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1914 Washington University Pikers football team

1914 Washington University Pikers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–3–1 (0–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainBoise Potthoff
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0 7 0 1
Missouri 4 1 0 5 3 0
Iowa State 2 1 0 4 3 0
Kansas 2 2 0 5 2 1
Washington University 0 1 1 3 3 1
Drake 0 3 1 4 3 1
Kansas State 0 3 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Washington University Pikers football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1914 college football season. Led by second-year head coach William P. Edmunds, the Pikers compiled an overall record of 3–3–1 with a mark of 0–1–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 263:00 p.m.Southern Illinois NormalW 66–0[1][2]
October 33:15 p.m.Shurtleff*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 62–7[3][4]
October 173:15 p.m.Missouri Mines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–196,000[5][6]
October 24at Drury*Springfield, MOL 26–28[7]
October 313:00 p.m.Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
T 7–7[8][9]
November 73:05 p.m.Saint Louis*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 6–010,000[10][11][12]
November 14MissouriL 3–26[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Today's Football Games". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. September 26, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Pikers Smother Normals 66 To 0 In Opening Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. September 27, 1914. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Pikers to Play Shurtleff Team This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 3, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Shurtleff Team Is Crushed By Pikeway Machine". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 4, 1914. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 17, 1914). "Real Test For Pikeway Eleven In Rolla Battle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 18, 1914). "Heavy Penalties Keep Rolla From Crushing Pikers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Panthers Beat Down Crippled Pikers, 28 To 26". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 25, 1914. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Wallar, Glen L. (October 31, 1914). "Washington-Drake Game Is Leading Local Contest". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Bryan, Ralph (November 1, 1914). "Crippled Pikers Fight Gamely To Draw With Drake". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Craig, James E. (November 8, 1914). "Fatal Nap Of St. L. U. Ends Give W. U. Only Touchdown". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Craig, James E. (November 8, 1914). "Billikens Have a Shade Over Pikers in Second Period (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Bryan, Ralph (November 8, 1914). "Detailed Description of How the Piker Beat the Billiken". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Tigers Walk On Washington U. 26 - 3". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. November 14, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Tigers Walk On Washington U. 26-3 (continued)". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. November 14, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2023.