1914 Washington State football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1914

| team = Washington State

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Northwest Conference

| short_conf = Northwest

| record = 2–4

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = John R. Bender

| hc_year = 5th

| captain = Emory Alvord

| stadium = Rogers Field

}}

{{1914 Northwest Conference football standings}}

The 1914 Washington State football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1914 college football season. Led by John R. Bender in his fifth and final season as head coach, Washington State compiled an overall record of 2–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Northwest Conference. The team played home games on campus, at Rogers Field in Pullman, Washington.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|October 6, 1914}}

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Dornblaser Field

| site_cityst = Missoula, MT

| score = 0–10

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oedaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4091%2C1053372|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Montana winner over W.S.C. team |date=October 7, 1914 |page=14 |via=Google News Archives |accessdate=April 11, 2021}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Multnomah Field

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| score = 0–7

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HVMUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3293%2C1175422 |work=Eugene Daily Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Men confident, coach alarmed |date=October 16, 1914 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HlMUAAAAIBAJ&pg=4465%2C1219328 |work=Eugene Daily Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Football scores |date=October 17, 1914 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q-daAAAAIBAJ&pg=6389%2C2315055 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=W.S.C. a surprise |date=October 19, 1914 |page=14}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| opponent = Oregon Agricultural

| site_stadium = Rogers Field

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| score = 0–7

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Rogers Field

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 3–0

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6463%2C2920679 |work=Spokesman-Review |title=Spokane boy's drop kick spells victory for W.S.C. over Idaho, 3–0 |date=November 8, 1914|page=1, part 3 |via=Google News Archives |accessdate=April 11, 2021}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1914|team=Whitman Fighting Missionaries|title=Whitman}}

| site_stadium = Spokane Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Spokane, WA

| score = 7–6

| attend = 1,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|November 26, 1914}}

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Denny Field

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–45

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-daAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C6085808 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Dobie team wins |date=November 26, 1914 |page=6|via=Google News Archives |accessdate=April 11, 2021}}

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