1947 Washington Huskies football team

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.

1947 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1947 record	3–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (6th season)
Captain	Gail Bruce
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 15 California	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Oregon	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
UCLA	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Montana	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Stanford	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–7	43,377	[2]
October 4	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–14	39,000	[3]
October 11	Saint Mary's (CA)*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 26–6	39,000	[4]
October 18	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	L 0–6	24,588	[5]
October 25	Stanford		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 25–0	32,000	[6]
November 1	No. 5 USC		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–19	32,000	[7]
November 8	at California	No. 12	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–13	50,000	[8]
November 15	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–34	43,777	[9]
November 22	Washington State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 20–0	31,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Professional football draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[11] The same three Huskies were also selected in the 1948 AAFC Draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 217 selections.[12]

= Husky Hall of Fame[13]

League	Player	Position	Round	Pick	Club
NFL	Dick Otelle	Back	9	1	New York Giants
NFL	Fred Provo	Back	14	6	Green Bay Packers
NFL	Bob Levenhagen	Guard	25	5	Los Angeles Rams
AAFC	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

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. Charles Johnson (September 28, 1947). "Gophers Nip Washington, 7-6; Bailey Boots Winning Point". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2.
3. "Beavers Top Huskies, 14-7". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). October 5, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Alan Ward (October 12, 1947). "Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Oregon Is Great! 6-0 Over Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. October 19, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bill Dunbar (October 26, 1947). "Washington Tramples on Stanford". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Braven Dyer (November 2, 1947). "Trojans Overpower Huskies for 19-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Emmons Byrne (November 9, 1947). "Listless Bears Take Huskies, 13-7: 45,000 See Cripple Cal Grab Another". Oakland Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Al Wolf (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Washington Tops Cougars, 20–0, in Schedule Windup". Nevada State Journal. November 23, 1947. p. 8.
11. "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
12. "1948 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
13. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.