1948 Washington Huskies football team

1948 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1948 record	2–7–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Howard Odell (1st season)
Captain	Alf Hemsted
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons

1948 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 Oregon †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#4 California	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Washington State	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	3
Washington	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
UCLA	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 189 to 89. Alf Hemsted was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Minnesota*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–20	40487
October 2	vs. Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	T 14–14	25000
October 9	UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 27–6	28000
October 16	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	L 0–10	25000
October 23	No. 4 California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–21	38000
October 30	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–20	25000
November 6	No. 16 Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–13	33400
November 13	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–32	44500
November 20	Idaho	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 34–7	20000
November 27	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–46	52000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game