1918 Washington University Pikers football team

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1918 Washington University Pikers football
MVC S.A.T.C. champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record6–0 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Francis Field
Seasons
 1917
1919  
1918 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

The 1918 Washington University Pikers football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach R. B. Rutherford, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference S.A.T.C. championship. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 26at Westminster (MO) *
W 29–6 [2]
November 2 Missouri Mines *
W 26–0 [3]
November 9 Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–0 [4]
November 232:15 p.m.vs. Scott Field *
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 21–8 [5]
November 28 Saint Louis *
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–0 [6]
December 7 Nebraska
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–7 [7]

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