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1918 Washington University Pikers football team

The 1918 Washington University Pikers football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach R. B. Rutherford, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference S.A.T.C. championship.[1]

1918 Washington University Pikers football
MVC S.A.T.C. champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–0 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 26at Westminster (MO)*
W 29–6[2]
November 2Missouri Mines*
W 26–0[3]
November 9Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–0[4]
November 232:15 p.m.vs. Scott Field*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 21–8[5]
November 28Saint Louis*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–0[6]
December 7Nebraska
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–7[7]

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References edit

  1. ^ "1918 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Simpson's Great Work Feature Of Pikeway Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1918. p. 9, part three. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Wray, John E. (November 3, 1918). "Pikers Beat Miners 26-0; Game Erratically Played". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 13, part three. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Pikers Beat Drake, Scoring 26 Points in Final Period". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1918. p. 9, part two. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Pikers Meet Scott Field; Billikens Play Rose Poly". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 23, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "In Spite of Having but One Dark Horse, the Pikers Were There With the Team Work: Billikens' Poor Tackling Unable to Check Pikeway Eleven's Great Backfield". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 29, 1918. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wray, John E. (December 8, 1918). "Washington Wins 20-7 Victory Over Nebraska Eleven". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 12, part four. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.


 

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