1923 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5–2 (1–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainPercy Locey
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Washington^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Stanford 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
USC 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Washington State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Oregon 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach R. B. "Dick" Rutherford, the Aggies compiled a 4–5–2 record (1–3–1 in PCC, sixth) and were outscored 71 to 55.[1] Tackle Percy Locey was the team captain;[2] the team played its home games on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.

In January 1924, coach Rutherford resigned as the school's football coach and director of athletics, effective at the end of his contract July 1. According to the Corvallis Gazette-Times, it had been "an open secret" that the alumni had been active in opposing Rutherford's retention.[3] In four seasons under Rutherford, the Aggies had an overall record of 13–14–6 (.485) and were 4–10–3 (.324) in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Pacific (OR)*
W 12–0[4]
October 6Multnomah Athletic Club*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
T 0–0[5]
October 13O.A.C. Alumni*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 13–0
October 20at California
L 0–26[6]
November 3Washington
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–14[7]
November 10at Idaho
L 0–7[8]
November 17vs. Washington State
T 3–3[9]
November 24at Oregon
W 6–0[10]
November 29at Multnomah Athletic Club*
W 12–0[11]
December 25at Hawaiian All Stars*
L 9–14[12]
January 1at Hawaii*
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 0–7[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1923 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. p. 186. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dick Rutherford To Leave College: Director of Physical Education Quits Post After Four Years' Service". Corvallis Gazette-Times. January 25, 1924. p. 1.
  4. ^ "O.A.C. is winner". The Sunday Democrat. September 30, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "O.A.C.-Multmomah scoreless tie". Morning Register. October 7, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears crush Aggies". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U. of W. Huskies beat Aggies 14–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Idaho wins from Oregon Aggies". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. November 11, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W.S.C. and O.A.C. in 3–3 tie". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 18, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oregon Aggies in victory over foes". Oakland Tribune. November 25, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies winners over Multnomah". The Oregon Statesman. November 30, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oregon Aggies are defeated in hard game". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Deans humble Aggies in seven to nothing scrap that closes visit here". The Honolulu Advertiser. January 2, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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