1916 Washington football team

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1916 Washington football
Northwest Conference co-champion
PCC co-champion
Conference Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record6–0–1 (2–0–1 Northwest, 3–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainLouis Seagraves
Home stadium Denny Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917  →
1916 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington + 2 –0 –16 –0 –1
Oregon + 2 –0 –17 –0 –1
Oregon Agricultural 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Washington State 2 –2 –04 –2 –0
Whitman 1 –3 –01 –5 –0
Idaho 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington + 3 –0 –16 –0 –1
Oregon ^ + 2 –0 –17 –0 –1
Oregon Agricultural 0 –2 –04 –5 –0
California 0 –3 –06 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1916 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference and the newly-formed Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1916 college football season. In its ninth season under coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled an overall record of 6–0–1 outscored its opponents by a combined total of 189 to 16. Washington had a record of 2–0–1 in Northwest Conference play and 3–0–1 against PCC opponents, winning both conference titles. [1] Louis Seagraves was the team captain.

Washington played to a scoreless tie with border rival Oregon at Eugene. Both ended the season undefeated, but Oregon was invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. [2] [3] [4] For a second consecutive year, Washington did not play in-state rival Washington State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Ballard Meteors *
W 28–02,000
October 73:00 p.m.South Tacoma Athletic Club*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
No contest 1,000 [5]
October 14 Bremerton (Navy) *
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 62–02,000 [6]
October 28 Whitman
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 37–63,000 [7]
November 42:30 p.m.at Oregon
T 0–05,000 [8] [9] [10]
November 11 Oregon Agricultural
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–05,000 [11]
November 18at California
W 13–32,000 [12] [13] [14]
November 30California
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 14–79,000 [15] [16] [17]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Pac-12 Media Guide" (PDF). www.pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. p. 163. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Oregon plays Penn on New Year's Day". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 20, 1916. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Oregon to meet Pennsy eleven". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1916. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "Oregon selected to meet eastern team". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. November 21, 1916. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "University to Prosecute Club — Failure of Tacoma Team to Appear for Game Yesterday Gives Rise to Suit for Big Damages". The Seattle Times . October 8, 1916. Sports p. 2. ...only at 3 o'clock, when the game was to have been called, was it announced that it would not be played. Approximately 1,000 persons had come to Denny Field to witness it.
  6. ↑ "Washington wins by big score". Spokane Daily Chronicle . Spokane, Washington. October 16, 1916. p. 14. Dobie's University of Washington football team scored a 63–0 victory over the Bremerton sailors on Saturday. The Washington team showed a touch of old-time effectiveness, although the Bremerton eleven offered no real opposition to the varsity men.
  7. ↑ Varnell, George M. (October 30, 1916). "Dobie's eleven lacks "punch"". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (game referee). p. 16.
  8. ↑ "Pigskin warriors to play in rain". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 4, 1916. p. 12.
  9. ↑ "Final -- Oregon, 0; Washington, 0". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. November 4, 1916. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Varnell, George M. (November 6, 1916). "Fumbles feature game at Eugene". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (game referee). p. 18.
  11. ↑ "State varsity licks O.A.C. to frazzle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 13, 1916. p. 14.
  12. ↑ "Crowds gather for big game". Berkeley Daily Gazette. California. November 18, 1916. p. 1.
  13. ↑ Varnell, George M. (November 20, 1916). "Foemen worthy of Dobie's steel". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (game referee). p. 14.
  14. ↑ "Big improvement shown by bears in Saturday game". Berkeley Daily Gazette. California. November 20, 1916. p. 2.
  15. ↑ "Teams named for game at Seattle". Berkeley Daily Gazette. California. United Press. November 30, 1916. p. 1.
  16. ↑ Varnell, George M. (December 1, 1916). "Ends its ninth football season without defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (game referee). p. 16.
  17. ↑ "Dobie's men win from California by 14 to 7 score". Berkeley Daily Gazette. California. December 1, 1916. p. 4.
  18. ↑ "1916 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  19. ↑ "1916 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  20. ↑ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 152. Retrieved December 2, 2024.


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