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

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]

Schedule

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

  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.


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