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1897 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1897 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard Shore Smith
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Agricultural     5 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 0
Wyoming     2 0 0
USC     5 1 0
Stanford     4 1 0
New Mexico A&M     1 0 1
Oregon     1 1 0
Montana     1 2 3
Washington     1 2 0
Montana Agricultural     1 3 0
California     0 3 2
Utah     1 5 0
Arizona Normal     0 1 0
Nevada State     0 1 0

The 1897 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1897 college football season.[1] It was the Webfoots' fourth season; they competed as an independent and were led by head coach Joe Smith. They finished the season with a record of one win and one loss (1–1).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 6ChemawaW 10–0[2]
November 20Oregon Agricultural
L 8–24[3][4][5]

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Background

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Ahead of the 1897 football season, the faculty of the University of Oregon established a set of rules for athletes participating in the school's behalf in athletic events. All players were required to have attained 42 academic credits, with a 85% grade standing in all classes taken during the most recent semester.[8] All players must have attended the school for one full year prior to playing and were required to "maintain a student character above reproach" to be eligible for competition.[8]

Only games against other colleges were permitted, with the schedule required to be submitted to and approved by an elected committee of four faculty members.[8] The season was also required to be terminated by December 1.[8]

References

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  1. ^ * McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
  2. ^ "The football game". Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). November 13, 1897. p. 6.
  3. ^ "U. of O. vs. O.A.C." Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1897. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Corvallis wins". Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). November 27, 1897. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Corvallis Easily Defeated Eugene". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 21, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 56. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Rules Under Which UO Athletes Are Obliged to Labor, by Faculty — Not Much Interest Taken," [Salem] Capital Journal, May 25, 1897, p. 2.