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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: Howard Howie Odell
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Howard Howie Odell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Montana  58   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Minnesota  25   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Southern California  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Oregon  63   6   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Illinois  20   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Stanford  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Oregon State  14   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ California  28   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ UCLA  20   20   T       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Washington State  25   27   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record3-6 -1
  Points Scored273
  Scoring Average27.3
  Points Allowed218
  Defense Average21.8
  Opponents Record53-33
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record2-1 -1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-2229181Lost  7-406-1152101  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
California 8-2307166 5-2183152  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Southern California 7-3224168 4-2115110  Jesse T. Jess Hill
UCLA 5-3-1188120 4-1-111755  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington State 7-3280187 3-3163138  Forest Evashevski
Oregon State 4-6204180 2-5109140  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1273218 1-5-1170164  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 2-8130317 0-665214  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 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.