1916 Washington State football team
| 1916 Washington State football | |
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| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 4–2 (2–2 Northwest) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Ben Bangs |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1916 Washington State football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1916 college football season. Led by second-year head coach William Henry Dietz, compiling an overall record of 4–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the Northwest Conference. The team played home games at Rogers Field, on campus in Pullman, Washington.
Washington State joined the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) the following season, in the conference second year of competition.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 14 | Oregon Agricultural | L 10–13 | |||
| October 28 | at Montana* | W 27–0 | [1] | ||
| November 4 | Idaho |
| W 31–0 | 2,500 | [2] |
| November 11 | at Oregon | L 3–12 | 6,000 | ||
| November 25 | at Gonzaga* |
| W 18–0 | ||
| November 30 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA | W 46–0 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "W.S.C. uncorks powerful offense and smothers Montana, 27 to 0". Spokesman-Review. October 29, 1916. p. 1, sports. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Washington State wallops Idaho U". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
External links
[edit]- Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – November 4, 1916
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