1943 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Aprank:12
Record:4–1
Conf Record:0–1
Head Coach:Ralph Welch
Hc Year:2nd
Captain:Jack Tracy
Stadium:Husky Stadium
Bowl:Rose Bowl
Bowl Result:L 0–29 vs. USC

The 1943 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1943 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 4–1 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), was ranked twelfth in the final AP Poll, lost to USC in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 150 to 61.[1] Jack Tracy was the team captain.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Washington ranked 42nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.2.[2]

With manpower shortages on campuses due to World War II, the other five members of the PCC's Northern Division did not field teams this season (or the next);[3] [4] Washington's sole conference game was on New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl.

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings.

NFL draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1944 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 330 selections.[5]

= Husky Hall of Fame[6]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Back 6 10 Cleveland Rams
Jack Tracy End 7 6 Green Bay Packers
Bob Erickson Back 13 10 Cleveland Rams
Neil Brooks Back 19 5 New York Giants

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: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  3. News: Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop. Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1943. 8.
  4. News: Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Ashlock . Herb . September 24, 1943 . 9.
  5. Web site: 1944 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.