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1947 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1947
team	Washington Huskies
sport	football
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
record	3–6
conf_record	2–5
head_coach	Ralph Welch
hc_year	6th
captain	Gail Bruce
stadium	University of Washington Stadium

The 1947 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished seventh in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 99 to 98. Gail Bruce was the team captain.

Washington was ranked at No. 33 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

Schedule

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Professional football draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1948 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections. The same three Huskies were also selected in the 1948 AAFC Draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 217 selections.

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AAFC	Fred Provo	Back	21	1	[Chicago Rockets](1948-chicago-rockets-season)

References

"Washington Yearly Results (1945-1949)". David DeLassus.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times.
Charles Johnson. (September 28, 1947). "Gophers Nip Washington, 7-6; Bailey Boots Winning Point". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
(October 5, 1947). "Beavers Top Huskies, 14-7". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon).
Alan Ward. (October 12, 1947). "Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven". Oakland Tribune.
(October 19, 1947). "Oregon Is Great! 6-0 Over Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard.
Bill Dunbar. (October 26, 1947). "Washington Tramples on Stanford". Oakland Tribune.
Braven Dyer. (November 2, 1947). "Trojans Overpower Huskies for 19-0 Win". Los Angeles Times.
Emmons Byrne. (November 9, 1947). "Listless Bears Take Huskies, 13-7: 45,000 See Cripple Cal Grab Another". Oakland Tribune.
Al Wolf. (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times.
(November 23, 1947). "Washington Tops Cougars, 20–0, in Schedule Windup". Nevada State Journal.
"1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
"1948 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com.
"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com.

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