1941 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1941 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan (12th season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons← 1940 1942 →

1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Oregon State $	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
USC	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94.

Washington was ranked at No. 26 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

After the season in mid-December, Phelan and his two assistants were fired. Assistant Ralph Welch was rehired as head coach for 1942.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Minnesota*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–14	43,000
October 4	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 6–9	15,000
October 11	at Washington State		Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 23–13	22,000
October 18	UCLA		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 14–7	18,000
October 25	No. T–19 Stanford		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–13	43,000
November 1	Montana		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–0	20,000
November 8	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–6	30,000
November 22	Oregon	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 16–19	30,000
November 29	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–13	35,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1942 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ray Frankowski	Guard	3	9	Green Bay Packers
Earl Younglove	End	6	3	Philadelphia Eagles
Ernie Steele	Back	10	1	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack Stackpool	Back	10	3	Philadelphia Eagles
Gene Conley	Back	20	2	Cleveland Rams

References

"Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jimmy Phelan and two aides get gate at Washington U." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 1941. p. 9.
"Washington coaching staff is out". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1941. p. 1, sports.
"Phelan fired after dozen years at job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 14, 1941. p. 18.
Charles Johnson (September 28, 1941). "Smith and Daley Star as Gophers Rip Huskies, 14-6: Halfback Scoots to 2 Scores". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Washington Beat By Staters 9 To 6 In Upset Battle". Medford Mail Tribune. October 5, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Hewins (October 12, 1941). "Husky Claws Win From Cougar". The Oregon Statesman. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
Al Wolf (October 19, 1941). "Bruins Hold Huskies to 14-7 Grid Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
Harry Borba (October 26, 1941). "Cards Roll Toward Rose Bowl, 13-7". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
Gail Fowler (November 2, 1941). "Huskies' Power, Grizzly Errors Defeat Montana". The Sunday Missoulian. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
Art Cohn (November 9, 1941). "Derian Injury Decides Game". Oakland Tribune. p. A13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Oregon Conquers Huskies, 19 to 16; Roblin and Meacham Star". Medford Mail Tribune. November 23, 1941. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
Paul Zimmerman (November 30, 1941). "Huskies Edge Troy, 14 To 13". Los Angeles Times. p. I-27 – via Newspapers.com.
"1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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