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1918 Washington University Pikers football
MVC S.A.T.C. champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–0 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Drake   –   3 – 2 – 0
Iowa State   –   0 – 3 – 0
Kansas   –   2 – 2 – 0
Kansas State   –   4 – 1 – 0
Missouri   –   0 – 0 – 0
Nebraska   –   2 – 3 – 1
Washington University   –   6 – 0 – 0
  • Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918. Additionally, Missouri canceled their season.

The 1918 Washington University Pikers football team was an American football team that represented Washington University of St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach R. B. Rutherford, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference S.A.T.C. championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 26at Westminster (MO)*
W 29–6[2]
November 2Missouri Mines*
W 26–0[3]
November 3vs. Scott Field*
W 21–8[4]
November 9Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–0[5]
November 28Saint Louis*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–0[6]
December 7Nebraska
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1918 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/139432875/
  3. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/138436471/
  4. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/138436471/
  5. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/138439408/
  6. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/204569731/
  7. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/138454199/
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