1916 Oregon Webfoots football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Penn
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–0–1 (2–0–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Beckett
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
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 champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1916 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1916 college football season. It was the Webfoots' 24th overall and first season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The team was led by head coach Hugo Bezdek, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene and at Multnomah Field in Portland.

Oregon finished the season with a record of seven wins, zero losses and one tie (7–0–1 overall, 2–0–1 in the PCC) and with a victory over Penn in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.

This was first Oregon football team to play to the school's Mighty Oregon fight song, which was first performed on January 7, 1916.[1]

In 2016 the Oregon Ducks wore Webfoot throwback jerseys in their game vs. Washington to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both the fight song and the 1916 squad.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Willamette*
W 97–0[3]
October 14Multnomah Athletic Club*
  • Kincaid Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 28–0[4][5]
October 21at California
W 39–1410,000[6][7]
November 42:30 p.m.Washingtondagger
T 0–05,000[8][9][10]
November 11vs. Washington State*
W 12–38,000[11][12][13]
November 25at Oregon Agricultural
W 27–03,000[14][15]
November 30at Multnomah Athletic Club*
W 27–0[16][17]
January 1, 1917vs. Penn*
W 14–027,000[18]

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Personnel

Roster

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Depth chart

Game summaries

Willamette

Willamette at Oregon – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Willamette 0 0 000
Oregon 20 28 212897

at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: Saturday, October 7th, 1916
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Bill Schmitt • Linesman: Dean Walker
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

In their first game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Willamette Methodists by a massive margin of 97–0.

Multnomah Athletic Club

Multnomah Athletic Club at Oregon – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Multnomah Athletic Club 0 0 000
Oregon 0 14 7728

at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: Saturday, October 14th, 1916
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Bill Schmitt • Linesman: Clyde Johnson
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

In their second game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Multnomah Athletic Club 28–0, recording their second shutout in as many games.

California

Oregon at California – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oregon 13 7 13639
California 7 0 0714

at California Field • Berkeley, California

  • Date: Saturday, October 21st, 1916
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Game attendance: 10,000
  • Referee: Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Braddock • Linesman: Adams
Game information
First quarter
  • CAL – Wells 5-yard run (Montgomery Kick)
  • ORE – Johnny Parsons 1-yard run (Hollis Huntington Kick)
  • ORE – Shy Huntington 1-yard run (PAT Missed)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • ORE – H. Huntington 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
  • ORE – Parsons 20-yard run (PAT Missed)
Fourth quarter
  • ORE – Beckett 1-yard run (PAT Missed)
  • CAL – Sharpe 1-yard run (Montgomery Kick)

In their first conference game of the season the Webfoots defeated the California Golden Bears 39–14, allowing their only two touchdowns of the season during the game.

Washington

Washington at Oregon – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Washington 0 0 000
Oregon 0 0 000

at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: Saturday, November 4th, 1916
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Heavy Rain
  • Game attendance: 10,000

In their first home conference game of the season the Webfoots tied with the Washington Huskies while playing in a heavy downpour that muddied the field.

Washington State

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Oregon Agricultural

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Multnomah Athletic Club

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Penn – 3rd Rose Bowl

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References

  1. ^ "'Mighty Oregon' sings of the past". Daily Emerald. November 12, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Alger, Tyson (October 3, 2016). "Oregon Ducks bring back 'Webfoots' uniforms for game vs. Washington Huskies". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 7, 2021. The tops are navy blue with yellow lettering with "Webfoots" across the chest. The bottoms are black.
  3. ^ "Football results". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 7, 1916. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Football results". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 14, 1916. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Oregon drubs Multnomah". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 15, 1916. p. 1, part 3.
  6. ^ "California is outclassed by Oregon eleven". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 21, 1916. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Oregon wins from California". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 22, 1916. p. 1, part 3.
  8. ^ "Pigskin warriors to play in rain". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 4, 1916. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Final -- Oregon, 0; Washington, 0". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. November 4, 1916. p. 1.
  10. ^ Varnell, George M. (November 6, 1916). "Fumbles feature game at Eugene". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (game referee). p. 18.
  11. ^ Varnell, George M. (November 11, 1916). "Parson's decision made before last week's game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Huntington's kick puts U. of O. team in lead". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 11, 1916. p. 1.
  13. ^ Varnell, George M. (November 13, 1916). "Pullman defense its Achilles heel". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (game referee). p. 14.
  14. ^ "Oregon leading Aggies in game at Corvallis". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 25, 1916. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Oregon defeats O.A.C. grid team". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 26, 1916. p. 2, part 3.
  16. ^ "Oregon eleven wins from Club eleven". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. December 1, 1916. p. 2.
  17. ^ "Oregon U. trims Multnomah club". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. December 1, 1916. p. 16.
  18. ^ "Oregon eleven wins, score 14 to 0". Eugene Daily Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 1, 1917. p. 1.
  19. ^ "1916 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "1916 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  21. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 54. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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