1946 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachArt McLarney
CaptainJohn Zeger
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2] Two Washington players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: Zegar at guard and Dick Hagen at end.[3][4]

Washington was ranked at No. 70 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Saint Mary's (CA)*
L 20–2443,000[6]
October 5UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 13–3943,000[7]
October 12at Washington State
W 21–726,000[8]
October 19at USC
L 0–2842,500[9]
October 26California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 20–635,000[10]
November 9at Stanford
W 21–1525,000[11]
November 16Oregon
W 16–034,000[12]
November 23Montana
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–07,000[13]
November 30vs. Oregon State
L 12–2126,808[14]
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

Players

Coaching staff

Professional football draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1947 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[15] One of those Huskies was also selected in the 1947 AAFC Draft, which lasted 25 rounds with 186 selections.[16]

= Husky Hall of Fame[17]
League Player Position Round Pick Club
NFL Bill McGovern Center 8 8 Los Angeles Rams
NFL Larry Hatch Back 11 10 Chicago Bears
NFL Dick Hagen End 14 1 Detroit Lions
NFL Gordon Berlin Center 24 10 Chicago Bears
AAFC Dick Hagen End 19 3 Brooklyn Dodgers

References

  1. ^ "1946 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Phil Taylor (December 3, 1946). "Provo, Zeger Win Gridiron Awards". The Seattle Star. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club". The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. November 27, 1945. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bob Brachman (September 29, 1946). "Gaels Capture Thriller! St. Mary's Trounces Huskies, 24 to 20". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 6, 1946). "Bruins 39 Huskies 13: U.C.L.A. Keeps Record Clean; Unbeaten Bruins Hand Washington 39-13 Shellacking Before 43,000". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob Miller (October 13, 1946). "Huskies Spark in Second Half to Whip Cougars, 21-7, Before 26,000: Comeback Wins for Washington". The Spokesman-Review. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Braven Dyer (October 20, 1946). "Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Huskies Down Bears, 20-6: Cal Held to Net Gain of 1-Yard". The Bellingham Herald. Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Harry Borba (November 10, 1946). "Cards Toppled, 21-15: Bears Held Yardless; Indian Line Crunched; Stanford's Errors Help Washington". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dick Strite (November 17, 1946). "Webfoots Drop Third Straight To Huskies, 16-0: Washington Scores On Opening Play". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Huskies Take Montana, 21-0: Small Crowd Watches Washington Win". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 24, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Beavers Whip Huskies, 21-12: Clinch Second Place on Coast; Division Top". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 1, 1946. p. II-1. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "1947 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  17. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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