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. Royal was hired as head coach at the University of Texas following the season, where he stayed for twenty seasons and compiled a .770 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

Coaching staff

NFL draft selections

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