1910 Washington football team

The 1910 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1910 college football season. In its third season under coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled a 6–0 record, shut out five of six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 150 to 8.[1] Huber Grimm was the team captain.

1910 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
CaptainHuber Grimm
Home stadiumDenny Field
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington     6 0 0
USC     7 0 1
Oregon     4 1 0
Utah Agricultural     5 2 0
Hawaii     4 2 0
Idaho     4 2 0
Montana     3 2 1
Oregon Agricultural     3 2 1
New Mexico A&M     3 2 0
Wyoming     4 4 0
Washington State     2 3 0
New Mexico     0 3 0

Bill Libby chose Washington as the 1910 national champion in his book, Champions of College Football.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Lincoln High SchoolW 20–01,500[3]
October 15at Puget SoundTacoma, WAW 51–01,500[4]
October 22Whitman
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 12–84,500[5]
November 5Idaho
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 29–01,500[6]
November 12vs. Washington StateW 16–02,600[7][8]
November 24Oregon Agricultural
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 22–06,000[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Bill Libby (1975). Champions of College Football. Hawthorn Books. ISBN 0801511968.
  3. ^ "Washington 20, Lincoln 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 9, 1910. p. 1, sporting.
  4. ^ "U. of W. beats Tacoma "U"". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 16, 1910. p. 1, sporting.
  5. ^ "Washington 12, Whitman 8". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 23, 1910. p. 4, sporting.
  6. ^ "U. of W. equals Oregon's score". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 6, 1910. p. 1, sporting.
  7. ^ "Football teams are here". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 11, 1910. p. 21.
  8. ^ "University beats State College, 16 to 0, before record crowd". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 13, 1910. p. 1, sporting.
  9. ^ "Dobie's team too strong for O.A.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 25, 1910. p. 17.