1944 Washington Huskies football team
The 1944 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1944 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 5–3 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 293 to 132.[1] Jim McCurdy was the team captain.
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1944 record | 5–3 (1–1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Jim McCurdy |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 USC $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 23 | Willamette* | W 71–0 | 6,613 | |
| September 30 | Whitman* |
| W 65–6 | 3,352 |
| October 7 | at Willamette* | W 40–6 | 1,492 | |
| October 14 | at Whitman* | W 71–0 | 2,000 | |
| October 23 | at No. 15 USC | L 7–38 | 62,865 | |
| October 28 | at California | W 33–7 | 18,561 | |
| November 11 | March Field* |
| L 0–28 | 15,500 |
| November 18 | vs. Second Air Force* | L 6–47 | 6,592 | |
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NFL Draft selections
Five Huskies were selected in the 1945 NFL Draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 330 selections.[2]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[3] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Don Deeks | Tackle | 4 | 4 | Boston Yanks |
| Sam Robinson | Back | 8 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Arnie Weinmeister | Defensive Tackle | 17 | 2 | Boston Yanks |
| Bob Gilmore | Back | 23 | 11 | Green Bay Packers |
| James McCurdy | Center | 24 | 8 | Washington Redskins |
References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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