1916 Washington football team

The 1916 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1916 college football season. In its ninth season under coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled a 6–0–1 record, was champion of the new Pacific Coast Conference,[1] and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 189 to 16.[2] Louis Seagraves was the team captain.

1916 Washington football
PCC champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–0–1 (3–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainLouis Seagraves
Home stadiumDenny Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 3 0 1 6 0 1
Oregon ^ 2 0 1 7 0 1
Oregon Agricultural 0 2 0 4 5 0
California 0 3 0 6 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

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.[3][4][5]

For a second consecutive year, Washington did not play in-state rival Washington State.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Ballard Meteors*W 28–02,000
October 14Bremerton (Navy)*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 62–02,000[6]
October 28Whitman*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 37–63,000[7]
November 42:30 p.m.at OregonT 0–05,000[8][9][10]
November 11Oregon Agricultural
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–05,000[11]
November 18at CaliforniaW 13–32,000[12][13][14]
November 30California
W 14–79,000[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Pac-12 Media Guide" (PDF). www.pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. p. 163. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Oregon plays Penn on New Year's Day". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 20, 1916. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Oregon to meet Pennsy eleven". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1916. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Oregon selected to meet eastern team". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). November 21, 1916. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Washington wins by big score". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 16, 1916. p. 14.
  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.