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American college football season
The 1946 Washington Huskies football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Washington in the
Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the
1946 college football season . In its fifth season under head coach
Ralph "Pest" Welch , the team compiled a 5–4 record (5–3 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a total of 144 to 140.
[1]
Guard "Pappy" John Zeger was elected as the honorary team captain. Halfback Freddy Provo, who suffered severe shrapnel wounds in World War II, won the award as the team's most inspirational player.
[2] Two Washington players received first-team honors from the
Associated Press (AP) or
United Press (UP) on the
1946 All-Pacific Coast football team : Zegar at guard and Dick Hagen at end.
[3]
[4]
Washington was ranked at No. 70 in the final
Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
[5]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28
Saint Mary's (CA) * L 20–2443,000
[6]
October 5
UCLA L 13–3943,000
[7]
October 12 at
Washington State W 21–726,000
[8]
October 19 at
USC L 0–2842,500
[9]
October 26
California W 20–635,000
[10]
November 9 at
Stanford W 21–1525,000
[11]
November 16
Oregon Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (
rivalry ) W 16–034,000
[12]
November 23
Montana W 21–07,000
[13]
November 30 vs.
Oregon State L 12–2126,808
[14]
Personnel
Players
Hjalmer Anderson, end
Gerry Austin, quarterback
George Bayer, tackle
Gordon Berlin, center
Gail Bruce, end
Wes Carlson, guard
Chuck Coatney, tackle
Marshall Dallas, fullback
Carl Fennema, center
Pete Foster, tackle
Dick Hagen, end
Herb Harlow, halfback
Alf Hemstad, quarterback
Gordon Hungar, halfback
Bruce Jaton, center
Whitey King, halfback
Bob Levenhagen , guard
Bill McGovern, center
Hank Melusky, end
George Meyers, guard
Bob Mikalson, fullback
Bob Nelson, end
Fred Osterhout, guard
Dick Ottele, quarterback
Fred Provo, halfback
Harry Rice, tackle
Sam Robinson, halfback
Ernie Stein, end
Dmitri Tadich, tackle
Jim Thompson, quarterback
Jack Tracy, end
Dick Watson, guard
Arnie Weinmeister , fullback
John Zeger, guard
Coaching staff
Head coach:
Ralph "Pest" Welch
Assistant coaches: Roy Sandberg (assistant coach),
Red Badgro (end coach),
Art McLarney (assistant coach), Johnny Cherberg (backfield coach), Bill Haroldson (line coach)
Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the
1947 NFL draft , which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.
[15] One of those Huskies was also selected in the
1947 AAFC Draft , which lasted 25 rounds with 186 selections.
[16]
= Husky Hall of Fame
[17]
References
^
"1946 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2022 .
^ Phil Taylor (December 3, 1946).
"Provo, Zeger Win Gridiron Awards" . The Seattle Star . p. 7 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club" . The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana . November 27, 1945. p. 7.
^
"Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection" . Nevada State Journal . November 29, 1946. p. 10.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946).
"Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . p. B4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bob Brachman (September 29, 1946).
"Gaels Capture Thriller! St. Mary's Trounces Huskies, 24 to 20" . San Francisco Examiner . pp. 21, 23 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Paul Zimmerman (October 6, 1946).
"Bruins 39 Huskies 13: U.C.L.A. Keeps Record Clean; Unbeaten Bruins Hand Washington 39-13 Shellacking Before 43,000" . Los Angeles Times . pp. II-5, II-7 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bob Miller (October 13, 1946).
"Huskies Spark in Second Half to Whip Cougars, 21-7, Before 26,000: Comeback Wins for Washington" . The Spokesman-Review . p. II-2 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Braven Dyer (October 20, 1946).
"Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum" . Los Angeles Times . pp. II-5, II-6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Huskies Down Bears, 20-6: Cal Held to Net Gain of 1-Yard" . The Bellingham Herald . Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 16 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Harry Borba (November 10, 1946).
"Cards Toppled, 21-15: Bears Held Yardless; Indian Line Crunched; Stanford's Errors Help Washington" . The San Francisco Examiner . pp. 21, 23 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Dick Strite (November 17, 1946).
"Webfoots Drop Third Straight To Huskies, 16-0: Washington Scores On Opening Play" . Eugene Register-Guard . pp. 1, 22 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Huskies Take Montana, 21-0: Small Crowd Watches Washington Win" . The Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. November 24, 1946. p. 33 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Beavers Whip Huskies, 21-12: Clinch Second Place on Coast; Division Top" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 1, 1946. p. II-1. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1947 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from
the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
^
"1947 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions" . ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived from
the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
^
"The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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