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.
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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | Pacific (CA)* | | W 27–0 | 11,000 |
October 3 | USC | | T 0–0 | 26,000 |
October 10 | at Oregon | | W 15–7 | 11,000 |
October 17 | Montana | | W 35–0 | 10,000 |
October 24 | California | | L 6–19 | 28,000 |
October 31 | Oregon State | | W 13–0 | 7,000 |
November 7 | vs. Stanford | | L 7–20 | 23,000 |
November 14 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight* | | T 0–0 | 5,000 |
November 21 | at No. 18 UCLA | | L 10–14 | 32,000 |
November 28 | No. 15 Washington State | | T 0–0 | 13,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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]
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