1919 Washington University Pikers football team
The 1919 Washington University Pikers football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1919 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach R. B. Rutherford, the team compiled a 5–2 record (2–2 against MVC opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 30.[1]
| 1919 Washington University Pikers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–2 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Francis Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Drury* | W 51–0 | [2][3] | ||||
| October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State |
| W 14–9 | [4][5] | |||
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Grinnell |
| W 13–0 | [6][7] | |||
| November 1 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 29–0 | 2,500 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | at Drake | L 13–14 | [9] | |||||
| November 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri |
| L 0–7 | 11,000 | [10][11] | ||
| November 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Saint Louis* |
| W 7–0 | 12,000 | [12][13] | ||
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References
- "1919 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "Pikers Meet Drury Men At Washington University Stadium". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - M'Skimming, Dent (October 12, 1919). "Springfield Team Shows Well for Two Quarters but Defense Then Fails". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 14. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Pikeway Gridiron Machine Opens Conference Season With Kasnas Aggies Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 18, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Wray, John E. (October 19, 1919). "Washington Wins First Title Game From Aggies, 14--9". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6, part 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Pikers Should Defeat Grinnell Gridders by Several Touchdowns". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Wray, John E. (October 26, 1919). "Pikers Show Real Punch, Defeating Grinnell, 13 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6, part 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Conzelman Again the Spark as Piker Gridiron Machine Crushes Rolla Miners, 29--0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1919. p. 7, part 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Drake Beat The Pikers". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 9, 1919. p. 17A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Missouri Has No Punch to Equal Conzelman, but May Show Strong on Defensive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 15, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Missouri Eleven Stops Conzelman, Pikers Lose, 7--0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 16, 1919. p. 6, part 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Gould, James M. (November 26, 1919). "Pikers and Billikens Will Start Big Battle Tomorrow at 2:30 P. M." The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 13. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Washington Trampled the Billikens Underfoot by Means of the Overhead Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 28, 1919. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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