1945 Washington Huskies football team
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1945 record | 6–3 (6–3 PCC) |
Head coach | Ralph Welch (4th season) |
Captain | Bill McGovern |
Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 USC $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 1945 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium.
Under fourth-year head coach Ralph Welch, the Huskies were 6–3 and finished third in the Pacific Coast Conference. Washington outscored its opponents by a combined total of 91 to 54.[1] No non-conference games were played this season and Bill McGovern was the team captain.
Season
After a two-year hiatus due to World War II, in-state rival Washington State resumed its program and was played twice. The games were split, with home team wins in shutouts in Seattle in October,[2][3] and in Pullman at the end of the season.[4][5][6] The Cougars had last fielded a team in 1942.
Oregon and Oregon State were also played twice, in Seattle and Portland. The Huskies swept Oregon,[7][8] but split with Oregon State, with the visiting teams prevailing.[9][10][11] The Huskies upset USC 13–7 in Seattle,[12][13] the Trojans' only PCC loss. UCLA was not on the schedule this season, and Stanford did not field a team from 1943 through 1945.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 29 | Oregon | Husky Stadium • Seattle [7] | W 20–6 | 32,000 | |||||
October 6 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | L 14–27 | 35,000 | |||||
October 13 | Washington State | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [2][3] (Apple Cup) | W 6–0 | 35,000 | |||||
October 20 | vs. Oregon State | Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon [9] | W 13–0 | 18,000 | |||||
October 27 | No. 20 USC | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [12][13] | W 13–7 | 40,000 | |||||
November 3 | vs. Oregon | No. 18 | Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon [8] | W 7–0 | 28,194 | ||||
November 10 | Oregon State | No. 18 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [10][11] | L 6–7 | 20,000 | ||||
November 17 | Idaho | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [14][15] | W 12–0 | 6,000 | |||||
November 24 | Washington State | Rogers Field • Pullman, Washington [4][5][6] (Apple Cup) | L 0–7 | 15,000 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- 1 2 Maclean, James A. (October 14, 1945). "Washington Huskies provide upset by dropping W.S.C. Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. p. 18.
- 1 2 "W.S.C. Cougars drop from undefeated ranks as Huskies win 6-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 11.
- 1 2 "Important W.S.C.-Husky game on at Pullman today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 24, 1945. p. 9.
- 1 2 "Cougars beat Huskies; make bid for Rose Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 10.
- 1 2 Ashlock, Herb (November 26, 1945). "Two factors remain in path of W.S.C.'s Rose Bowl hopes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 13.
- 1 2 Strite, Dick (September 30, 1945). "Huskies defeat Oregon 20-6 in Seattle fray". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1.
- 1 2 Strite, Dick (November 4, 1945). "Battling Ducks drop game to Washington, 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1.
- 1 2 "Huskies defeat OSC Beavers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 9.
- 1 2 Maclean, James A. (November 11, 1945). "Oregon State Beavers wreck Husky bowl hopes with 7-6 win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. p. 18.
- 1 2 "Beavers put finishing touches to Rose Bowl Hopes of Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 11, 1945. p. 9.
- 1 2 Hewins, Jack (October 29, 1945). "Washington slicker Southern California Trojans". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 20.
- 1 2 "Washington U upsets Trojans 13-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 28, 1945. p. 9.
- ↑ "Washington Huskies defeat Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 11.
- ↑ Hewins, Jack (November 18, 1945). "Huskies down Vandals 12-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 21.