1915 Washington football team
American college football season
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The 1915 Washington football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. In its eighth season under coach Gil Dobie, the team compiled an overall record of 7â0 record, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 274 to 14. Washington had a mark of 1â0 in conference play, and were co-champions of the Northwest Conference alongside Washington State.[1][2] Ray Hunt was the team captain.
- Gil Dobie (8th season)
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Northwest Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 7â0 (1â0 Northwest) |
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| Captain | Ray Hunt |
| Home stadium | Denny Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State ^ + | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington + | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 0 | â | 4 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington did not play Washington State, Oregon, or Oregon Agricultural this season. Play in the Pacific Coast Conference began the following year.
Bow Down to Washington was written in 1915 and first performed at the game vs. California on November 6.[3] The song's lyrics were printed in the game program for the second game against California one week later in Seattle.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Ballard Meteors* | W 31â0 | 2,000 | [5] | |
| October 9 | Washington Park Athletic Club* |
| W 64â0 | 2,000 | [6] | |
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Gonzaga* | W 21â7 | 1,000 | [7][8] | |
| October 30 | Whitman |
| W 27â0 | 3,000 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at California* | W 72â0 | 2,500 | [10][11] | ||
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | California* |
| W 13â7 | 3,500 | [12][13] |
| November 25 | Colorado* |
| W 46â0 | 6,000 | [14] | |
