September
September 20 Stanford opened its season against a non-college team, beating the West Coast Army club, 32-0
September 27 Nearly all the big schools scheduled tune-up games against weaker visitors, and all but one shut out the opposition. Michigan opened its season with a doubleheader, beating Denison 33-0 and Eastern Michigan 7-0. Other schools rolled up high schores, as Stanford beat the Olympic Club, 18-0; Army beat Boston University 39-0; Alabama beat Samford, 43-0; USC rolled over UCLA 52-0; Tennessee beat Maryville College 54-0; Dartmouth beat Norwich College 79-0; and Tulane defeated Lafayette College of Louisiana, 84-0. Only Washington State was scored upon, getting a surprise from the Coyotes of College of Idaho, which unleashed a surprise passing attack for two touchdowns (and 12 of 19 completions) in the fourth quarter. WSU won 47-12.
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