1939_Washington_Huskies_football_team

1939 Washington Huskies football team

1939 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

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.[1] Chuck Bechtol was the team captain.

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Washington was ranked at No. 82 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1940 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.[5]

= Husky Hall of Fame[6]
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Don JonesBack92Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. [1]
    "Washington Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "Western Team Always Behind". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 1, 1939. p. Part B-2. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    Paul Zimmerman (December 3, 1939). "Trojan Pass Conquers Washington in Last Two Minutes, 9-7". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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