1944 Washington Huskies football team

1944 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–3 (1–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJim McCurdy
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC $ 3 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
Washington 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
UCLA 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1944 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 5–3 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 293 to 132. Jim McCurdy was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Willamette*
W 71–05,000[1]
September 30Whitman*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 65–63,352[2]
October 7at Willamette*
W 40–61,492[3]
October 14at Whitman*
W 71–02,000[4]
October 23at No. 15 USC
L 7–3870,000[5]
October 28at California
W 33–730,000[6]
November 11March Field*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–2821,000[7]
November 18vs. Second Air Force*
L 6–476,592[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [9]

NFL draft selections

Five Huskies were selected in the 1945 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 330 selections.[10]

= Husky Hall of Fame[11]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Don Deeks Tackle 4 4 Boston Yanks
Sam Robinson Back 8 9 Philadelphia Eagles
Arnie Weinmeister Defensive tackle 17 2 Boston Yanks
Bob Gilmore Back 23 11 Green Bay Packers
James McCurdy Center 24 8 Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "Navycats smothered under 71 to 0 avalanche". The Oregon Statesman. September 24, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies maul Whits, 65–6, in wild scoring grid spree". The Sunday Oregonian. October 1, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Huskies tip Bearcats again, 40–6". The Sunday Oregonian. October 8, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ho, hum! Huskies win again, 71–0". The Bellingham Herald. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "70,000 see Troy down Husky, 38–7". Oakland Tribune. October 24, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies trounce Bears, 34–7, in stunning upset". The Fresno Bee. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "March Field crushes Washington, 28 to 0". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 24. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Airforce gridders rout Huskies". The Montana Standard. November 19, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1944 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  10. ^ "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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