1926 Washington Huskies football team

1926 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Guttormsen
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
Uniform
1926 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Stanford $ 4 0 0 10 0 1
No. 6 USC 5 1 0 8 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 4 1 0 7 1 0
Washington State 4 1 0 6 1 0
Washington 3 2 0 8 2 0
Oregon 1 4 0 2 4 1
Idaho 1 4 0 3 4 1
Montana 0 4 0 3 5 0
California 0 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1926 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished in fifth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 213 to 60.[1] George Guttormsen was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25USS New Mexico*W 20–02,600[2]
October 2Willamette*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–03,316[3]
October 2Puget Sound*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 33–03,316[4]
October 9at OregonW 23–925,000[5]
October 16Idaho
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 26–016,891[6]
October 23Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 6–928,000[7]
October 30at Whitman*W 44–04,000[8]
November 6California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 13–725,000[9]
November 13at StanfordL 10–2943,000[10]
November 25Nebraska*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 10–620,469[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Huskies win opener over New Mexico". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. September 26, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Willamette Bearcats hold Washington Huskies to four touchdowns". The Oregon Statesman. October 3, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Washington defeats Puget Sound, 33–0". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 3, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies defeat Oregon". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1926. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Idaho beaten by U. of W., 26–0". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 17, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Herbert Meeker is star in Washington State win". The Salt Lake Telegram. October 24, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington is victorious, 44–0". The Spokesman-Review. October 31, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "California is outclasses by Husky eleven". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ William Leiser (November 14, 1926). "Stanford Cards win, 29 to 10". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nebraska a 10 to 6 victim". The Kansas City Times. November 26, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.