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1917 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1917 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–3 (1–2 Northwest, 1–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Couch
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 5 0 0 6 0 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 1 1 4 2 1
Washington 1 1 1 1 2 1
Oregon 1 2 0 4 3 0
Idaho 1 3 0 2 3 0
Whitman 0 3 0 1 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
California 2 1 0 5 5 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 1 4 2 1
Oregon 1 2 0 4 3 0
Washington 0 2 1 1 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

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

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References

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  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 icon.
  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.