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Washington Huskies

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: W. Ralph Pest Welch
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1889 <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024

1945 Season Highlights

W. Ralph Pest Welch enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Washington.

1945 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Oregon	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ California	14	27	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Washington State	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Oregon State	13	0	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Southern California	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Oregon	7	0	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Oregon State	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Idaho	12	0	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Washington State	0	7	L

1945 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	91
Scoring Average	10.1
Points Allowed	54
Defense Average	6.0
Opponents Record	34-27
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-2

1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1945 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	7-4	205	150	Lost 14-34	5-1	107	43	Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Washington	6-3	91	54		5-3	79	54	W. Ralph Pest Welch
Washington State	6-2-1	157	70		4-2-1	93	58	Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Oregon State	4-4-1	100	131		3-4	52	117	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA	5-4	135	79		2-3	46	45	Bert LaBrucherie
California	4-5-1	93	107		2-4-1	55	81	Lawrence T. Buck Shaw
Oregon	3-6	116	124		2-6	83	117	Gerald A. Tex Oliver

1945 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1945 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.