The 1946 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ralph "Pest" Welch, the team compiled a 5–4 record (5–3 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and outscored its opponents by a total of 144 to 140.
Guard "Pappy" John Zeger was elected as the honorary team captain. Halfback Freddy Provo, who suffered severe shrapnel wounds in World War II, won the award as the team's most inspirational player. Two Washington players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: Zegar at guard and Dick Hagen at end.
Washington was ranked at No. 70 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
Schedule
Personnel
Players
Hjalmer Anderson, end Gerry Austin, quarterback George Bayer, tackle Gordon Berlin, center Gail Bruce, end Wes Carlson, guard Chuck Coatney, tackle Marshall Dallas, fullback Carl Fennema, center Pete Foster, tackle Dick Hagen, end Herb Harlow, halfback Alf Hemstad, quarterback Gordon Hungar, halfback Bruce Jaton, center Whitey King, halfback Bob Levenhagen, guard Bill McGovern, center Hank Melusky, end George Meyers, guard Bob Mikalson, fullback Bob Nelson, end Fred Osterhout, guard Dick Ottele, quarterback Fred Provo, halfback Harry Rice, tackle Sam Robinson, halfback Ernie Stein, end Dmitri Tadich, tackle Jim Thompson, quarterback Jack Tracy, end Dick Watson, guard Arnie Weinmeister, fullback John Zeger, guard
Coaching staff Head coach: Ralph "Pest" Welch Assistant coaches: Roy Sandberg (assistant coach), Red Badgro (end coach), Art McLarney (assistant coach), Johnny Cherberg (backfield coach), Bill Haroldson (line coach)
Professional football draft selections Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1947 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections. One of those Huskies was also selected in the 1947 AAFC Draft, which lasted 25 rounds with 186 selections. = Husky Hall of Fame
League Player Position Round Pick Club NFL Bill McGovern Center 8 8 Los Angeles Rams NFL Larry Hatch Back 11 10 Chicago Bears NFL Dick Hagen End 14 1 Detroit Lions NFL Gordon Berlin Center 24 10 Chicago Bears AAFC Dick Hagen End 19 3 Brooklyn Dodgers
References
External links Official game program: Washington at Washington State – October 12, 1946