1951 Washington Huskies football team

1951 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–5–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainTed Holzknecht
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1951 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Stanford $ 6 1 09 2 0
No. 17 UCLA 4 1 15 3 1
No. 12 California 5 2 08 2 0
USC 4 2 07 3 0
No. 18 Washington State 4 3 07 3 0
Oregon State 3 5 04 6 0
Washington 1 5 13 6 1
Oregon 1 6 02 8 0
Idaho 0 3 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Howie Odell, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 273 to 218.

Ted Holzknecht was the team captain. The team featured fullback Hugh McElhenny, who would go on to become a member of the NFL Hall of Fame.