1944 Washington Huskies football team

The 1944 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1944 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 5–3 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 293 to 132.[1] Jim McCurdy was the team captain.

1944 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–3 (1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJim McCurdy
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC $ 3 0 2 8 0 2
Washington 1 1 0 5 3 0
UCLA 1 2 1 4 5 1
California 1 3 1 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Willamette*W 71–06,613
September 30Whitman*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 65–63,352
October 7at Willamette*W 40–61,492
October 14at Whitman*W 71–02,000
October 23at No. 15 USCL 7–3862,865
October 28at CaliforniaW 33–718,561
November 11March Field*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–2815,500
November 18vs. Second Air Force*L 6–476,592
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

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Five Huskies were selected in the 1945 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 330 selections.[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame[3]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Don Deeks Tackle 4 4 Boston Yanks
Sam Robinson Back 8 9 Philadelphia Eagles
Arnie Weinmeister Defensive tackle 17 2 Boston Yanks
Bob Gilmore Back 23 11 Green Bay Packers
James McCurdy Center 24 8 Washington Redskins

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.