1942_Washington_Huskies_football_team

1942 Washington Huskies football team

1942 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season


The 1942 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 4–3–3 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94.[1] Walt Harrison was the team captain.

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Washington was ranked at No. 57 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

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NFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1943 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.[3]

= Husky Hall of Fame[4]
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Walt HarrisonCenter72Philadelphia Eagles (Steagles)
Bob FriedmanTackle182Philadelphia Eagles (Steagles)
Carl FalkTackle205Cleveland Rams
Mark McCorklelBack225Cleveland Rams
Pete SusickBack278Green Bay Packers

References

  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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  4. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.



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