American college football season
The1946 Washington Huskies football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Washington in thePacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the1946 college football season . In its fifth season under head coachRalph "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] Associated Press (AP) orUnited Press (UP) on the1946 All-Pacific Coast football team : Zegar at guard and Dick Hagen at end.[ 3] [ 4]
Washington was ranked at No. 70 in the finalLitkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[ 5]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 Saint Mary's * L 20–2443,000 [ 6] October 5 UCLA University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA L 13–3943,000 [ 7] October 12 atWashington State W 21–726,000 [ 8] October 19 atUSC L 0–2842,500 [ 9] October 26 California University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA W 20–635,000 [ 10] November 9 atStanford W 21–1525,000 [ 11] November 16 Oregon University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry ) W 16–034,000 [ 12] November 23 Montana University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA W 21–07,000 [ 13] November 30 vs.Oregon State L 12–2126,808 [ 14]
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 , guardBill 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 , fullbackJohn Zeger, guard Professional football draft selections [ edit ] Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the1947 NFL draft , which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[ 15] 1947 AAFC Draft , which lasted 25 rounds with 186 selections.[ 16]
^ "1946 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedMay 14, 2022 .^ Phil Taylor (December 3, 1946)."Provo, Zeger Win Gridiron Awards" .The Seattle Star . p. 7 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Bob Brachman (September 29, 1946)."Gaels Capture Thriller! St. Mary's Trounces Huskies, 24 to 20" .San Francisco Examiner . pp. 21, 23 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Huskies Down Bears, 20-6: Cal Held to Net Gain of 1-Yard" .The Bellingham Herald . Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 16 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.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 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Huskies Take Montana, 21-0: Small Crowd Watches Washington Win" .The Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. November 24, 1946. p. 33 – viaNewspapers.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. RetrievedMay 10, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived fromthe original on October 31, 2010. RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^ "1947 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions" . ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived fromthe original on October 8, 2019. RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. RetrievedOctober 8, 2019 .
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