1889 Washington football team
American college football season
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The 1889 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The 1889 Washington team was the first team to represent the University of Washington in college football. The team played only one game, losing to a team made up of eastern college alumni, 20â0, in Seattle on November 28, 1889. Frank S. Griffith was the team captain.[1][2]
ConferenceIndependent
Record0â1
Headcoach
- None
CaptainFrank S. Griffith
| 1889 Washington football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0â1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Frank S. Griffith |
| Home stadium | Jackson Street baseball park |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | â | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | â | 0 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
Thanksgiving Day game
Eastern College alumni vs University of Washington â Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Players | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Universitys | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jackson Street baseball park ⢠Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 28, 1889 (Thanksgiving)
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. PST
- Game attendance: 400
- Referee: R.M. Hurd (referee); E.B. Downing (umpire)
- Recaps: Seattle Post-Intelligencer;[6] Tacoma Daily Ledger[9]
