1889 Washington football team

The 1889 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1889 college football season. The 1889 Washington team was the first team to represent the University of Washington. The team played only one game, losing to a team made up of eastern college alumni, 20–0, in Seattle on November 28, 1889.[1] Frank Griffiths was the team captain.

1889 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFrank Griffiths
1889 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
USC    2 0 0
California    0 0 0
Washington    0 1 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 28Eastern College Alumni
L 0–20400[2]

References

  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  2. "The football game, a lively contest over the leather egg yesterday". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 29, 1889. Retrieved September 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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