1916 Washington football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Washington Washington Huskies football Northwest Conference Northwest Pacific Coast Conference PCC 6–0–1 2–0–1 3–0–1 Gil Dobie 9th Louis Seagraves Denny Field Northwest Conference co-championPCC co-champion 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.2015 Pac-12 Media Guide www.pac-12.com Pac-12 Conference December 16, 2015 http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/547221-2016-football-media-guide 163 PDF 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DzJNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pkcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3723,1720235 Oregon plays Penn on New Year's Day November 20, 1916 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TN8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6609%2C937915 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Oregon to meet Pennsy eleven November 21, 1916 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=309XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6599%2C6466337 Eugene Daily Guard Oregon Oregon selected to meet eastern team November 21, 1916 3 For a second consecutive year, Washington did not play in-state rival Washington State. Schedule September 30 w y Ballard Meteors Denny Field Seattle, WA 28–0 2,000 October 7 3:00 p.m. No contest y South Tacoma Athletic Club Denny Field Seattle, WA 1,000 October 8, 1916 Sports p. 2 University to Prosecute Club — Failure of Tacoma Team to Appear for Game Yesterday Gives Rise to Suit for Big Damages The Seattle Times ...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. October 14 w y Bremerton (Navy) Denny Field Seattle, WA 62–0 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-washington-wins-by-big/172478162/ Spokane Daily Chronicle Spokane, Washington Washington wins by big score October 16, 1916 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. October 28 w Whitman Denny Field Seattle, WA 37–6 3,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g8RXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018%2C1536409 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Varnell George M. (game referee) Dobie's eleven lacks "punch" October 30, 1916 16 November 4 2:30 p.m. t y Oregon Kincaid Field Eugene, OR rivalry 0–0 5,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h8RXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4702%2C2146164 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Pigskin warriors to play in rain November 4, 1916 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0U9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5406%2C5798204 Eugene Daily Guard Oregon Final -- Oregon, 0; Washington, 0 November 4, 1916 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iMRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5485%2C2270756 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Varnell George M. (game referee) Fumbles feature game at Eugene November 6, 1916 18 November 11 w Oregon Agricultural Denny Field Seattle, WA 35–0 5,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jsRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5591%2C2901808 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington State varsity licks O.A.C. to frazzle November 13, 1916 14 November 18 w y California California Field Berkeley, CA 13–3 2,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DNsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5854%2C3758229 Berkeley Daily Gazette California Crowds gather for big game November 18, 1916 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lMRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5763%2C3574459 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Varnell George M. (game referee) Foemen worthy of Dobie's steel November 20, 1916 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DdsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2841%2C3813838 Berkeley Daily Gazette California Big improvement shown by bears in Saturday game November 20, 1916 2 November 30, 1916 w California Denny Field Seattle, WA 14–7 9,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2874%2C4327133 Berkeley Daily Gazette California United Press Teams named for game at Seattle November 30, 1916 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nsRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6541%2C4779312 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Varnell George M. (game referee) Ends its ninth football season without defeat December 1, 1916 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JlgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=899%2C4393971 Berkeley Daily Gazette California Dobie's men win from California by 14 to 7 score December 1, 1916 4 1916 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington/1916-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 2, 2024 1916 Football Schedule https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/1916 The University of Washington Athletics December 2, 2024 2024 Football Media Guide https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/washington.sidearmsports.com/documents/2024/8/8/2024_UW_Football_Media_Guide.pdf The University of Washington Athletics 152 December 2, 2024 References Washington Washington Category:Washington Huskies football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Category:Northwest Conference (1908–1925) champion football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Washington football