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Washington Football Team History


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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024
1946 Season Highlights
 W. Ralph Pest Welch enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1946 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. St. Marys  20   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. UCLA  13   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Washington State  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Southern California  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. California  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Stanford  21   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Montana  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Oregon State  12   21   L    @ Portland, OR   
 
1946 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored144
  Scoring Average16.0
  Points Allowed140
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record36-26
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1946 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-1327117Lost  14-456-015538  Bert LaBrucherie
Oregon State 7-1-115781 5-1-18881  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Southern California 6-4158106 5-213246  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Washington 5-4144140 4-3103116  W. Ralph Pest Welch
Stanford 6-3-1222147 2-3-193107  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Oregon 4-4-181118 1-4-11499  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
California 2-7112169 1-685128  Frank H. Wickhorst
Washington State 1-6-1118147 0-5-166121  Philip J. Phil Sarboe

1946 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1946 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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