The 1915 Washington football team represented the

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as a member of the

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during the

1915 college football season The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Cornell, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions in later years. Only Cornell ...

. In its eighth season under coach

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, the team compiled an overall record of 7–0 record, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 274 to 14. Washington had a mark of 1–0 in conference play, and were co-champions of the Northwest Conference alongside

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. Ray Hunt was the team captain. Washington did not play

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, or Oregon Agricultural this season. Play in the

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began the following year. '' Bow Down to Washington'' was written in 1915 and first performed at the game vs. California on November 6. The song's lyrics were printed in the game program for the second game against California one week later in Seattle.

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