1937 Washington Huskies football team

1937 Washington Huskies football
Poi Bowl, W 53–13 vs. Hawaii
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–2–2 (4–2–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Waskowitz
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Stanford 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
USC 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1937 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2–2 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 187 to 52. Frank Waskowitz was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Iowa*
W 14–020,000[1]
October 2at USC
W 7–075,000[2]
October 9Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 3–615,000[3]
October 16at Washington State
T 7–717,000[4]
October 23Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1322,000[5]
October 30Idaho
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–714,105[6]
November 6at No. 1 California
T 0–018,765[7]
November 13UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 26–03,000[8]
November 20Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 14–019,000[9]
January 1, 1938at Hawaii*No. 13
W 53–1313,500–19,963[10]
January 6at Honolulu Townies*No. 13
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 35–66,558[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1938 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds, with 110 selections.[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Vic Markov Tackle 4 1 Cleveland Rams

References

  1. ^ "Two quick aerial thrusts defeat Hawks". The Sioux City Journal. September 26, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies down Trojan eleven by 7–0 score". The Pasadena Post. October 3, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Beavers end Husky grid title surge". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 10, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies tie Cougars with aid of pass". The Great Falls Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford defeats Washington, 13–7". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gorrie, Frank (October 31, 1937). "Cruver shines as Huskies win 21–7". The Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ Prescott Sullivan (November 7, 1937). "O-Oh! Huskies Tie Bears, 0-0: Wonder Team Goes Through Test of Fire". The San Francisco Examminer. pp. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies rout Bruins, 26–0". Oakland Tribune. November 14, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Old rivals bow to Washington". The Spokesman-Review. November 21, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Washington tramples Honolulu in Poi Bowl". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1938. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies smash Townies in final grid battle". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 7, 1938. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1937 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  13. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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