1947 Washington Huskies football team
The 1947 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished seventh in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 99 to 98.[1] Gail Bruce was the team captain.
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1947 record | 3–6 (2–5 PCC) |
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| Captain | Gail Bruce |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 California | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Minnesota* | L 6–7 | 43,377 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | Oregon State | L 7–14 | 39,000 | [3] | ||
| October 11 | Saint Mary's (CA)* |
| W 26–6 | 39,000 | [4] | |
| October 18 | vs. Oregon | L 0–6 | 24,588 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | Stanford |
| W 25–0 | 32,000 | [6] | |
| November 1 | No. 5 USC |
| L 0–19 | 32,000 | [7] | |
| November 8 | at California | No. 12 | L 7–13 | 50,000 | [8] | |
| November 15 | at UCLA | L 7–34 | 43,777 | [9] | ||
| November 22 | Washington State |
| W 20–0 | 31,500 | [10] | |
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Professional football draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[11] The same three Huskies were also selected in the 1948 AAFC Draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 217 selections.[12]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[13] |
| League | Player | Position | Round | Pick | Club |
| NFL | Dick Otelle | Back | 9 | 1 | New York Giants |
| NFL | Fred Provo | Back | 14 | 6 | Green Bay Packers |
| NFL | Bob Levenhagen | Guard | 25 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams |
| AAFC | Dick Ottele | Back | 13 | 7 | New York Yankees |
| AAFC | Bob Levenhagen | Guard | 17 | 4 | Los Angeles Dons |
| AAFC | Fred Provo | Back | 21 | 1 | Chicago Rockets |
References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- Charles Johnson (September 28, 1947). "Gophers Nip Washington, 7-6; Bailey Boots Winning Point". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2.
- "Beavers Top Huskies, 14-7". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). October 5, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- Alan Ward (October 12, 1947). "Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Oregon Is Great! 6-0 Over Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. October 19, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Dunbar (October 26, 1947). "Washington Tramples on Stanford". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- Braven Dyer (November 2, 1947). "Trojans Overpower Huskies for 19-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
- Emmons Byrne (November 9, 1947). "Listless Bears Take Huskies, 13-7: 45,000 See Cripple Cal Grab Another". Oakland Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- Al Wolf (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Washington Tops Cougars, 20–0, in Schedule Windup". Nevada State Journal. November 23, 1947. p. 8.
- "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "1948 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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