1917 Washington football team

1917 Washington football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record1–2–1 (1–1–1 Northwest, 0–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainErnest Murphy
Home stadiumDenny Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Washington 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Oregon 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Idaho 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Whitman 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under coach Claude J. Hunt, the team compiled an overall record of 1–2–1 and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 47 to 14. Washington had a record of 1–1–1 in Northwest Conference play, placing third, and 0–2–1 against PCC opponents, finishing last out of five teams.[1] Ernest Murphy was the team captain.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 20Whitman
W 14–62,000[5][6]
November 3at California
L 0–271,000[2][3][4]
November 17Oregon Agricultural
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
T 0–03,000[7][8][9]
November 29Washington State
L 0–146,000[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Washington State Is Coast Champion For '17 Football Season". The Oregon Sunday Journal. Portland, Oregon. December 2, 1917. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ a b "California takes victory from Washingtonafter many defeats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  3. ^ a b Varnell, George M. (November 5, 1917). "U. of W. licked by California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (game referee). p. 14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Washington defeats Whitman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  6. ^ Varnell, George M. (October 22, 1917). "Whitman scores; Washington wins". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (game referee). p. 16.
  7. ^ "OAC is held to scoreless tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  8. ^ "Washington 0, Oregon A.C. 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 18, 1917. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Hunt turns a trick". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 19, 1917. p. 16.
  10. ^ "Football season ends tomorrow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1917. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Pullman trims Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 30, 1917. p. 5.
  12. ^ "W.S.C. mows down University team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1917. p. 20.
  13. ^ "1917 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "1917 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved December 2, 2024.


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