1943 Washington Huskies football team

1943 Washington Huskies football
Rose Bowl, L 0–29 vs. USC
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
1943 record	4–1 (0–1 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Welch (2nd season)
Captain	Jack Tracy
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons

1943 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC †	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
#12 Washington	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1943 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 4–1 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked #12 in the final AP Poll, lost to USC in the 1944 Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 150 to 61. Jack Tracy was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Whitman*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 35–6	16000
October 9	at Spokane Air Command*		Spokane, WA	W 47–12	9000
October 23	March Field*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 27–7	24000
October 30	Spokane Air Command*	No. 11	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 41–7	5000
January 1	vs. USC	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 0–29	68000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game