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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  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Howard Howie Odell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Utah  14   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Minnesota  20   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Notre Dame  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oregon State  3   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Stanford  0   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ California  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Southern California  28   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Oregon  28   27   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ UCLA  26   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Washington State  34   21   W       
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored167
  Scoring Average16.7
  Points Allowed285
  Defense Average28.5
  Opponents Record61-34
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-3
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1319131Lost  14-177-022080  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA 6-3227188 5-2186149  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 5-3-1214170 4-2159105  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon State 7-3232188 3-382122  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Stanford 7-3-1366121 3-212267  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington 3-7167285 2-5126203  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 4-6250219 1-5112164  James W. Jim Aiken
Washington State 3-6149205 0-668185  Philip J. Phil Sarboe

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 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.