1947 Washington
3–6 (2–5 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Welch. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Stanford 25–0Oct 25
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at Minnesota | L 6–7 | 43% |
| Oct 4 | vs Oregon State | L 7–14 | 56% |
| Oct 11 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 26–6 | 57% |
| Oct 18 | at Oregon | L 0–6 | 58% |
| Oct 25 | vs Stanford | W 25–0 | 64% |
| Nov 1 | vs 5USC | L 0–19 | 36% |
| Nov 8 | at 12California | L 7–13 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | at UCLA | L 7–34 | 26% |
| Nov 22 | vs Washington State | W 20–0 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington State 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 98–99
- Coach
- Ralph Welch
- Elo
- 1478 −35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.1 No. 48 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gail Bruce
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Bob LevenhagenOGAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Dick HagenEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1947 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 6–0 | 7–2–1 | 8 |
| California | 5–1 | 9–1 | 15 |
| Oregon | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| UCLA | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 Montana | 2–1 | 7–4 | |
| Oregon State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Washington | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Washington State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
 Idaho | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| Stanford | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.