1939 Washington Huskies football team explained

The 1939 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1939 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 93 to 77.^[1] Chuck Bechtol was the team captain.

Washington was ranked at No. 82 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1940 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.^[3]

= Husky Hall of Fame[4]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Don Jones	Back	9	2	Philadelphia Eagles

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1935-1939). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102630/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1935-1939_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: 1940 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . September 24, 2019 . October 19, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019085237/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1940.htm . dead .
4. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.