1919 Washington University Pikers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
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 R. B. 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.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 113:00 p.m.Drury*
W 51–0[2][3]
October 183:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–9[4][5]
October 253:00 p.m.Grinnell
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 13–0[6][7]
November 1Missouri Mines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 29–02,500[8]
November 8at Drake
L 13–14[9]
November 153:00 p.m.Missouri
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–711,000[10][11]
November 272:30 p.m.at Saint Louis*
W 7–012,000[12][13]

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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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Drake Beat The Pikers". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 9, 1919. p. 17A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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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