1917 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–3 (1–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Couch
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0†
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
  • †1 tie game recognized by WSU, but not Pac-12

The 1917 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in 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 a 4–3 record (1–2 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents, 74 to 73. The team played home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Multnomah Athletic Club*
W 14–7
October 20at Washington State
L 3–26[1]
October 27Idaho*
W 14–0[2][3]
November 3Willamette*
  • Kincaid Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 14–0
November 10Mare Island Marines*
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
L 0–27[4]
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Coach at Idaho sees no victory; neither defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1917. p. 19. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ "University team shuts out Idaho". Eugene Daily Guard. October 29, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "1917 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "1917 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 54. Retrieved September 2, 2023.


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