1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1916–17 record 25–1 (8–1 PCC)
Head coach Fred Bohler (9th year)
1916–17 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Washington State 8 1   .889     25 1   .962
California 5 1   .833     15 1   .938
Washington 7 5   .583     8 8   .500
Oregon State 7 6   .538     11 7   .611
Stanford 0 6   .000     8 8   .500
Oregon 0 8   .000     0 11   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1916–17 season. The team finished the season with a 25–1 record[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Ivan Price was named to the All-Pacific Coast Conference team at the end of the season.[3]

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Regular season
12/26/1916* at Davenport HS W 63–6  1–0
12/27/1916* at Almira Athletic Club W 72–13  2–0
12/28/1916* at Reardan Athletic Club W 38–17  3–0
12/29/1916* at Ritzville Athletic Club W 48–14  4–0
12/30/1916* at Spokane Athletic Club W 32–28  5–0
1/5/1917* Whitworth W 64–22  6–0
1/11/1917 Washington W 37–25  7–0 (1–0)
1/12/1917 Washington W 41–24  8–0 (2–0)
1/19/1917 at Washington W 31–24  9–0 (3–0)
1/20/1917 at Washington W 26–14  10–0 (4–0)
1/22/1917* at Whitman W 45–14  11–0
1/23/1917* at Whitman W 37–19  12–0
1/26/1917* at Idaho W 40–26  13–0
1/27/1917* Idaho W 58–26  14–0
1/31/1917* at Willamette W 35–18  15–0
2/2/1917 at California L 20–28  15–1 (4–1)
2/3/1917 at California W 32–29  16–1 (5–1)
2/5/1917 at Stanford W 36–18  17–1 (6–1)
2/6/1917 at Stanford W 23–15  18–1 (7–1)
2/9/1917 at Oregon State W 28–17  19–1 (8–1) Men's Gymnasium
2/10/1917* at Multnomah Athletic Club W 28–11  20–1
2/15/1917* Montana W 33–22  21–1
2/23/1917* Whitman W 44–19  22–1
2/24/1917* Whitman W 41–25  23–1
2/28/1917* at Idaho W 42–31  24–1
3/1/1917* Idaho W 53–10  25–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

References

  1. "Washington State season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "2012–13 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records. Washington State University. 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.