1918 Washington University Pikers football team

1918 Washington University Pikers football
MVC S.A.T.C. champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–0 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach	Red Rutherford (2nd season)
Home stadium	Francis Field

1918 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Drake			–					3	–	2	–	0
Iowa State			–					0	–	3	–	0
Kansas			–					2	–	2	–	0
Kansas State			–					4	–	1	–	0
Missouri			–					0	–	0	–	0
Nebraska			–					2	–	3	–	1
Washington University			–					6	–	0	–	0
Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918. Additionally, Missouri canceled their season.

The 1918 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 during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach Red Rutherford, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference S.A.T.C. championship.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 26		at Westminster (MO)*	Priest Field Fulton, MO	W 29–6	[2]
November 2		Missouri Mines*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 26–0	[3]
November 9		Drake	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 26–0	[4]
November 23	2:15 p.m.	vs. Scott Field*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 21–8	[5]
November 28		Saint Louis*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 19–0	[6]
December 7		Nebraska	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 20–7	[7]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "1918 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
2. "Simpson's Great Work Feature Of Pikeway Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1918. p. 9, part three. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Wray, John E. (November 3, 1918). "Pikers Beat Miners 26-0; Game Erratically Played". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 13, part three. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Pikers Beat Drake, Scoring 26 Points in Final Period". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1918. p. 9, part two. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Pikers Meet Scott Field; Billikens Play Rose Poly". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 23, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "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". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 29, 1918. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Wray, John E. (December 8, 1918). "Washington Wins 20-7 Victory Over Nebraska Eleven". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 12, part four. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.