1917 Washington State football team
| 1917 Washington State football | |
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Northwest Conference champion PCC champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–0–1 (5–0 Northwest, 3–0 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Clarence Zimmerman |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 13 | vs. 362nd Infantry* | T 0–0 | 15,000 | [5] | |
| October 20 | Oregon | W 26–3 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | Whitman* |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |
| November 3 | at Idaho | W 19–0 | [8][9][10][11] | ||
| November 10 | at Oregon Agricultural | W 6–0 | [12] | ||
| November 17 | vs. Montana* | W 28–0 | 2,000 | [13] | |
| November 29 | at Washington | W 14–0 | 7,000 | [2][3][4] | |
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References
- ^ "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
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- ^ a b "Football season ends tomorrow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1917. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Pullman trims Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 30, 1917. p. 5.
- ^ a b "W.S.C. mows down University team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1917. p. 20.
- ^ "Officers held to scoreless tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 14, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "State College defeats Oregon by team work and powerful defense". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "Whitman goes down to stubborn defeat to W.S.C.'s fast eleven". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 28, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "Idaho expects upset of dope; Pullman looks for hard battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 2, 1917. p. 19.
- ^ "Idaho meets W.S.C. team today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 3, 1917. p. 14.
- ^ "Line up against Pullman team today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 3, 1917. p. 11.
- ^ "W.S.C. bowls over Idaho, 19 to 0, by fierce hammering of backs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "Washington State College team beats Oregon Aggies by single touchdown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 11, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "Washington State College team defeats Montana Grizzlies, 28-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ "1917 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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
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- 1917 Northwest Conference football season
- 1917 Pacific Coast Conference football season
- Washington State Cougars football seasons
- Northwest Conference (1902–1925) football champion seasons
- Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons
- College football undefeated seasons
- 1917 in sports in Washington (state)
- College football 1917 season stubs
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