1909 Washington football team

1909 Washington football
Northwest Conference co-champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record7–0 (4–0 Northwest)
Head coach
CaptainMelville Mucklestone
Home stadiumDenny Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Washington State + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Oregon 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Whitman 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1909 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1909 college football season. In its second season under coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled an overall record of 7–0 record with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, sharing the Northwest Conference title with Washington State.[1] Washington shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 214 to 6. Melville Mucklestone was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2USS Milwaukee*
W 52–01,000
October 9Queen Anne High School*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 34–01,500
October 23Lincoln High School*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 20–01,500
October 30vs. Idaho
W 50–03,000[2][3]
November 6Whitman
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 17–03,000[4]
November 13at Oregon Agricultural
W 21–01,000[5]
November 25Oregon
W 20–67,000[6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Ranking of College Teams in Northwest". The Oregon Sunday Journal. Portland, Oregon. November 28, 1909. p. 4, section 6. Retrieved January 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Washington wins big game from Idaho by overwhelming score on Spokane field". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1909. p. 1, part 2.
  3. ^ "Washington wins glorious victory from the hard-fighting Idaho eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 30, 1909. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Washington the winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 8, 1909. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Washington team plays like college champions". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 14, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon team leaves on trip to Washington". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1909. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Washington wins game at Seattle which means championship of Northwest". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1909. p. 5.
  8. ^ "1909 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 152. Retrieved December 2, 2024.


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