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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 The Huskies won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Ballard Meteors  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Bremerton Navy  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Whitman  37   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Oregon  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Oregon State  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ California  13   3   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. California  14   7   W       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record6-0 -1
  Points Scored189
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed16
  Defense Average2.3
  Opponents Record17-9
  Conference Record3-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-0 -1
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 6-0-118916 3-0-16210  Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Oregon 7-0-124417Won  14-02-0-16614  Hugo F. Bezdek
California 6-4-1192103 1-35166  Andrew L. Andy Smith
Oregon State 4-592112 1-21669  Joseph A. Pipal
Southern California 5-312980 0-2743  Dean B. Cromwell

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.