1946 Washington Huskies football team
| 1946 Washington Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (5–3 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Art McLarney |
| Captain | John Zeger |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 4 UCLA $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ralph "Pest" Welch, the team compiled a 5–4 record (5–3 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a total of 144 to 140.[1]
Guard "Pappy" John Zeger was elected as the honorary team captain. Halfback Freddy Provo, who suffered severe shrapnel wounds in World War II, won the award as the team's most inspirational player.[2] Two Washington players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: Zegar at guard and Dick Hagen at end.[3][4]
Washington was ranked at No. 70 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Saint Mary's (CA)* | L 20–24 | 43,000 | [6] | |
| October 5 | UCLA |
| L 13–39 | 43,000 | [7] |
| October 12 | at Washington State | W 21–7 | 26,000 | [8] | |
| October 19 | at USC | L 0–28 | 42,500 | [9] | |
| October 26 | California |
| W 20–6 | 35,000 | [10] |
| November 9 | at Stanford | W 21–15 | 25,000 | [11] | |
| November 16 | Oregon |
| W 16–0 | 34,000 | [12] |
| November 23 | Montana |
| W 21–0 | 7,000 | [13] |
| November 30 | vs. Oregon State | L 12–21 | 26,808 | [14] | |
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Personnel[edit]
Players[edit]
- Hjalmer Anderson, end
- Gerry Austin, quarterback
- George Bayer, tackle
- Gordon Berlin, center
- Gail Bruce, end
- Wes Carlson, guard
- Chuck Coatney, tackle
- Marshall Dallas, fullback
- Carl Fennema, center
- Pete Foster, tackle
- Dick Hagen, end
- Herb Harlow, halfback
- Alf Hemstad, quarterback
- Gordon Hungar, halfback
- Bruce Jaton, center
- Whitey King, halfback
- Bob Levenhagen, guard
- Bill McGovern, center
- Hank Melusky, end
- George Meyers, guard
- Bob Mikalson, fullback
- Bob Nelson, end
- Fred Osterhout, guard
- Dick Ottele, quarterback
- Fred Provo, halfback
- Harry Rice, tackle
- Sam Robinson, halfback
- Ernie Stein, end
- Dmitri Tadich, tackle
- Jim Thompson, quarterback
- Jack Tracy, end
- Dick Watson, guard
- Arnie Weinmeister, fullback
- John Zeger, guard
Coaching staff[edit]
- Head coach: Ralph "Pest" Welch
- Assistant coaches: Roy Sandberg (assistant coach), Red Badgro (end coach), Art McLarney (assistant coach), Johnny Cherberg (backfield coach), Bill Haroldson (line coach)
Professional football draft selections[edit]
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1947 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[15] One of those Huskies was also selected in the 1947 AAFC Draft, which lasted 25 rounds with 186 selections.[16]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[17] |
| League | Player | Position | Round | Pick | Club |
| NFL | Bill McGovern | Center | 8 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams |
| NFL | Larry Hatch | Back | 11 | 10 | Chicago Bears |
| NFL | Dick Hagen | End | 14 | 1 | Detroit Lions |
| NFL | Gordon Berlin | Center | 24 | 10 | Chicago Bears |
| AAFC | Dick Hagen | End | 19 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
References[edit]
- ^ "1946 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ Phil Taylor (December 3, 1946). "Provo, Zeger Win Gridiron Awards". The Seattle Star. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club". The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. November 27, 1945. p. 7.
- ^ "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (September 29, 1946). "Gaels Capture Thriller! St. Mary's Trounces Huskies, 24 to 20". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 6, 1946). "Bruins 39 Huskies 13: U.C.L.A. Keeps Record Clean; Unbeaten Bruins Hand Washington 39-13 Shellacking Before 43,000". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Miller (October 13, 1946). "Huskies Spark in Second Half to Whip Cougars, 21-7, Before 26,000: Comeback Wins for Washington". The Spokesman-Review. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Braven Dyer (October 20, 1946). "Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Down Bears, 20-6: Cal Held to Net Gain of 1-Yard". The Bellingham Herald. Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (November 10, 1946). "Cards Toppled, 21-15: Bears Held Yardless; Indian Line Crunched; Stanford's Errors Help Washington". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Strite (November 17, 1946). "Webfoots Drop Third Straight To Huskies, 16-0: Washington Scores On Opening Play". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Take Montana, 21-0: Small Crowd Watches Washington Win". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 24, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavers Whip Huskies, 21-12: Clinch Second Place on Coast; Division Top". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 1, 1946. p. II-1. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "1947 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official game program: Washington at Washington State – October 12, 1946
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