1939 Washington Huskies football team

1939 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Bechtol
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 – 0 – 3 6 – 0 – 4
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Washington 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
California 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Stanford 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1939 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 93 to 77. Chuck Bechtol was the team captain.

Washington was ranked at No. 82 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Pittsburgh*
L 6–2725,000[2]
October 7UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1413,000[3]
October 14at Washington State
L 0–618,000[4]
October 21Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–1314,000[5]
October 28Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 8–520,000[6]
November 4Montana
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 9–016,000[7]
November 11at California
W 13–625,000[8]
November 23Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 20–1325,000[9]
December 2at No. 1 USC
L 7–950,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1940 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.[12]

= Husky Hall of Fame[13]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Don Jones Back 9 2 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Western Team Always Behind". The Spokesman-Review. October 1, 1939. p. Part B-2. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U.C.L.A. passes down Huskies". Oakland Tribune. October 8, 1939. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Washington State upsets Washington in mighty gridiron contest, 6–0". The Spokesman-Review. October 15, 1939. p. 1, Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Google News Archives.
  5. ^ "Oregon State turns back fighting Washington Huskies, 13–7". The Register-Guard. October 22, 1939. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington downs Stanford 8 to 5". The Humboldt Times. October 29, 1939. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington Huskies defeat Grizzlies, 9–0". The Billings Gazette. November 5, 1939. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Passes beat Bears!". San Francisco Chronicle. November 12, 1939. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Look out El Trojan, Huskies trip Oregon". The Seattle Star. November 24, 1939. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Paul Zimmerman (December 3, 1939). "Trojan Pass Conquers Washington in Last Two Minutes, 9–7". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-11. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1939 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  12. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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