1941 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Record:5–4
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Jimmy Phelan
Hc Year:12th
Captain:None
Stadium:Husky Stadium

The 1941 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94.[1]

Washington was ranked at No. 26 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

After the season in mid-December, Phelan and his two assistants were fired.[3] [4] [5] Assistant Ralph Welch was rehired as head coach for 1942.

NFL draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1942 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.[6]

= Husky Hall of Fame[7]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Guard 3 9 Green Bay Packers
Earl Younglove End 6 3 Philadelphia Eagles
Back 10 1 Pittsburgh Steelers
Back 10 3 Philadelphia Eagles
Gene Conley Back 20 2 Cleveland Rams

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111105/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1940-1944_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. News: Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published. The Courier-Journal. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 26, 1941. Sports 4. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Jimmy Phelan and two aides get gate at Washington U. . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . December 13, 1941 . 9.
  4. News: Washington coaching staff is out . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . December 14, 1941 . 1, sports .
  5. News: Phelan fired after dozen years at job . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . December 14, 1941 . 18.
  6. Web site: 1942 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . September 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.