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1961 Washington Huskies football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–4–1 (2–1–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962 →
1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 UCLA $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
USC 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Washington 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Stanford 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
California 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 119 to 98. [1] Kermit Jorgensen was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23 Purdue*
L 6–1354,752
September 30at Illinois*
W 20–741,319–54,752
October 7 Pittsburgh*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 22–1754,411
October 14at California
L 14–2143,000
October 21 Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 13–052,741
October 28at Oregon*
L 6–732,681
November 4 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
T 0–054,916
November 11 Oregon State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–349,652
November 18at UCLA
W 17–1333,969
November 25 Washington State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA ( rivalry)
W 21–1749,676
  • *Non-conference game

All-Coast

Main article: 1961 All-Pacific Coast football team

Professional football draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1962 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds with 280 selections. [2] One of those Huskies was also selected in the 1962 AFL Draft, which lasted thirty-four rounds with 272 selections. [3]

= Husky Hall of Fame [4]
League Player Position Round Pick Franchise
NFL John Meyers Tackle 3rd 31 Los Angeles Rams
NFL Jim Skaggs Guard 10th 139 Philadelphia Eagles
AFL John Meyers Tackle 4th 25 Oakland Raiders

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "1962 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.


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