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]
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 |