1889 Washington football team

The 1889 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The 1889 Washington team was the first team to represent the University of Washington in college football. The team played only one game, losing to a team made up of eastern college alumni, 20–0, in Seattle on November 28, 1889. Frank S. Griffith was the team captain.^[1][2]

1889 Washington football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	None
Captain	Frank S. Griffith
Home stadium	Jackson Street baseball park
Seasons 1890 →

1889 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC			–					2	–	0	–	0
California			–					0	–	0	–	0
Washington			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
November 28	2:30 p.m.	Eastern college alumni	Jackson Street baseball park Seattle, WA	L 0–20	400	[3][4][5][6]
Source: [7][8]

Thanksgiving Day game

See also: American football on Thanksgiving

Eastern College alumni vs University of Washington – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Old Players	2	18	20
Universitys	0	0	0

at Jackson Street baseball park • Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 28, 1889 (Thanksgiving)
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. PST
• Game attendance: 400
• Referee: R.M. Hurd (referee); E.B. Downing (umpire)
• Recaps: Seattle Post-Intelligencer;^[6] Tacoma Daily Ledger^[9]