nov. | 9 | W | Oregon | 13-6 | A | 30,010 | ||
| Nov. | 16 | W | California | 35-27 | A | 38,000 | ||
| Nov. | 23 | L | Washington State | 7-27 | H | 47,352 | ||
| 120-212 | 370,224 |
1958
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Game Captains Record: 3-7-0
Pacific Coast Conference: 1-6-0 (8th)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Opp. AP Rank | Score | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 20 | W | San Jose State | 14-6 | H | 29,395 | ||
| Sept. | 27 | W | Minnesota | 24-21 | H | 38,716 | ||
| Oct. | 4 | L | Ohio State | 7-12 | A | 79,477 | ||
| Oct. | 11 | L | Stanford | 12-22 | A | 26,384 | ||
| Oct. | 18 | L | UCLA | 0-20 | H | 34,594 | ||
| Oct. | 25 | L | Oregon State | 12-14 | N | 29,514 | ||
| Nov. | 1 | W | Oregon | 6-0 | H | 33,225 | ||
| Nov. | 8 | L | Southern California | 6-21 | A | 33,083 | ||
| Nov. | 15 | L | California | 7-12 | H | 30,980 | ||
| Nov. | 22 | L | Washington State | 14-18 | A | 24,051 | ||
| N-at Portland | 102-146 | 359,419 | ||||||
| Note: Last season of Pacific Coast Conference | ||||||||
1959
Coach: Jim Owens Captains: Game Captains Record: 10-1-0
Athletic Association of Western Universities: 3-1-0 (1st)
| Month | Date | W/L | UW AP Rank | Opponent | Score | Opp. AP Rank | Site | Attend. |
| Sept. | 19 | W | Colorado | 21-12 | A | 27,000 | ||
| Sept. | 26 | W | Idaho | 23-0 | H | 24,476 | ||
| Oct. | 3 | W | Utah | 51-6 | H | 27,560 | ||
| Oct. | 10 | W | Stanford | 10-0 | H | 36,713 | ||
| Oct. | 17 | L | 18 | Southern California | 15-22 | 7 | H | 54,497 |
| Oct. | 24 | W | Oregon | 13-12 | 11 | A | 37,000 | |
| Oct. | 31 | W | 17 | UCLA | 23-7 | A | 32,838 | |
| Nov. | 7 | W | 12 | Oregon State | 13-6 | H | 45,317 | |
| Nov. | 14 | W | 13 | California | 20-0 | A | 38,800 | |
| Nov. | 21 | W | 14 | Washington State | 20-0 | H | 55,782 | |
| 209-65 | 379,983 | |||||||
| ROSE BOWL | ||||||||
| Jan. | 1 | W | 8 | Wisconsin | 44-8 | 6 | N | 100,809 |
| N-Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | ||||||||
| #9 in November 23 poll | ||||||||
| #8 in November 30 poll | ||||||||