Washington Huskies football, 1940–1949

Contents:	1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949

1940

1940 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#10
1940 record	7-2-0 (7-1-0 PCC)
Head coach	James Phelan (11th year)
Captain	Bill Marx
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1939 1941 »

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Stanford †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 14–19	46000
October 5	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–0	24000
October 12	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 10–0	31000
October 19	#18 Oregon State	#16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 19–0	31000
October 26	California	#16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–6	25000
November 9	at #6 Stanford	#11	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 10–20	58000
November 16	USC	#17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–0	27000
November 23	at UCLA	#13	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 41–0	35000
November 30	Washington State	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 33–9	25000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1941

1941 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1941 record	5-4-0 (5-3-0 PCC)
Head coach	James Phelan (12th year)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1940 1942 »

1941 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Oregon State †	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
#19 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
USC	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Minnesota*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 6–14	43000
October 4	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 6–9	17500
October 11	at Washington State		Rogers Field • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 23–13	20000
October 18	UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–7	19639
October 25	#20 Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–13	42000
November 1	Montana		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–0	20000
November 8	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 13–6	45000
November 22	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 16–19	25446
November 29	at USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–13	30000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1942

1942 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1942 record	4-3-3 (3--3-2 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (1st year)
Captain	Walt Harrison
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1941 1943 »

1942 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 UCLA †	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
#12 Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Washington	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	3
California	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	College of Pacific*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 27–0	11000
October 3	USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 0–0	26000
October 10	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 15–7	11000
October 17	Montana		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 35–0	10000
October 24	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 6–19	28000
October 31	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 13–0	7000
November 7	vs. Stanford		San Francisco, CA	L 7–20	23000
November 14	Navy Pre-Flight*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 0–0	5000
November 21	at #18 UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 10–14	32000
November 28	#15 Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	T 0–0	13000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1943

1943 Washington Huskies football
Rose Bowl vs. USC, Lost 0-29
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#12
1943 record	4-1-0 (0-1-0 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (2nd year)
Captain	Jack Tracy
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1942 1944 »

1943 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC †	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
#12 Washington	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Whitman*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 35–6	16000
October 9	at Spokane Air Command*		Spokane, WA	W 47–12	9000
October 23	March Field Flyers*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 27–7	24000
October 30	Spokane Air Command*	#11	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 41–7	5000
January 1	vs. USC	#12	Rose Bowl • Los Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 0–29	68000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1944

1944 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1944 record	5-3-0 (1-1-0 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (3rd year)
Captain	Jim McCurdy
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1943 1945 »

1944 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 USC †	3	–	0	–	2			8	–	0	–	2
Washington	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
UCLA	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Willamette*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 71–0	6613
September 30	Whitman*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 65–6	3352
October 7	at Willamette*		Spokane, WA	W 40–6	1492
October 14	at Whitman*		Walla Walla, WA	W 71–0	2000
October 23	at #15 USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–38	62865
October 28	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 33–7	18561
November 11	4th Air Force*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–28	15500
November 18	vs. 2nd Air Force*		Spokane, WA	L 6–47	6592
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1945

1945 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1945 record	6-3-0 (6-3-0 PCCA)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (4th year)
Captain	Bill McGovern
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1944 1946 »

1945 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#11 USC †	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Washington	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 20–6	35000
October 6	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 14–27	35000
October 13	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 6–0	38000
October 20	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 13–0	18000
October 27	#20 USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 13–7	12600
November 3	vs. Oregon	#18	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 7–0	28194
November 10	Oregon State	#18	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 6–7	32150
November 17	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 12–0	28750
November 24	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	L 0–7	26500
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1946

1946 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1946 record	5-4-0 (5-3-0 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (5th year)
Captain	John Zegar
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1945 1947 »

1946 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
USC	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|California]]	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Saint Mary's*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 20–24	41000
October 5	UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 13–39	41000
October 12	at Washington State		Rogers Field • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 21–7	26000
October 19	at USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–28	45000
October 26	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 20–6	38000
November 9	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 21–15	25000
November 16	Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 16–0	34000
November 23	Montana		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–0	7000
November 30	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 12–21	28000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1947

1947 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1947 record	3-6-0 (2-5-0 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (6th year)
Captain	Gail Bruce
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1946 1948 »

1947 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 USC †	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
#15 [[{{{school}}}|California]]	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]]	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Montana	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Stanford	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 6–7	43377
October 4	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–14	37000
October 11	Saint Mary's*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 26–6	34000
October 18	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 0–6	26000
October 25	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 25–0	32000
November 1	#5 USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–19	32000
November 8	at California	#12	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 7–13	50000
November 15	at UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–34	43777
November 22	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 20–0	31500
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1948

1948 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1948 record	2-7-1 (2-5-1 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (1st year)
Captain	Alf Hemsted
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1947 1949 »

1948 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#4 [[{{{school}}}|California]]	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	3
Washington	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]]	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Minnesota*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–20	40487
October 2	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	T 14–14	25000
October 9	UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 27–6	28000
October 16	at Washington State		Rogers Field • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	L 0–10	25000
October 23	#4 California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–21	38000
October 30	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–20	25000
November 6	#16 Oregon		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–13	33400
November 13	at USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–32	44500
November 20	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 34–7	20000
November 27	at #2 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	L 0–46	52000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1949

1949 Washington Huskies football
Apple Cup Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1949 record	3-7-0 (2-5-0 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (2nd year)
Captain	Chuck Olson
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons « 1948 1950 »

1949 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 [[{{{school}}}|California]] †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]]	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]]	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]]	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]]	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]]	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Idaho]]	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Utah*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–7	26553
September 24	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 20–48	58113
October 1	Notre Dame*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 7–27	41948
October 8	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 3–7	27340
October 15	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–40	33745
October 22	at #5 California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 7–21	20337
October 29	#15 USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 28–40	33205
November 5	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 28–27	28143
November 12	at UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 26–47	26420
November 19	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 34–21	35676
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References and external links

• Washington Football History at GoHuskies.com
• Pac-10 History at Pac-10.org

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