1916 Washington

6–⁠0–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1916, game by game: won vs. Ballard Meteors 28–0; won vs. Bremerton Navy 62–0; won vs. Whitman 37–6; tied at Oregon 0–0; won vs. Oregon State 35–0; won at California 13–3; won vs. California 14–7+62Won 28–0 vs. Ballard Meteors+28Ballard MeteorsWon 62–0 vs. Bremerton Navy+62Bremerton NavyWon 37–6 vs. Whitman+31WhitmanTied 0–0 at Oregon0OregonWon 35–0 vs. Oregon State+35Oregon StateWon 13–3 at California+10CaliforniaWon 14–7 vs. California+7California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 14–⁠7; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Pacific Coast Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Oregon

Record
6–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
189–⁠16
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1592 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.0 No. 22 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Louis Seagraves

All-Pacific Coast

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Elmer NobleRB
  • Ernest MurphyFB
  • William GrimmOTAS-1; ODJ; PS-1; GV-2
  • Louis SeagraveOG

Second team

  • JohnsonQBGV-2
  • MorrisonOGGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1916 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
California0–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State0–⁠24–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.