1945 Washington
6–3 (6–3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Welch. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 USC 13–7Oct 27
USC was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Oregon | W 20–6 | 62% |
| Oct 6 | at California | L 14–27 | 63% |
| Oct 13 | vs Washington State | W 6–0 | 41% |
| Oct 20 | at Oregon State | W 13–0 | 41% |
| Oct 27 | vs 20USC | W 13–7 | 47% |
| Nov 3 | atOregon | W 7–0 | 57% |
| Nov 10 | vsOregon State | L 6–7 | 69% |
| Nov 17 | vs Idaho | W 12–0 | 92% |
| Nov 24 | atWashington State | L 0–7 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington State 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 18
- Wk 5: 18
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 6–3 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 91–54
- Coach
- Ralph Welch
- Elo
- 1533 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.4 No. 49 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill McGovern
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Alf HemstadOGAP-1; UP-1- Bill McGovernCAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Bob NelsonEAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 5–1 | 7–4 | 11 |
| Washington State | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Washington | 6–3 | 6–3 | |
| Oregon State | 4–4 | 4–4–1 | |
 UCLA | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| California | 2–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Oregon | 3–6 | 3–6 | |
| Idaho | 1–5 | 1–7 | |
 Montana | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.