1917 Washington State
6–0–1 (3–0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Dietz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 28–0Nov 17
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs362nd Infantry | T 0–0 | 88% |
| Oct 20 | vs Oregon | W 26–3 | 42% |
| Oct 27 | vsWhitman | W 19–0 | 91% |
| Nov 3 | at Idaho | W 19–0 | 55% |
| Nov 10 | at Oregon State | W 6–0 | 54% |
| Nov 17 | vs Montana | W 28–0 | 78% |
| Nov 29 | at Washington | W 14–0 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington 14–0; Pacific Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Pacific Coast Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 6–0–1
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 112–3
- Coach
- William Dietz
- Elo
- 1607 +120 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.0 No. 55 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Clarence Zimmerman
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Pacific Coast
5 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Benton BangsRBGV-1; PS-1- Clarence ZimmermanEGV-1; PS-1
- HubbardEGV-1; PS-1
- Walter HerreidOTGV-1
- StitesOGGV-1
Second team
- L. HanleyEGV-2
From Wikipedia’s 1917 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1917 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State | 3–0 | 6–0–1 | |
 California | 2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Oregon State | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Oregon | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Washington | 0–2–1 | 1–2–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.