1940 Washington Huskies football team
The 1940 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked #10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54.[1] The Huskies' only two losses came to Minnesota and Stanford teams that were ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in the final AP Poll. Bill Marx was the team captain.
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 10 |
1940 record | 7–2 (7–1 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bill Marx |
Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Stanford $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 28 | at Minnesota* | L 14–19 | 46000 | ||
October 5 | Idaho |
| W 21–0 | 24000 | |
October 12 | vs. Oregon | W 10–0 | 31000 | ||
October 19 | No. 18 Oregon State | No. 16 |
| W 19–0 | 31000 |
October 26 | California | No. 16 |
| W 7–6 | 25000 |
November 9 | at No. 6 Stanford | No. 11 | L 10–20 | 58000 | |
November 16 | USC | No. 17 |
| W 14–0 | 27000 |
November 23 | at UCLA | No. 13 | W 41–0 | 35000 | |
November 30 | Washington State | No. 12 |
| W 33–9 | 25000 |
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NFL Draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 204 selections.[2]
= Husky Hall of Fame[3] |
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Rudy Mucha | Center | 1 | 4 | Cleveland Rams |
Dean McAdams | Back | 1 | 8 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jay McDowell | End | 3 | 4 | Cleveland Rams |
References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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