1918 Washington University Pikers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1918

| team = Washington University Pikers

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 6–0

| conf_record = 2–0

| head_coach = Dick Rutherford

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Francis Field

| champion = MVC S.A.T.C. champion

}}

The 1918 Washington University Pikers football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach Dick Rutherford, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference S.A.T.C. championship.{{cite web|title=1918 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 8, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-mo/1918-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Central

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|October 26||at|Westminster (MO)|Priest Field|Fulton, MO|W 29-6|{{cite news |author= |title=Simpson's Great Work Feature Of Pikeway Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710478/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 27, 1918 |page=9, part three |access-date=January 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 2|||{{cfb link|year=1918| team=Missouri Mines Miners |title=Missouri Mines}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 26-0|{{cite news |last=Wray |first=John E. |title=Pikers Beat Miners 26-0; Game Erratically Played |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710586/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 3, 1918 |page=13, part three |access-date=January 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 9|||{{cfb link|year=1918|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 26-0|{{cite news |author= |title=Pikers Beat Drake, Scoring 26 Points in Final Period |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710749/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 10, 1918 |page=9, part two |access-date=January 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 23|2:15 p.m.|vs|Scott Field|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 21-8|{{cite news |author= |title=Pikers Meet Scott Field; Billikens Play Rose Poly |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710225/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 23, 1918 |page=9 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 28|||Saint Louis|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 19-0|{{cite news|title=In Spite of Having but One Dark Horse, the Pikers Were There With the Team Work: Billikens' Poor Tackling Unable to Check Pikeway Eleven's Great Backfield|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 29, 1918|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53247413/in-spite-of-having-but-one-dark-horse/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 7|||Nebraska|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 20-7|{{cite news |last=Wray |first=John E. |title=Washington Wins 20-7 Victory Over Nebraska Eleven |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710851/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=December 8, 1918 |page=12, part four |access-date=January 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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{{cite web |author= |title=2020-21 Football Record Book |url=https://washubears.com/documents/2022/7/6/2019FBRecordBook.pdf |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |page=14 |access-date=January 3, 2023 }}

References

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Category:Washington University Bears football seasons

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Category:College football undefeated seasons

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