1949 Washington Huskies football team

1949 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Olson
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Howie Odell, the team compiled a 3–7 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 285 to 167. Chuck Olson was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Utah*
W 14–726,553[1]
September 24at Minnesota*
L 20–4858,113[2]
October 1Notre Dame*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–2741,500[3]
October 8Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 3–727,340[4]
October 15Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–4033,500[5]
October 22at No. 5 California
L 7–2140,000[6]
October 29No. 15 USC
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 28–4033,500[7]
November 5at Oregon
W 28–2732,600[8]
November 12at UCLA
L 26–4726,420[9]
November 19Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 34–2135,150[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

NFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1950 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 391 selections.[12]

= Husky Hall of Fame[13]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
George Bayer Tackle 20 5 Washington Redskins
Chuck Olson End 27 2 New York Yanks[14]

References

  1. ^ "Huskies lucky to nip Utah". The Bellingham Herald. September 18, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Minnesota frolics to 48–20 triumph over Washington before throng of 58,113 fans". The Democrat & Leader. September 25, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies lose to Irish, 27–7, before 41,500". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Joe Cloidt for Huskies with Oregon State victor 7–3". Great Falls Tribune. October 9, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aaah, the Indians become methodical in Husky win". San Francisco Chronicle. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "California wins 21–7". The Bellingham Herald. October 23, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies scare USC but lose, 40–28". The Fresno Bee. October 30, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies nip Oregon, 28–27". The Sunday Oregonian. November 6, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bruins top Huskies in grid battle". The Press Democrat. November 13, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Huskies dump WSC's, 34–21". The Oregon Statesman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1949 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  12. ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Washington Drafted Players/Alumni".
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