1938 Washington Huskies football team

The 1938 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1938 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 83 to 68.^[1] Frank Peters was the team captain.

1938 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–5–1 (3–4–1 PCC)
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan (9th season)
Captain	Frank Peters
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 USC +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 California +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
UCLA	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Idaho	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–15	21,798
October 1	Idaho	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 12–12	19,105
October 8	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–13	23,412
October 15	Oregon State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–13	19,966
October 22	No. 3 California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–14	27,889
November 5	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 10–7	19,778
November 12	No. 9 USC	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 7–6	18,939
November 19	at Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	L 0–3	17,411
November 26	Washington State	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 26–0	25,356
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

Seven University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1939 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds, with 200 selections.^[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Charles Newton	Back	2	4	Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Johnson	Back	10	8	Washington Redskins
Merle Miller	Back	11	10	New York Giants
Steve Slivinski	Guard	13	8	Washington Redskins
Art Means	Guard	14	7	Detroit Lions
Frank Peters	End	19	2	Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Sheldrake	End	20	1	Pittsburgh Pirates

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
3. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.