1947 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainGail Bruce
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 15 California 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Oregon 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
UCLA 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Montana 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Stanford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished seventh in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 99 to 98.[1] Gail Bruce was the team captain.

Washington was ranked at No. 33 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Minnesota*
L 6–743,377[3]
October 4Oregon State
L 7–1439,000[4]
October 11Saint Mary's*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 26–639,000[5]
October 18vs. Oregon
L 0–624,588[6]
October 25Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 25–032,000[7]
November 1No. 5 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–1932,000[8]
November 8at CaliforniaNo. 12
L 7–1350,000[9]
November 15at UCLA
L 7–3443,777[10]
November 22Washington State
W 20–031,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Professional football draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1948 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[12] The same three Huskies were also selected in the 1948 AAFC Draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 217 selections.[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]
League Player Position Round Pick Club
NFL Dick Otelle Back 9 1 New York Giants
NFL Fred Provo Back 14 6 Green Bay Packers
NFL Bob Levenhagen Guard 25 5 Los Angeles Rams
AAFC Dick Ottele Back 13 7 New York Yankees
AAFC Bob Levenhagen Guard 17 4 Los Angeles Dons
AAFC Fred Provo Back 21 1 Chicago Rockets

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Charles Johnson (September 28, 1947). "Gophers Nip Washington, 7-6; Bailey Boots Winning Point". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2.
  4. ^ "Beavers Top Huskies, 14-7". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). October 5, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Alan Ward (October 12, 1947). "Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon Is Great! 6-0 Over Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. October 19, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bill Dunbar (October 26, 1947). "Washington Tramples on Stanford". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Braven Dyer (November 2, 1947). "Trojans Overpower Huskies for 19-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Emmons Byrne (November 9, 1947). "Listless Bears Take Huskies, 13-7: 45,000 See Cripple Cal Grab Another". Oakland Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Al Wolf (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Washington Tops Cougars, 20–0, in Schedule Windup". Nevada State Journal. November 23, 1947. p. 8.
  12. ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "1948 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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