1917 Washington State football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Washington State football Northwest Conference Northwest Pacific Coast Conference PCC 6–0–1 5–0 3–0 William Henry Dietz 3rd Single-wing Clarence Zimmerman Rogers Field Northwest Conference championPCC champion The 1917 Washington State football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by William Henry Dietz in his third and final season as head coach, Washington State compiled an overall record of 6–0–1, with marks of 5–0 in Northwest Conference play, and 3–0 against PCC opponents, winning both conference titles. Washington State Is Coast Champion For '17 Football Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal/160253175/ The Oregon Sunday Journal Portland, Oregon December 2, 1917 4, section 2 December 3, 2024 Newspapers.com The team played home games on campus, at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington. Washington State defeated in-state rival Washington for the first time in a decade.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4dZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=muADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6695%2C701305 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Football season ends tomorrow November 28, 1917 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xs9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2000%2C4752151 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Pullman trims Washington November 30, 1917 5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=or9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6745%2C1422730 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington W.S.C. mows down University team November 30, 1917 20 Schedule October 13 t y y 362nd Infantry Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA 0–0 15,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zqhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ruADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6447%2C5983212 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Officers held to scoreless tie October 14, 1917 1, part 3 October 20 w Oregon Rogers Field Pullman, WA 26–3 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m94UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6387%2C474702 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington State College defeats Oregon by team work and powerful defense October 21, 1917 1, part 3 October 27 w Whitman Rogers Field Pullman, WA 19–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e6VVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6548%2C1754964 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Whitman goes down to stubborn defeat to W.S.C.'s fast eleven October 28, 1917 1, part 3 November 3 w y Idaho MacLean Field Moscow, ID rivalry 19–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ksVXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5945%2C5420708 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Idaho expects upset of dope; Pullman looks for hard battle November 2, 1917 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gaVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2997%2C2822374 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho meets W.S.C. team today November 3, 1917 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k8VXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6780%2C5523253 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Line up against Pullman team today (photo) November 3, 1917 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4368%2C3212317 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington W.S.C. bowls over Idaho, 19 to 0, by fierce hammering of backs November 4, 1917 1, part 3 November 10 w y Oregon Agricultural Bell Field Corvallis, OR 6–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iaVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6771%2C4303508 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Washington State College team beats Oregon Aggies by single touchdown November 11, 1917 1, part 3 November 17 w y y Montana Recreation Park Spokane, WA 28–0 2,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kKVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798%2C5552328 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Washington State College team defeats Montana Grizzlies, 28-0 November 18, 1917 1, part 3 November 29, 1917 w y Washington University Field Seattle, WA rivalry 14–0 7,000 1917 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 24, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1917-schedule.html References External links Game program: 362nd Infantry vs. Washington State at Tacoma – October 13, 1917 Game program: Whitman at Washington State – October 27, 1917 Game program: Washington State at Idaho – November 3, 1917 Game program: Washington State at Washington – November 29, 1917 Washington State Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Category:Northwest Conference (1908–1925) champion football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Washington State football