Denver vs. Washburn

Denver and Washburn first met in 1905 and have played 3 times; Washburn leads the series 2–⁠1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Washburn 2–⁠1.

Denver wins
1
Washburn wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1905
Longest streak
1 Washburn
Current streak
1 Washburn
Last 10 meetings
Washburn 2–⁠1
Most recent
1912

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠1
1910s0–⁠1
Average margin
14.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Denver
1–⁠0 Denver’s record at home
At Washburn
2–⁠0 Washburn’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Denver and Washburn, 1905 on130015001700191019201930194019501960

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1905 game: Resents Billing of Topeka for II. U.-MissOuri Game. TEAM Isl GOOD SHAPE Expect Best Game Of Season on Thursday. Colorado Tigers EXpecta a Victory in Topeka.

    1905 · The Topeka state journal, Kansas, Nov 27, 1905

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1909 game: WASHBURN LOST. Denver University Eleven Won by Score of 80 to 5. Topeka Team Outplaysd But Fought With Gameness. MARRIED BY DISPUTES McCarrOll's LeHg Run for Touch down Not Allowed. Blue TOek a Squirt and Scored in Second Half. MARRIED BY DISPUTES

    1909 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Oct 18, 1909

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 28, 1912Washburn 12, Denver 0at Washburn
Oct 16, 1909Denver 30, Washburn 5at Denver
Nov 25, 1905Washburn 6, Denver 0at Washburn

Every game is listed as played on the field.