1895 Oregon Webfoots football
1895 U of O football team, Coach Percy Benson in lower left
OIFA champion
ConferenceOregon Intercollegiate Football Association
Record4–0 (4–0 OIFA)
Head coach
CaptainH. S. Templeton
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
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The 1895 Oregon Webfoots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oregon in the 1895 college football season.[1] It was the Webfoots' second season. They were led by head coach Percy Benson, previously a star player for the University of California team.

The Webfoots were part of a five-team conference called the Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association, which met in Salem on October 5, 1895, to elect officers, establish official rules, and set a schedule for the year.[2] Other members of the conference included Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis, Portland University (a short-lived private school which closed in 1900), Pacific University in Forest Grove, and Willamette University in Salem.[2]

The first two games of the 1895 season – against OAC[3] and Willamette[4] – were regarded as exhibition practice games, the final two contests being official conference games that were part of the "league series."[5]

They finished the season with a record of four wins and zero losses (4–0), winning the OIFA's pennant.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 26Oregon Agricultural
W 46–0[6]
November 2at Willamette
W 8–4[7]
November 16at Portland UniversityPortland, ORW 6–4[8]
November 28Willamette University
  • Kincaid Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 6–01,000[9]

[10][11]

Roster

Starters

• Left end: Coleman
• Left tackle: F. Templeton
• Left guard: Edmunson
• Center: Gilleland
• Right guard: E. P. Shattuck
• Right tackle: Herbold
• Right end: Travis
• Quarterback: R. Bryson
• Left halfback: Bishop
• Right halfback: Keene
• Fullback: H. Templeton

Reserves: Farrington, A. Kuykendall, Merriman, Miller, Prather, Stransley;[6] Higgins, Storossli[12]

References

  1. ^ * McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
  2. ^ a b "Pigskin Punchers," Daily Oregon Statesman, vol. 45 (Oct. 6, 1895,), p. 5.
  3. ^ "Reaching for the Championship: The OAC Football Team Has a New Coach and Work Has Begun," Corvallis Times, vol. 8, no. 36 (Oct. 23, 1895), p. 3.
  4. ^ Hurrah for Willamette! Capital Journal, vol. 8, no. 150 (Oct. 28, 1895), p. 4.
  5. ^ "To Salem," Daily Eugene Guard, vol. 9, no. 123 (Nov. 1, 1895), p. 4.
  6. ^ a b "U. of O.'s win!". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1895. p. 1.
  7. ^ "U. of O.'s victorious again". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 2, 1895. p. 1.
  8. ^ "The team at home". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 18, 1895. p. 4.
  9. ^ "The pennant is ours". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 29, 1895. p. 1.
  10. ^ "1895 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 56. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "To Salem," Eugene Daily Guard, Nov. 1, 1895, p. 4.


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