Fielding Harris Yost was an American college football player, coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at: Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Kansas, Stanford University, San Jose State University, and the University of Michigan, compiling a coaching career record of 198–35–12. During his 25 seasons as the head football coach at Ann Arbor, Yost's Michigan Wolverines won six national championships, captured ten Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 165–29–10.
The USC Trojans football program represents the University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten Conference.
Dean Bartlett Cromwell, nicknamed "Maker of Champions", was an American athletic coach in multiple sports, principally at the University of Southern California (USC). He was the head coach of the USC track team from 1909 to 1948, excepting 1914 and 1915, and guided the team to 12 NCAA team national championships and 34 individual NCAA titles. He was the head coach for the U.S. track team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and assistant head coach for the U.S. track team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Homer Woodson "Bill" Hargiss was an American athlete and coach. He played American football and basketball and also competed in track and field events. Additionally, Hargis coached athletics at several colleges in the states of Kansas and Oregon. As an American football coach during the sport's early years, Hargis was an innovator. He was among few coaches in using the forward pass and the huddle, now staple features of the game.
Paul Jones Davis was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College (1908), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University (1909–1914), North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University (1915–1917), and University of North Dakota (1920–1924), and Mansfield State Teachers College—now known as Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (1932–1937). Davis was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M (1911–1915), North Dakota Agricultural (1915–1918), and North Dakota (1920–1924), amassing a career college basketball coaching mark of 112–44. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma A&M from 1909 to 1915, tallying a record of 54–40–1.
Ralph Fielding "Hutch" Hutchinson was an American football, basketball, and baseball player. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College (1901), the University of Texas at Austin (1903–1905), the University of New Mexico (1911–1916), Washington & Jefferson College (1918), the University of Idaho (1919), and the Idaho Technical Institute (1920–1927), compiling a career college football record of 62–55–6. Hutchinson was also the head basketball coach at New Mexico (1910–1917), Idaho (1919–1920), and Idaho Technical (1926–1927), amassing a career college basketball record of 56–18, and the head baseball coach at Texas from 1904 to 1906 and at New Mexico from 1910 to 1917, tallying a career college baseball mark of 69–44–2.
Forrest Eugene "Cap" Craver Sr. was an American college football player and coach and athletic director who helped to pioneer physical education programs at the collegiate level including the introduction of intramural sports.
The 1926 college football season was the first in which an attempt was made to recognize a national champion after the season.
The 1928 football season had both the USC Trojans and the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado claim national championships. USC was recognized as champions under the Dickinson System, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the No. 2 and No. 3 Dickinson-rated teams, California and Georgia Tech. The game was decided by a safety scored after Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction. Vance Maree blocked the ensuing punt which gave Georgia Tech a safety deciding the 8–7 win.
The 1931 college football season saw the USC Trojans win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors. Rockne, who had coached Notre Dame to a championship in 1930, had been killed in a plane crash on March 31, 1931. For the first time, the champion under the Dickinson System also played in a postseason game. The 1932 Rose Bowl, promoted as a national championship game between the best teams of East and West, matched USC and Tulane, No. 1 and No. 2 in the Dickinson ratings. USC won, 21–12, and was awarded the Albert Russel Erskine Trophy.
Hiland Orlando "Harry" Stickney was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College in 1893, the University of Wisconsin| from 1894 to 1895, and the Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University in 1899. He led the 1899 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team to a record of 3–2.
The 1916 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coach Dean Cromwell, the Trojans compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 129 to 80. The season featured USC's first game against Arizona, a 20–7 victory in Phoenix, its third game against California, a 27–0 loss in Los Angeles, and its second game against Oregon Agricultural, a 16–7 loss in Los Angeles.
The 1928 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 9–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 267 to 59, and won the PCC championship.
The 1927 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled an 8–1–1 record, tied with Stanford and Idaho for the Pacific Coast Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 64. The season featured the first game in the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry; Notre Dame won by a 13 to 12 score in Los Angeles. The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.
The 1925 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Paul J. Schissler, the Aggies compiled an overaall record of 7–2 and outscored opponents 268 to 81. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 7–0 in Northwest Conference play, sharing the conference title with Washington, and 3–2 against PCC opponents, tying for third place. Under Schissler, from 1925 to 1932, no team captains were elected. The team played its home games on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.
The 1921 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach Red Rutherford, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 and outscored their opponents, 231 to 42. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 1–1–1 in Northwest Conference play and 1–2–1 against PCC opponents, placing fourth in both conferences. Chuck Rose was the team captain. Fullback Gap Powell was selected as an All-American by Football World and Athletic World. The team played home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.
The 1917 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1917 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Joseph Pipal, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 83 to 33. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 2–1–1 in Northwest Conference play, placing second, and 1–2–1 against PCC opponents, finishing third. The team played home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. Lee Bissett was the team captain.
The 1916 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1916 college football season. In their first season under head coach Joseph Pipal, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–5 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 112 to 92. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 3–2 in Northwest Conference play, placing third, and 0–2 against PCC opponents, finishing third. The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. Brewer Billie was the team captain.
The 1912 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1912 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Sam Dolan, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–4 record with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, placing last out of six teams in the Northwest Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 57 to 40. Otto Sitton was the team captain.
The 1910 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1910 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach George Schildmiller, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–2–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the Northwest Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 43 to 27. Against major opponents, the Aggies defeated Washington State (9–3) and lost to Oregon (12–0) and Washington (22–0). The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. James Evenden was the team captain.
