1917 Washington

1–⁠2–⁠1 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Claude Hunt.

Washington, 1917
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Washington in 1917, game by game: won vs. Whitman 14–6; lost at California 0–27; tied vs. Oregon State 0–0; lost vs. Washington State 0–14+8−27Won 14–6 vs. Whitman+8WhitmanLost 0–27 at California-27CaliforniaTied 0–0 vs. Oregon State0Oregon StateLost 0–14 vs. Washington State-14Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20vsWhitmanW 14–⁠692%
Nov 3atCaliforniaL 0–⁠2760%
Nov 17vsOregon StateT 0–⁠067%
Nov 29vsWashington StateL 0–⁠1449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 14–⁠0; 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
14–⁠47
Coach
Claude Hunt
Elo
1493 −69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.5 No. 77 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ernest Murphy

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Ernest MurphyFBGV-1; PS-1

Second team

  • Raymond GardnerRBGV-2
  • AndersonOTGV-2
  • BlakeOGGV-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

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State3–⁠06–⁠0–⁠1
California2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Oregon State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Oregon1–⁠24–⁠3
Washington0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1

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