The 1948 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored 189 to 89.[1] Alf Hemsted was the team captain.
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–7–1 (2–5–1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Alf Hemsted |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 California ^ + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Oregon + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington was ranked at No. 62 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Minnesota* | L 0–20 | 40,487 | ||
| October 2 | at Oregon State | T 14–14 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | UCLA |
| W 27–6 | 28,000 | |
| October 16 | at Washington State | L 0–10 | 25,000 | ||
| October 23 | No. 4 California |
| L 0–21 | 38,000 | |
| October 30 | at Stanford | L 0–20 | 25,000 | ||
| November 6 | No. 16 Oregon |
| L 7–13 | 33,400 | |
| November 13 | at USC | L 7–32 | 44,500 | ||
| November 20 | Idaho |
| W 34–7 | 20,000 | |
| November 27 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | L 0–46 | 52,000 | ||
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Professional football draft selections
editOne University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1949 AAFC Draft, which lasted 29 rounds with 136 selections.[4]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[5] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Club |
| Larry Hatch | Back | 18 | 5 | Los Angeles Dons |
References
edit- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.W. ties Beavers in fray". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
edit- Game program: Washington at Washington State – October 16, 1948
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