1918 Washington University Pikers football team

The 1918 Washington University Pikers football team was an American football team that represented Washington University of St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach R. B. Rutherford, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference S.A.T.C. championship.[1]

1918 Washington University Pikers football
MVC S.A.T.C. champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1918 record6–0 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
1918 Missouri Valley football standings
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.
Conference members:

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 26at Westminster (MO)*
W 29–6[2]
November 2Missouri Mines*
W 26–0[3]
November 3vs. Scott Field*
W 21–8[3]
November 9Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–0[4]
November 28Saint Louis*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–0[5]
December 7Nebraska
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–7[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1918 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. "27 Oct 1918, Page 31 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. "3 Nov 1918, Page 33 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. "10 Nov 1918, Page 17 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. "29 Nov 1918, Page 15 - The St. Louis Star and Times at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  6. "8 Dec 1918, Page 56 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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