1890 Washington football team

1890 Washington football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–0–1
Head coach	None
Captain	Frank S. Griffith

1890 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California			–					4	–	0	–	0
Washington			–					0	–	0	–	1
Colorado			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1890 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1890 college football season. The team played only one game, tying Washington College, 6–6, on January 24, 1891 in Tacoma.^[1] For the second consecutive year, Frank S. Griffith was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
January 24, 1891	2:20 p.m.	at Washington College (WA)	Eleventh Street Grounds Tacoma, WA	T 6–6	[2][3][1]
Source: [4][5]

References

1. "State University Athletics — College Men Make a Good Showing, but Are Badly Handicapped". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 13, 1893. p. 2. The association was organized in the fall of 1889, and following this there was some attempt at playing football. [...] In January, 1891, enough interest was aroused to bring about a football game with Washington college at Tacoma.
2. "When Greek Met Greek — State University and Washington College Play a Tie at Football". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. January 25, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Tacoma vs. Seattle — Saturday's Football Game Was Stoutly Contested and Interesting". Tacoma Daily News. Tacoma, Washington. January 26, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "1890 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
5. "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 151. Retrieved December 2, 2024.