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1909 Washington University football team

1909 Washington University football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–4 (0–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainHack Hagin
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 4 0 1 7 0 1
Kansas 3 1 0 8 1 0
Drake 2 1 0 6 1 0
Iowa 1 3 1 2 4 1
Iowa State 0 2 1 4 3 1
Nebraska 0 1 0 3 3 2
Washington University 0 2 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Washington University Pikers football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Cayou, the team compiled an overall record of 3–4 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MVC. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis. Hack Hagin was elected team captain prior to Washington University's first game of the season, against Shurtleff.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Shurtleff*W 12–6[2]
October 16Millikin*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 29–5[3]
October 23at KansasL 0–23[4]
October 303:00 p.m.Knox*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 11–2[5][6]
November 62:30 p.m.Missouri
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–57,000[7][8][9]
November 202:30 p.m.Vanderbilt*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–125,000[10][11]
November 252:30 p.m.at Arkansas*L 0–345,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ ""Hack" Hagin Will Lead W. U."s Football Eleven". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 10, 1909. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Cayou's Eleven Scores Victory Over Shurtleff". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 10, 1909. p. 2S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Cayou's Eleven Beat Milliken". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 17, 1909. p. 15. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Jayhawkers Keep Way Open To Ever Victorious Season". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 24, 1909. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Warner's Warriors Meet Indiana To-day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Washington Strains to Beat Knox, 11 to 2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 31, 1909. p. 3S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Cruisinberry, James (November 7, 1909). "Missouri Wins From Washington, 5 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Cruisinberry, James (November 7, 1909). "Cayou's Eleven In Plucky Game (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Missouri University Vanquishes Washington Eleven On Francis Field, But Only After Brilliant Battle, And With Score 5 To 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 7, 1909. p. 1, part 5. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Cayou And M'Guigan's Teams War This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 29, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Cruisinberry, James (November 21, 1909). "Vanderbilt's Fierce Attack A Mystery To Cayou's Men". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Arkansas and Washington Ready for Today's Battle". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 25, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Arkansas Whip W.U. Team, 34-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 26, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 17, 2023.