1917 Washington State football team

The 1917 Washington State football team represented Washington State College in the 1917 college football season, its first in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1][2]

1917 Washington State football
PCC champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1917 record6–0–1 (3–0 PCC)
Head coachWilliam Henry Dietz (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSingle wing
Home stadiumRogers Field
1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Washington State $ 3 –0 –0  6 –0 –0†
California 2 –1 –0  5 –5 –1
Oregon Agricultural 1 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Oregon 1 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Washington 0 –2 –1  1 –2 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • †1 tie game recognized by WSU, but not Pac-12

Washington State defeated in-state rival Washington for the first time in a decade.[3][4][5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 13vs. 362nd Infantry*
T 0–0^15,000
October 20Oregon
W 26–3
October 27Whitman*
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA [8]
W 19–0
November 3at Idaho*
W 19–0
November 10at Oregon Agricultural
W 6–0
November 17vs. Montana*
W 28–02,000
November 29at Washington
W 14–07,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • ^ Tie game appears in the WSU Media Guide, but not Pac-12

References
  1. "1917 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. "2016 Cougar Football Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. "Football season ends tomorrow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1917. p. 14.
  4. "Pullman trims Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 30, 1917. p. 5.
  5. "W.S.C. mows down University team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1917. p. 20.
  6. "Officers held to scoreless tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 14, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  7. "State College defeats Oregon by team work and powerful defense". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  8. "Whitman goes down to stubborn defeat to W.S.C.'s fast eleven". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 28, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  9. "Idaho expects upset of dope; Pullman looks for hard battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 2, 1917. p. 19.
  10. "Idaho meets W.S.C. team today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 3, 1917. p. 14.
  11. "Line up against Pullman team today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 3, 1917. p. 11.
  12. "W.S.C. bowls over Idaho, 19 to 0, by fierce hammering of backs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  13. "Washington State College team beats Oregon Aggies by single touchdown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 11, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  14. "Washington State College team defeats Montana Grizzlies, 28-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 18, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
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