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1919 Washington University Pikers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons← 19181920 →
1919 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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 Red 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 113:00 p.m.Drury*W 51–0
October 183:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–9
October 253:00 p.m.Grinnell
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 13–0
November 1Missouri Mines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 29–02,500
November 8at DrakeL 13–14
November 153:00 p.m.Missouri
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–711,000
November 272:30 p.m.at Saint Louis*W 7–012,000

References

  1. "1919 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. "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 [REDACTED] .
  3. 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 [REDACTED] .
  4. "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 [REDACTED] .
  5. 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 [REDACTED] .
  6. "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 [REDACTED] .
  7. 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 [REDACTED] .
  8. "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 [REDACTED] .
  9. "Drake Beat The Pikers". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 9, 1919. p. 17A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  10. "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 [REDACTED] .
  11. "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 [REDACTED] .
  12. 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 [REDACTED] .
  13. "Washington Trampled the Billikens Underfoot by Means of the Overhead Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 28, 1919. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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