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1923 Washington

10–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Enoch Bagshaw.

Washington, 1923
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Washington in 1923, game by game: won vs. USS Mississippi 33–0; won vs. USS New York 42–7; won vs. Willamette 54–0; won vs. Whitman 19–0; won vs. USC 22–0; won at Puget Sound 24–0; won at Oregon State 14–0; won vs. Montana 26–14; lost at California 0–9; won vs. Washington State 24–7; won vs. Oregon 26–7; tied vs. Navy 14–14+54−9Won 33–0 vs. USS Mississippi+33USS MississippiWon 42–7 vs. USS New York+35USS New YorkWon 54–0 vs. Willamette+54WillametteWon 19–0 vs. Whitman+19WhitmanWon 22–0 vs. USC+22USCWon 24–0 at Puget Sound+24Puget SoundWon 14–0 at Oregon State+14Oregon StateWon 26–14 vs. Montana+12MontanaLost 0–9 at California-9CaliforniaWon 24–7 vs. Washington State+17Washington StateWon 26–7 vs. Oregon+19OregonTied 14–14 vs. Navy0Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsUSS MississippiW 33–⁠090%
Sep 29vsUSS New YorkW 42–⁠790%
Oct 6vsWillametteW 54–⁠091%
Oct 13vsWhitmanW 19–⁠090%
Oct 20vsUSCW 22–⁠057%
Oct 27atPuget SoundW 24–⁠086%
Nov 3atOregon StateW 14–⁠060%
Nov 10vsMontanaW 26–⁠1484%
Nov 17atCaliforniaL 0–⁠930%
Nov 24vsWashington StateW 24–⁠777%
Dec 1vsOregonW 26–⁠775%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNavyRose BowlT 14–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Navy 14–⁠14 in the Rose Bowl; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1923.

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
298–⁠58
Coach
Enoch Bagshaw
Elo
1606 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.3 No. 21 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Wayne Hall

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

  • George “Wildcat” WilsonRBUP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1923 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Washington4–⁠110–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠27–⁠2
USC2–⁠26–⁠2
Idaho2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Oregon State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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