1909 Washington University football team

American college football season

1909 Washington University football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–4 (0–2 MVC)
Head coach	Frank Cayou (2nd season)
Captain	Hack Hagin
Home stadium	Francis Field
Seasons← 1908 1910 →

1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 9		Shurtleff*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 12–6
October 16		Millikin*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 29–5
October 23		at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS	L 0–23
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Knox*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 11–2
November 6	2:30 p.m.	Missouri	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–5	7,000
November 20	2:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–12	5,000
November 25	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas*	West End Park Little Rock, AR	L 0–34	5,000
*Non-conference game

References

""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 .
"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 .
"Cayou's Eleven Beat Milliken". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 17, 1909. p. 15. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Jayhawkers Keep Way Open To Ever Victorious Season". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 24, 1909. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
"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 .
"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 .
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 .
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 .
"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 .
"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 .
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 .
"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 .
"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 .
"2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

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