Whitman at Washington
Saturday, October 28, 1916 Share
Washington beat Whitman 37–6. It was their first meeting; after it, Washington led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 44°F, 0.17 in. of rainAttendance 3,000
In the newspapers
The daily Alaskan, Alaska, October 30, 1916, page 1
Read the text
DOBIEs TEAM WINS GAME SEATTLE, Oct. SC – Dobies fighting foot ball demons defeated Whitman College football players o Univt rsity field Saturday afternoon The score was 37 to 6. Whitman scored it’s score in the last few min utes oF play. Washington was the superior team.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Washington 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Whitman–Washington gameWashington leads 17–0 in 17 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.
| 1944 | Washington 71, Whitman 0 | |
| 1944 | Washington 65, Whitman 6 | |
| 1932 | Washington 33, Whitman 7 | |
| 1931 | Washington 77, Whitman 0 | |
| 1930 | Washington 48, Whitman 0 | |
| 1929 | Washington 47, Whitman 0 |
Around this game
Whitman
- Next gameat Oregon StateNov. 4, 1916
- SeasonWhitman in 1916
- ProgramWhitman history and records
Washington
- Next gameat OregonNov. 4, 1916
- SeasonWashington in 1916
- ProgramWashington history and records