Gonzaga football, 1892–1898

The earliest iterations of the Gonzaga football team represented Gonzaga College—now known as Gonzaga University—in American football competitions against other Spokane, Washington teams in the 1890s.

Gonzaga's team was originally formed to compete in a Thanksgiving Day game vs. the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club on November 24, 1892. The team was assembled and coached by Dr. Henry Luhn, a member of the S.A.A.C., who had recently arrived to Spokane from the East Coast. Luhn had been captain of the first Notre Dame football team as an undergraduate in 1887 and brought the game of American football to Spokane. Luhn also played as fullback for the Gonzaga eleven versus his club.

Through the decade Gonzaga played a number of games vs. Spokane High School, Spokane Business College, and the Blair Business College. In this time period the team was tied twice but never defeated, and except for the first game in 1892 was never scored upon.

The college's faculty discontinued football for the 1899 season, citing the graduation of their strongest and most experienced players. Although inter-class competition continued within the school, Gonzaga would not play another intercollegiate game for nearly a decade.