1917 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1917 Oregon Webfoots football
Conference Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–3 (1–2 Northwest, 1–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Couch
Home stadium Kincaid Field
Seasons
  1916
1918  
1917 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington State $ 5 0 06 0 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 1 14 2 1
Washington 1 1 11 2 1
Oregon 1 2 04 3 0
Idaho 1 3 02 3 0
Whitman 0 3 01 4 0
  • $ Conference champion
1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington State $ 3 0 06 0 1
California 2 1 05 5 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 14 2 1
Oregon 1 2 04 3 0
Washington 0 2 11 2 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1917 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1917 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Hugo Bezdek, the Webfoots compiled an overall record of 4–3 and were outscored by their opponents 74 to 73. Oregon had a record of 1–2 and placed fourth in both conferences. [1] The team played home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Multnomah Athletic Club *W 14–7
October 20at Washington State L 3–26 [2]
October 27 Idaho W 14–0 [3] [4]
November 3 Willamette *
  • Kincaid Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 14–0
November 10 Mare Island Marines *
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
L 0–27 [5]
November 27 California
  • Kincaid Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 21–0
November 29vs. Oregon Agricultural
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
L 7–14

References

  1. "Washington State Is Coast Champion For '17 Football Season". The Oregon Sunday Journal . Portland, Oregon. December 2, 1917. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved December 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "State College defeats Oregon by team work and powerful defense". Spokesman-Review. October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Google News Archives.
  3. "Coach at Idaho sees no victory; neither defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1917. p. 19. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Google News Archives.
  4. "University team shuts out Idaho". Eugene Daily Guard. October 29, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Google News Archives.
  5. "Mare Island Marines Roll Up 27 to 0 Score on Oregon's Varsity". The Oregon Sunday Journal. November 4, 1917. p. II-2. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1917 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. "1917 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  8. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 54. Retrieved September 2, 2023.