1905 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

1905 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
Coach Steckle as an All-American in 1898
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Allen Steckle (2nd season)
Captain	George Root
Home stadium	OAC Field
Seasons ←  1904 1906  →

1905 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford			–					8	–	0	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					3	–	0	–	0
Colorado			–					8	–	1	–	0
New Mexico			–					5	–	1	–	1
Utah			–					6	–	2	–	0
California			–					4	–	1	–	2
Oregon Agricultural			–					6	–	3	–	0
USC			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arizona			–					4	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	2	–	2
Washington			–					4	–	2	–	2
Washington State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					2	–	2	–	1
Wyoming			–					3	–	4	–	0
Montana			–					2	–	3	–	0
Montana Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	1
Nevada State			–					0	–	3	–	1
Tempe Normal			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1905 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Allen Steckle, a former All-American tackle from Michigan, the Aggies compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 28.

OAC defeated Washington State (29–0), Willamette (28–0), and Washington (16–0), and lost to California (0–10), Oregon (0–6), and the Multnomah Athletic Club (5–6). ^[1] Bert Pilkington was the team captain. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	O.A.C. alumni	College Field Corvallis, OR	W 10–6		[3]
October 7	Chemawa	College Field Corvallis, OR	W 18–0		[4]
October 14	Whitworth	College Field Corvallis, OR	W 58–0		[5]
October 21	Washington State	College Field Corvallis, OR	W 29–0		[6]
October 28	at California	California Field Berkeley, CA	L 0–10		[7]
November 11	at Oregon	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR (rivalry)	L 0–6		[8]
November 24	Willamette	College Field Corvallis, OR	W 28–0		[9]
November 30	at Washington	Recreation Park Seattle, WA	W 16–0		[10] [11]
December 9	at Multnomah Athletic Club	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	L 5–6		[12]

References

1. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148–149. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
2. 2016 Media Guide, p. 186.
3. "Wins first game, O.A.C. defeats Alumni by score of 10 to 6". Corvallis Gazette. October 3, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Licked poor Lo, Steckle's men defeated Chemawas, eighteen to naught". Corvallis Gazette. October 11, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Oregon Farmers too heavy for Whitworth". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 15, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Oregon defeats Washington". The Morning Astorian. October 22, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Snedigar's great sprint results in a touchdown for California". The San Francisco Call. October 29, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Eugene on top, Oregon University football team wins state championship defeating O.A.C." Oregon Daily Statesman. November 12, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Farmers are the victors". The Capital Journal. November 25, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Oregon Farmers Down Washington". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Seattle, Washington. December 1, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved November 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Washington lost to the O.A.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 1, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Corvallis quits field, dissatisfied with referee's decisions, college team refuses to finish". Daily Oregon Statesman. December 10, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.