1948 Washington Huskies football team

1948 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainAlf Hemsted
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

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 Howie 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.

Washington was ranked at No. 62 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Minnesota*
L 0–2040,487
October 2at Oregon State
T 14–1425,000[3]
October 9UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 27–628,000
October 16at Washington State
L 0–1025,000
October 23No. 4 California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–2138,000
October 30at Stanford
L 0–2025,000
November 6No. 16 Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 7–1333,400
November 13at USC
L 7–3244,500
November 20Idaho
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 34–720,000
November 27at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 0–4652,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Professional football draft selections

One 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

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U.W. ties Beavers in fray". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1949 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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