1914 Washington football team

1914 Washington football
Northwest Conference champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record6–0–1 (3–0–1 Northwest)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Schiel
Home stadiumDenny Field
1914 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 3 0 1 6 0 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 0 2 7 0 2
Oregon 3 1 1 4 2 1
Washington State 2 3 0 2 4 0
Idaho 1 3 0 2 3 1
Whitman 0 4 0 0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1914 college football season. In its seventh season under coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled an overall record of 6–0–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Northwest Conference title. Washington shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 242 to 13. Walter Schiel was the team captain. Their tie to Oregon State ended their winning streak.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Aberdeen High School*W 33–61,500[1]
October 3Washington Park Athletic Cub*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–02,000[2]
October 10Rainier Valley Athletic Cub*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 81–02,000[3]
October 24Whitman
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–73,000[4]
October 31vs. Oregon AgriculturalAlbany, ORT 0–02,000[5][6][7]
November 14Oregon
W 10–04,000[8][9]
November 26Washington State
W 45–06,000[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Aberdeen shows up Washington's football machine". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 27, 1914. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Washington gets plenty of action". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 4, 1914. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington walks away with Rainier Valley eleven". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 11, 1914. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Varsity easy winner over visiting Whitman team". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 25, 1914. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "O.A.C. players hurl back attack of champion Washington team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1914. p. 1, part 3.
  6. ^ "Washington and Oregon "Aggies" in a close game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 31, 1914. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Oregon Aggies first team to hold Dobie machine scoreless". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 2, 1914. p. 20.
  8. ^ "Oregon is defeated at Seattle". Eugene Daily Guard. Associated Press. November 14, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Washington a winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 16, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Washington to meet W.S.C. today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1914. p. 12.
  11. ^ "Dobie team wins". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 26, 1914. p. 6.
  12. ^ "1914 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 152. Retrieved December 2, 2024.