1907 Washington University football team
American college football season
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The 1907 Washington University football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the newly-formed Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1907 college football season. Led by J. Merrill Blanchard in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 1â5â1 with a mark of 0â1 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC. Washington University played home games in St. Louis at Washington University Stadium, which was renamed as Francis Field in October 1907, and is now known as Francis Olympic Field.[1]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1â5â1 (0â1 MVC)
Headcoach
- J. Merrill Blanchard (2nd season)
CaptainHarry Castlen
| 1907 Washington University football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 1â5â1 (0â1 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Harry Castlen |
| Home stadium | Washington University Stadium / Francis Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa + | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska + | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | Carbondale Normal* | T 0â0 | 200 | [2] | ||
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Shurtleff* |
| L 0â5 | [3][4] | |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Drury* |
| L 5â6 | [5][6] | |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Cape Girardeau Normal* |
| W 34â0 | [7][8] | |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Saint Louis* |
| L 0â78 | 6,000 | [9][10] |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Missouri Mines* |
| L 8â11 | [11][12] | |
| November 16 | at Missouri | L 0â27 | [13] | |||
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