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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  <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024
1947 Season Highlights
 W. Ralph Pest Welch enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Minnesota  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Oregon State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. St. Marys  26   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oregon  0   6   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Stanford  25   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Southern California  0   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ California  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ UCLA  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Washington State  20   0   W       
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored98
  Scoring Average10.9
  Points Allowed99
  Defense Average11.0
  Opponents Record42-34
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-4
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1947 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 7-2-1193114Lost  0-496-014720  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
California 9-1275111 4-17570  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Oregon 7-3174121 4-16042  James W. Jim Aiken
UCLA 5-417280 4-212439  Bert LaBrucherie
Oregon State 5-5171136 2-459117  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Washington 3-69899 2-56686  W. Ralph Pest Welch
Washington State 3-793148 1-42687  Philip J. Phil Sarboe
Stanford 0-973214 0-637133  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz

1947 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1947 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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