1907 Washington University football team

American college football season

1907 Washington University football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 1–5–1 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* J. Merrill Blanchard (2nd season)

Captain| Harry Castlen
Home stadium| Washington University Stadium / Francis Field

Seasons

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1907 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa \+  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Nebraska \+  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Kansas | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Missouri | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Washington University | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

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 1–5–1 with a mark of 0–1 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]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 5| | Carbondale Normal*|

* Washington University Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| T 0–0| 200| [2]
October 12| 3:00 p.m.| Shurtleff*|

* Washington University Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| L 0–5| | [3][4]
October 19| 3:00 p.m.| Drury*|

* Washington University Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| L 5–6| | [5][6]
October 26| 3:00 p.m.| Cape Girardeau Normal*|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 34–0| | [7][8]
November 2| 2:30 p.m.| at Saint Louis*|

* Sportsman's Park
* St. Louis, MO

| L 0–78| 6,000| [9][10]
November 9| 2:30 p.m.| Missouri Mines*|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| L 8–11| | [11][12]
November 16| | at Missouri|

* Rollins Field
* Columbia, MO

| L 0–27| | [13]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Washington Stadium Is Now Called Francis Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Washington Ties With Carbondale". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1907. p. 10, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Cape Giarardeau With Shurtleff Invades Town". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 12, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Shurtleff Blocks Punt, Beating Washington, 5-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 13, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Arkansas Looks An Easy Contest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Drury Defeats Washington In Tight Contest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 20, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Washington Eleven Expects To Break Losing Streak To-Day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 26, 1907. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Washington Beats Normals By 32 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 27, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Cochem's Juggernaut Should Crush Washington U. To-day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1907. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Washington Easy For Cochem's Men". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 3, 1907. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "Football Games Here And Elsewhere". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 9, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Miners Rally In Second Half, Defeating W. U. 11-8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1907. p. 11, part three. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ "M. S. U. Team Is Revenged". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 17, 1907. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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Washington University Bears football

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* Forest Park (1889, 1896)
* Sportsman's Park (1890–1892, 1898–1901)
* De Hodiamont Park (1897–1900, 1902)
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