1947 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:1947
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:PCC
Record:3–6
Conf Record:2–5
Head Coach:Ralph Welch
Hc Year:6th
Captain:Gail Bruce
Stadium:Husky Stadium

The 1947 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished seventh in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 99 to 98.[1] Gail Bruce was the team captain.

Washington was ranked at No. 33 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Professional football draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1948 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[3] The same three Huskies were also selected in the 1948 AAFC Draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 217 selections.[4]

= Husky Hall of Fame[5]
League Player Position Round Pick Club
Dick Otelle Back 9 1 New York Giants
NFL Back 14 6 Green Bay Packers
NFL Guard 25 5 Los Angeles Rams
Dick Ottele Back 13 7 New York Yankees
AAFC Bob Levenhagen Guard 17 4 Los Angeles Dons
AAFC Fred Provo Back 21 1 Chicago Rockets

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102915/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1945-1949_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: 1948 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 3, 2019.
  4. Web site: 1948 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions . ProSportsTransactions.com . October 3, 2019.
  5. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.