1936 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:1936
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Aprank:5
Record:7–2–1
Conf Record:7–0–1
Head Coach:Jimmy Phelan
Hc Year:7th
Captain:Chuck Bond
Stadium:Husky Stadium
Champion:PCC champion
Bowl:Rose Bowl
Bowl Result:L 0–21 vs. Pittsburgh

The 1936 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1936 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, lost to Pittsburgh in the 1937 Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 148 to 56.[1] Chuck Bond was the team captain.

NFL draft selections

Six University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1937 NFL draft, which lasted ten rounds with 100 selections.[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame[3]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Guard 3 22 Brooklyn Dodgers
Center 4 40 Cleveland Rams
Tackle 5 46 Boston Redskins
Jim Cain Back 6 56 Boston Redskins
End 7 65 Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Nowogroski Back 9 82 Brooklyn Dodgers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1935-1939). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102630/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1935-1939_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Web site: 1937 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . September 20, 2019 . November 19, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101119185018/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.