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.
| 1943 Washington Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 4–1 (0–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jack Tracy |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Whitman* | W 35–6 | 16,000 | ||||
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Spokane Air Service* | W 47–12 | 9,000 | [5][6][7] | ||
| October 23 | March Field* |
| W 27–7 | 18,000–24,000 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | Spokane Air Service* | No. 11 |
| W 41–7 | 5,000 | [9] | |
| January 1, 1944 | vs. USC | No. 12 | L 0–29 | 68,000 | |||
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Rankings
edit| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 19 | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 (1) |
NFL draft selections
editFour 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
edit- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ 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
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- ^ "Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1943. p. 8.
- ^ Ashlock, Herb (September 24, 1943). "Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
- ^ "Commandos and Washington clash at Gonzaga today -- expect crowd". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 9, 1943. p. 7.
- ^ "Huskies pour through Spokane Air Command with air blows". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 10, 1943. p. 10.
- ^ Ashlock, Herb (October 11, 1943). "Commandos resume practice to meet Whitman Saturday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
- ^ "Huskies Upset March Field's Flyers, 27-7". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 24, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hutcheson, Jim (October 31, 1943). "Huskies thump Spokane 41-7 in last bowl bid". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 11.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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