1907 Washington University football team

The 1907 Washington University football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the newly-formed Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1907 college football season. Led by J. Merrill Blanchard in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 1–5–1 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC. Washington University played home games in St. Louis at Washington University Stadium, which was renamed as Francis Field in October 1907, and is now known as Francis Olympic Field.[1]

1907 Washington University football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–5–1 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Castlen
Home stadiumWashington University Stadium / Francis Field
1907 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa + 1 –0 –03 –2 –0
Nebraska + 1 –0 –08 –2 –0
Kansas 1 –1 –05 –3 –0
Missouri 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
Washington University 0 –1 –01 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Carbondale Normal*
T 0–0200[2]
October 123:00 p.m.Shurtleff*
  • Washington University Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–5[3][4]
October 193:00 p.m.Drury*
  • Washington University Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 5–6[5][6]
October 263:00 p.m.Cape Girardeau Normal*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 34–0[7][8]
November 22:30 p.m.at Saint Louis*
L 0–786,000[9][10]
November 92:30 p.m.Missouri Mines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 8–11[11][12]
November 16at Missouri
L 0–27[13]

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References
  1. "Washington Stadium Is Now Called Francis Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Washington Ties With Carbondale". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1907. p. 10, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Cape Giarardeau With Shurtleff Invades Town". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 12, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Shurtleff Blocks Punt, Beating Washington, 5-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 13, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Arkansas Looks An Easy Contest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Drury Defeats Washington In Tight Contest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 20, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Washington Eleven Expects To Break Losing Streak To-Day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 26, 1907. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Washington Beats Normals By 32 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Cochem's Juggernaut Should Crush Washington U. To-day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1907. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Washington Easy For Cochem's Men". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 3, 1907. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Football Games Here And Elsewhere". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 9, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Miners Rally In Second Half, Defeating W. U. 11-8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "M. S. U. Team Is Revenged". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 17, 1907. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2023.


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