The 1941 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94.
Washington was ranked at No. 26 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.
After the season in mid-December, Phelan and his two assistants were fired. Assistant Ralph Welch was rehired as head coach for 1942.
Schedule
Rankings
NFL draft selections Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1942 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections. = Husky Hall of Fame
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ray Frankowski Guard 3 9 Green Bay Packers Earl Younglove End 6 3 Philadelphia Eagles Ernie Steele Back 10 1 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Stackpool Back 10 3 Philadelphia Eagles Gene Conley Back 20 2 Cleveland Rams
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