1924 Oberlin Congregationalists football team

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1924 Oberlin Congregationalists football
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OAC champion
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainButler
Seasons
← 1923
1925  →
1924 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oberlin $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0
Wittenberg 6 –1 –07 –1 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Case 6 –2 –16 –2 –1
Wooster 5 –2 –16 –2 –2
Akron 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Western Reserve 3 –2 –25 –2 –2
Heidelberg 3 –2 –23 –3 –2
Mount Union 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
Ohio Northern 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
St. Xavier 1 –1 –12 –5 –1
Kenyon 3 –4 –14 –4 –1
Denison 3 –4 –03 –4 –1
Ohio 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Otterbein 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
Muskingum 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Cincinnati 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Baldwin–Wallace 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Miami (OH) 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Hiram 0 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 Oberlin Congregationalists football team was an American football team that represented Oberlin College of Oberlin, Ohio, in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1924 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach William L. Hughes, the Congregationalists compiled a perfect 8–0 record (8–0 in conference games), won the OAC championship, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 151 to 16. [1] It was the first of two consecutive undefeated seasons, as the 1925 team compiled a 7–0–1 record. The undefeated streak continued for 22 games, ending on November 13, 1926. In the four seasons from 1924 to 1927, Oberlin lost only two games. [1]

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Four Oberlin players received first- or second-team honors on the All-OAC football teams: senior fullback Mox Weber (Coaches-1, INS-1, CPD-1, DDN-1); senior Lyle Butler at end (Coaches-1, INS-1, CPD-1, DDN-1); Appel at guard (INS-1); Harold McPhee at halfback (CPD-2). [2] [3] [4] [5]

At the end of the undefeated 1924 season, a campaign was approved to build a stadium on Oberlin's campus with seating for 5,200 persons. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Hiram Oberlin, OH W 41–0 [7]
October 4 Baldwin–Wallace Oberlin, OHW 39–0 [8]
October 11at Ohio Athens, OH W 13–7 [9] [10]
October 18at Western Reserve
W 27–7 [11]
October 25 Denison Oberlin, OHW 3–0 [12]
November 1at Case Oberlin, OHW 2–06,000 [13]
November 8 Cincinnati
W 13–0> 10,000 [14]
November 15 Miami (OH) Oberlin, OHW 13–2 [15]

Game summaries

Cincinnati

On November, Oberlin won its seventh consecutive gam, shutting out Cincinnati, 13–0, before a crowd of more than 10,000 spectators at the dedication game for Cincinnati's Nippert Memorial Stadium, named in honor of a football player who was killed during a game in 1923. [14] [16]

Miami (OH)

Oberlin concluded its season on November 15 with a 13–2 victory over Miami (OH). In the opening minutes of the game, Miami blocked an Oberlin punt on Oberlin's 10-yard line, and an Oberlin player recovered the ball behind the goal line for a safety, giving Miami a 2–0 lead. Oberlin responded with a long drive capped by a touchdown run by left halfback Harold McPhee. McPhee scored again in the fourth quarter on a wide end run. McPhee also kicked an extra point, as he scored all 13 Oberlin points. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "2008 Oberlin College Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 36. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Three Wittenberg Players Put on First All-Ohio Team Picked by Coaches: Lutherans Are Honored More Positions Than Any Other School -- Rohleder, Glatke and Beichly Draw Plums". The Springfield Daily News. November 30, 1924. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "All-Ohio Conference Elevens". The Marion Daily Star. November 24, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Plain Dealer's 1924 All-Ohio Conference Team". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 30, 1924. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ohio Conference Coaches Help Select All-Ohio Team". Dayton Daily News. November 30, 1924. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Oberlin Stadium Drive Approved". The Dayton Herald. December 18, 1924. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Oberlin Wreaks Its Vengeance: Scores at Will Against Hiram, Who Won in 1923". Cleveland Plain Dealer. September 28, 1924. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Oberlin Outplays Baldwin-Wallace: Passing Attack and Grabbing Off Fumbles Factors in 39 to 0 Victory". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 5, 1924. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Oberlin Passes Way To Victory". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 12, 1924. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Forward Pass Wins For Oberlin; M'Phee Scores". The Mansfield News. October 12, 1924. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ John Dietrich (October 19, 1924). "Oberlin Triumphs Over Reserve, 27-7: Cleveland Eleven's Air Attack Fails, Two Passes Being Intercepted". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Oberlin 3, Denison 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ John Dietrich (November 2, 1924). "Oberlin Noses Out Victory Over Case, 2-0: Scientists Go Under Near End of Battle; Blocked Punt Results in Safety; Capt. Gribben Crippled in First Half". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  14. 1 2 Billy Powers (November 9, 1924). "Bearcats Beaten By Oberlin: Long Passes Down Varsity To Tune of 13-0; Memorial Stadium Is Given To University". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. 1 2 "Oberlin Closes Season With Clean Slate By Victory Over Miami: Congregationalists Chalk Up Record of Eight WIns Over Ohio Conference Football Elevens". The Springfield Daily News. November 18, 1924. p. 6 (second section) – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Memorial Stadium Dedicated at University of Cincinnati; 10,000 Attend Ceremony". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1924. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
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