1946 Washington Huskies football team
| 1946 Washington Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (5–3 PCC) |
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| Assistant coach | Art McLarney |
| Captain | John Zeger |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 4 UCLA $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon
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3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ralph "Pest" Welch, the team compiled a 5–4 record (5–3 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a total of 144 to 140.[1]
Guard "Pappy" John Zeger was elected as the honorary team captain. Halfback Freddy Provo, who suffered severe shrapnel wounds in World War II, won the award as the team's most inspirational player.
Washington was ranked at No. 70 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Saint Mary's (CA)* | L 20–24 | 43,000 | [6] | |
| October 5 | UCLA |
| L 13–39 | 43,000 | [7] |
| October 12 | at Rogers Field | W 21–7 | 26,000 | [8] | |
| October 19 | at USC | L 0–28 | 42,500 | [9] | |
| October 26 | California |
| W 20–6 | 35,000 | [10] |
| November 9 | at Stanford | W 21–15 | 25,000 | [11] | |
| November 16 | Oregon |
| W 16–0 | 34,000 | [12] |
| November 23 | Montana |
| W 21–0 | 7,000 | [13] |
| November 30 | vs. Oregon State | L 12–21 | 26,808 | [14] | |
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Personnel
Players
- Hjalmer Anderson, end
- Gerry Austin, quarterback
- George Bayer, tackle
- Gordon Berlin, center
- Gail Bruce, end
- Wes Carlson, guard
- Chuck Coatney, tackle
- Marshall Dallas, fullback
- Carl Fennema, center
- Pete Foster, tackle
- Dick Hagen, end
- Herb Harlow, halfback
- Alf Hemstad, quarterback
- Gordon Hungar, halfback
- Bruce Jaton, center
- Whitey King, halfback
- Bob Levenhagen, guard
- Bill McGovern, center
- Hank Melusky, end
- George Meyers, guard
- Bob Mikalson, fullback
- Bob Nelson, end
- Fred Osterhout, guard
- Dick Ottele, quarterback
- Fred Provo, halfback
- Harry Rice, tackle
- Sam Robinson, halfback
- Ernie Stein, end
- Dmitri Tadich, tackle
- Jim Thompson, quarterback
- Jack Tracy, end
- Dick Watson, guard
- Arnie Weinmeister, fullback
- John Zeger, guard
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Ralph "Pest" Welch
- Assistant coaches: Roy Sandberg (assistant coach), Red Badgro (end coach), Art McLarney (assistant coach), Johnny Cherberg (backfield coach), Bill Haroldson (line coach)
Professional football draft selections
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the
| = Husky Hall of Fame[17] |
| League | Player | Position | Round | Pick | Club |
NFL |
Bill McGovern | Center | 8 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams
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| NFL | Larry Hatch | Back | 11 | 10 | Chicago Bears
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| NFL | Dick Hagen | End | 14 | 1 | Detroit Lions
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| NFL | Gordon Berlin | Center | 24 | 10 | Chicago Bears |
| AAFC | Dick Hagen | End | 19 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
References
- ^ "1946 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club". The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. November 27, 1945. p. 7.
- ^ "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10.
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- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "1947 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
- Official game program: Washington at Washington State – October 12, 1946
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