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1943 Washington Huskies football
Rose Bowl, L 0–29 vs. USC
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record4–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Tracy
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1944 →
1943 Pacific Coast Conference 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
No. 12 Washington 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
UCLA 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1943 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 4–1 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), was ranked twelfth in the final AP Poll, lost to USC in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 150 to 61. [1] Jack Tracy was the team captain.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Washington ranked 42nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.2. [2]

With manpower shortages on campuses due to World War II, the other five members of the PCC's Northern Division did not field teams this season (or the next); [3] [4] Washington's sole conference game was on New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Whitman*
W 35–616,000
October 91:30 p.m.at Spokane Air Service*
W 47–129,000 [5] [6] [7]
October 23 March Field*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 27–718,000–24,000 [8]
October 30Spokane Air Service*No. 11
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–75,000 [9]
January 1, 1944vs. USCNo. 12
L 0–2968,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—19—111112111112 (1)

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1944 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 330 selections. [10]

= Husky Hall of Fame [11]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Al Akins Back 6 10 Cleveland Rams
Jack Tracy End 7 6 Green Bay Packers
Bob Erickson Back 13 10 Cleveland Rams
Neil Brooks Back 19 5 New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1943. p. 8.
  4. ^ Ashlock, Herb (September 24, 1943). "Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
  5. ^ "Commandos and Washington clash at Gonzaga today -- expect crowd". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 9, 1943. p. 7.
  6. ^ "Huskies pour through Spokane Air Command with air blows". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 10, 1943. p. 10.
  7. ^ Ashlock, Herb (October 11, 1943). "Commandos resume practice to meet Whitman Saturday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
  8. ^ "Huskies Upset March Field's Flyers, 27-7". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 24, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hutcheson, Jim (October 31, 1943). "Huskies thump Spokane 41-7 in last bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 11.
  10. ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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