1941 Washington Huskies football team

1941 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1941 record	5–4 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan (12th season)
Assistant coach	Chester "Cotton" Wilcox
Assistant coach	Ralph "Pest" Welch
Captain	None
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons

1941 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Oregon State †	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
#19 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
USC	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

After the season in mid-December, Phelan and his two assistants were fired. Assistant Ralph Welch was rehired as head coach for 1942.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Minnesota*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–14	43,000
October 4	vs. Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 6–9	17,500
October 11	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 23–13	20,000
October 18	UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 14–7	19,639
October 25	No. 20 Stanford	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–13	42,000
November 1	Montana	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–0	20,000
November 8	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–6	45,000
November 22	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 16–19	25,446
November 29	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–13	30,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game