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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: W. Ralph Pest Welch
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 W. Ralph Pest Welch enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Willamette  71   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Whitman  65   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Willamette  40   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Whitman  71   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 23  @ Southern California  7   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ California  33   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. March Field  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Second Air Force (Colorado)  6   47   L    @ Spokane, WA   
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored293
  Scoring Average36.6
  Points Allowed132
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record11-6
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record3-1
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1944 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-0-224073Won  25-03-0-212939  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Washington 5-3293132 1-14045  W. Ralph Pest Welch
UCLA 4-5-1189149 1-2-13359  Edwin C. Babe Horrell
California 3-6-178149 1-3-11978  Leonard B. Stub Allison

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.