| Year: | 1917 |
| Team: | Washington |
| Team Link: | Washington Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Northwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | Northwest |
| Conference2: | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Short Conf2: | PCC |
| Record: | 1–2–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–1–1 |
| Conf2 Record: | 0–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Claude J. Hunt |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Ernest Murphy |
| Stadium: | Denny Field |
The 1917 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under coach Claude J. Hunt, the team compiled an overall record of 1–2–1 and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 47 to 14. Washington had a record of 1–1–1 in Northwest Conference play, placing third, and 0–2–1 against PCC opponents, finishing last out of five teams.[1] Ernest Murphy was the team captain.
The defeat at California was Washington's first loss since 1907, ending a 63-game undefeated run (59 wins and 4 ties).[2] [3] [4] The Thanksgiving Day loss to Washington State at University Field (later Denny Field) was the first home defeat in a decade.