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1951 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1951
team	Washington Huskies
sport	football
image	Odell-Howie-1951.jpg
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
record	3–6–1
conf_record	1–5–1
head_coach	Howie Odell
hc_year	4th
captain	Ted Holzknecht
stadium	University of Washington Stadium

The 1951 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Howie Odell, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 273 to 218.

Ted Holzknecht was the team captain. The team featured fullback Hugh McElhenny, who would go on to become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

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Game summaries

USC

Cover of the program for the November 3 game against Oregon State College.

The highlight of the 1951 contest came in the fourth quarter when Hugh McElhenny returned a punt from Des Koch for 100 yards, running past Frank Gifford on his way to the end zone.

NFL draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1952 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 360 selections.

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Don Heinrich	Quarterback	3rd	35	New York Giants

:Heinrich did not play in 1951 due to a shoulder injury, then led the Huskies in 1952. Due to military service, his first season with the Giants was in 1954.

References

(September 23, 1951). "Washington romps over Montana 58–7". Nevada State Journal.
(September 30, 1951). "Huskies blow 18-point lead, but edge Gophers". Omaha World-Herald.
(October 7, 1951). "Huskies upset by Trojan sub, 13 to 20". The Montana Standard.
(October 14, 1951). "Washington slaughters poor old Oregon 63–6!". Nevada State Journal.
(October 21, 1951). "Soph passes leads Illinois in 27–20 win over Huskies". The Rapid City Journal.
(October 28, 1951). "Still unbeaten Cards top Huskies". San Francisco Chronicle.
(November 4, 1951). "Burly Beavers put Huskies through touchdown grinder". The Sunday Olympian.
(November 11, 1951). "Incidentally, Cal won quite a game, too". San Francisco Chronicle.
(November 18, 1951). "Huskies tie UCLA". The Register.
(November 25, 1951). "Washington bows to W.S.C.'s Cougars 27–25". Tri-City Herald.
. ["1951 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington/1951-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
Eskenazi, David. "Wayback Machine: McElhenny's 100-yard return". Rudman, Steve.
"1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
"The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com.
(September 9, 1951). "Don Heinrich injured". St. Petersburg Times.
(September 23, 1951). "Huskies dump Montana 58-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(September 23, 1951). "Huskies batter Grizzles, 58-7". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 30, 1952). "Don Heinrich earns pass title as Huskies edge WSC 33-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(January 5, 1954). "N.Y. grid Giants sign ex-Husky Don Heinrich". Spokesman-Review.

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