1944 Washington
5–3 (1–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Welch. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Willamette 71–0Sep 23
By 71 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsWillamette | W 71–0 | 90% |
| Sep 30 | vsWhitman | W 65–6 | 90% |
| Oct 7 | atWillamette | W 40–6 | 84% |
| Oct 14 | atWhitman | W 71–0 | 85% |
| Oct 23 | at 15USC | L 7–38 | 38% |
| Oct 28 | at California | W 33–7 | 53% |
| Nov 11 | vs9March Field | L 0–28 | 53% |
| Nov 18 | vsSecond Air Force (Colorado) | L 6–47 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Second Air Force (Colorado) 47–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1944.
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 1–1 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 293–132
- Coach
- Ralph Welch
- Elo
- 1465 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.0 No. 47 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jim McCurdy
Drafted in 1945
The 1945 draft| Rd 4 | Don Deeks OT | Boston Yanks |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Keith DeCourceyBAP-1; UP-1- Jim McCurdyOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Dick OtteleBAP-2; UP-2
- Dick HagenEAP-2
- Henry MeluskyEUP-2
- Gordon BerlinCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 3–0–2 | 8–0–2 | 7 |
| Washington | 1–1 | 5–3 | |
 UCLA | 1–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| California | 1–3–1 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.