The 1917 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under coach Claude J. Hunt, the team compiled a 1–2–1 record, finished last in the Pacific Coast Conference at 0–2–1, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 47 to 14.[1] Ernest Murphy was the team captain.
| 1917 Washington football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 1–2–1 (0–2–1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Ernest Murphy |
| Home stadium | Denny Field |
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| Washington State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The defeat at California was Washington's first loss since 1907, ending a 63-game undefeated run (59 wins and 4 ties).[2][3][4]
The Thanksgiving Day loss to Washington State at University Field (later Denny Field) was the first home defeat in a decade.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 20 | Whitman* | W 14–6 | 2,000 | [5][6] | |
| November 3 | at California | L 0–27 | 1,000 | [2][3][4] | |
| November 17 | Oregon Agricultural |
| T 0–0 | 3,000 | [7][8][9] |
| November 29 | Washington State |
| L 0–14 | 6,000 | [10][11][12] |
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References
edit- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "California takes victory from Washingtonafter many defeats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ a b Varnell, George M. (November 5, 1917). "U. of W. licked by California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (game referee). p. 14.
- ^ a b Jude, Adam (October 6, 2017). "100 years ago, Cal defeated Washington to end the longest unbeaten streak in NCAA history". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Washington defeats Whitman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ Varnell, George M. (October 22, 1917). "Whitman scores; Washington wins". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (game referee). p. 16.
- ^ "OAC is held to scoreless tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "Washington 0, Oregon A.C. 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 18, 1917. p. 4.
- ^ "Hunt turns a trick". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 19, 1917. p. 16.
- ^ "Football season ends tomorrow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1917. p. 14.
- ^ "Pullman trims Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 30, 1917. p. 5.
- ^ "W.S.C. mows down University team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1917. p. 20.
External links
edit- Game program: Washington State at Washington – November 29, 1917
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