1896 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1896
Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
CaptainJ. M. Edmundson
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
1896 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming     2 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 1
California     6 2 2
Stanford     2 1 1
Oregon     2 1 0
Utah
    3 2 0
Saint Mary's
    1 1 0
Washington     2 3 0
Nevada State     1 2 0
Oregon Agricultural     1 2 0
Utah Agricultural     0 1 0
New Mexico A&M
    0 2 0
USC     0 3 0

The 1896 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1896 college football season.[1] It was the Webfoots' third season; they competed as an independent and were led by head coach J. F. Frick. They finished the season with a record of two wins and one loss (2–1).

The University of Oregon opened up its 1896–97 academic year on September 14 with an enrollment of 300, the largest in the history of the institution.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 7Oregon AgriculturalW 2–0"a small number"[3][4]
November 14at Oregon Agricultural
W 12–8300[5]
November 26at
Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
  • L 6–122,500[6]

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    References

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    2. ^ "Coast Colleges: University of Oregon," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, vol. 30, no. 141 (Oct. 4, 1896), p. 6.
    3. ^ "Tomorrow's game". Daily Eugene Guard. (location). November 6, 1896. p. 1.
    4. ^ "The opening game". Eugene City Guard. (location). November 14, 1896. p. 5.
    5. ^ "Error of the Referee," Corvallis Gazette, vol. 33, no. 36 (Nov. 20, 1896), p. 3.
    6. ^ "The Thanksgiving game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 27, 1896. p. 1.
    7. ^ "1896 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
    8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 56. Retrieved September 1, 2023.