| Ralph Welch | |
| File:Ralph Welch (American football).jpg Welch from 1947 Tyee yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 13, 1907 |
| Died | September 15, 1974 (aged 67) |
| Playing career | |
| 1927–1929 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1930–1937 1939–1941 1942–1947 | Washington (assistant) Washington (assistant) Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–20–3 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
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W. Ralph "Pest" Welch (January 13, 1907 – September 15, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1942 to 1947, compiling a record of 27–20–3. Welch led his 1943 Washington squad to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to USC, 29–0.[1] He played college football at Purdue University as a halfback under head coach James Phelan, whom he followed to Washington as an assistant in 1930.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Huskies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1947) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Washington | 4–3–3 | 3–3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1943 | Washington | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3rd | L Rose | 12 | |||
| 1944 | Washington | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1945 | Washington | 6–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1946 | Washington | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Washington | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
| Washington: | 27–20–3 | 17–16–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–20–3 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "W. Ralph "Pest" Welch Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2469. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
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