1917 Washington football team

1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington State $	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	0	–	0†
California	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	2	–	1
Oregon	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Washington	0	–	2	–	1	1	–	2	–	1

$ – Conference champion †1 tie game recognized by WSU, but not Pac-12

The 1917 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under coach Claude J. Hunt, the team compiled a 1–2–1 record, finished last in the Pacific Coast Conference at 0–2–1, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 47 to 14.^[1] Ernest Murphy was the team captain.

The defeat at California was Washington's first loss since 1907, ending a 63-game undefeated run (59 wins and 4 ties).^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Thanksgiving Day loss to Washington State at University Field (later Denny Field) was the first home defeat in a decade.

^ "Washington Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ "California takes victory from Washingtonafter many defeats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
^ Varnell, George M. (November 5, 1917). "U. of W. licked by California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (game referee). p. 14.
^ Jude, Adam (October 6, 2017). "100 years ago, Cal defeated Washington to end the longest unbeaten streak in NCAA history". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.