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1916 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

1916 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 Northwest, 0–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainLee Bissett
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington + 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon + 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Whitman 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Oregon ^ + 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
California 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

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 — known simultaneously as the "Aggies" and the "Beavers" during this era — played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23O.A.C. alumni*
L 7–13
September 30Multnomah Athletic Club*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–3[1]
October 7at Idaho
W 26–0[2]
October 14at Washington State
W 13–10[3]
October 21Nebraska*
L 7–17[4]
November 4Whitman
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 23–0[5]
November 11at Washington
L 0–355,000[6]
November 25Oregon
L 0–273,000[7][8]
November 30at USC*
W 16–75,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [10]

Roster

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Published roster of the OAC Beavers football team ahead of the November 25 game against Oregon.

References

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  1. ^ "Winged M Victor Over Aggie Team". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 1, 1916. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "OAC crushes Idaho eleven". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 8, 1916. p. 1, part 3.
  3. ^ "Oregon Aggies 13, Pullman team 10". The Sunday Oregonian. October 15, 1916. Retrieved May 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornhusker downs the Beaver". The Daily Astorian. October 22, 1916. Retrieved May 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oregon Aggies beat Whitman team by a decisive margin". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 5, 1916. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State varsity licks O.A.C. to frazzle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 13, 1916. p. 14.
  7. ^ "Oregon leading Aggies in game at Corvallis". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 25, 1916. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Oregon defeats O.A.C. grid team". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 26, 1916. p. 2, part 3.
  9. ^ "Weight wins for Oregon team, 16–7". Los Angeles Record. December 1, 1916. Retrieved May 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1916 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2016.