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American college football season
The 1939 Washington Huskies football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Washington during the
1939 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach
Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in sixth place in the
Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 93 to 77.
[1] Chuck Bechtol was the team captain.
Washington was ranked at No. 82 (out of 609 teams) in the final
Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.
[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 |
Pittsburgh* | | L 6–27 | 25,000 |
[3] |
October 7 |
UCLA | | L 7–14 | 15,017 | |
October 14 | at
Washington State | | L 0–6 | 18,552 | |
October 21 |
Oregon State | | L 7–13 | 14,000 | |
October 28 |
Stanford | | W 8–5 | 19,771 | |
November 4 |
Montana | | W 9–0 | 19,838 | |
November 11 | at
California | | W 13–6 | 21,608 | |
November 23 |
Oregon | - Husky Stadium
- Seattle, WA (
rivalry)
| W 20–13 | 25,000 | |
December 2 | at No. 1
USC | | L 7–9 | 50,000 |
[4] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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NFL draft selections
One University of Washington Husky was selected in the
1940 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.
[5]
References
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"Washington Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939).
"Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Western Team Always Behind". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 1, 1939. p. Part B-2. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Paul Zimmerman (December 3, 1939).
"Trojan Pass Conquers Washington in Last Two Minutes, 9-7". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-11 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from
the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
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"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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