1912 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team
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Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 3–4 (1–3 Northwest) |
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Captain | Otto Sitton [1] |
Home stadium | Bell Field |
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Washington $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitman
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2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon Agricultural | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1912 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1912 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Sam Dolan, the Aggies compiled a 3–4 record (1–3 against NWC opponents), finished last in the NWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 57 to 40.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 12 | O.A.C. alumni* | W 2–0 | [2] | ||||
October 19 | at Multnomah Field | L 0–9 | [3] | ||||
November 1 | at Washington State | L 9–10 | [4] | ||||
November 9 | vs. Washington |
| L 3–9 | 4,000 | [5] | ||
November 16 | Whitman* |
| W 20–3 | 2,500 | [6] | ||
November 23 | vs. Oregon | Albany, OR | L 0–3 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
November 28 | at Occidental* |
| W 23–6 | [8] | |||
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Season summary
The Oregon Agricultural College Aggies opened their 1912 season with a pair of non-conference tune-up games, a 2-0 tussle against a team of former OAC players,
OAC opened the 1912 Northwest Conference season on November 1 with a 10–9 loss against
On November 9 OAC went up against the
The third game of the season for the OAC Aggies brought the football team of Whitman College of Walla Walla, Washington to Corvallis. The Whitman Missionaries should not be regarded as a "patsy" opponent, having already shellacked a common opponent, the Washington State Cougars, by a score of 30–0, while having crushed the Oregon Webfoots by as nearly as impressive a margin, 20–0.[14] Indeed, coming into the game Whitman was regarded as the odds-on favorite.[14] Playing on a muddy field, the Aggies turned in their best performance of the year, topping Whitman by a score of 20–3.[15] Dewey, Shaw, and Larson scored touchdowns for the Aggies in the win, with Niles adding a garbage time field goal for head coach Archie Hahn and his Whitman squad in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter to avoid the shutout.[15]
The 1–2 Aggies next headed for a neutral field in neighboring Albany, Oregon, for their November 23 matchup against their arch in-state rivals, the University of Oregon Webfoots in the fifteenth installment of what would later come to be known as the Civil War. Although the final score was close, the game was dominated by the Eugene squad, with Oregon's Johnny Parsons breaking off three long runs against the Aggies, finishing the day with over 200 total yards gained.[16] Penalties and multiple missed kicks proved the bane for the Oregon team, with a number of long punts by OAC substitute Larson responsible for keeping Oregon out of the end zone.[16] A 22-yard kick by Fenton for the Webfoots in the second quarter proved to be the game's only scoring in Oregon's 3–0 victory.[16]
With the conference schedule finished, the Beavers traveled south to play
OAC ended the year with 3 wins and 4 losses, although putting up just the Whitman win against three losses in conference play. For the year, powered by its two big wins, the Beavers outscored their opponents 57 to 40.
Roster
• Left end: Bennie Robertson
• Left tackle: "Prunes" Moore
• Left guard: Hofer
• Center: Chrisman †
• Right guard: Otto Sitton (captain)
• Right tackle: Everett May
• Right end: Kellogg
• Quarterback: Dewey
• Left Halfback: Blackwell †
• Right Halfback: Shaw
• Fullback: Jim Evendon
†- 1912 All-Northwest First Team pick of Roscoe Fawcett (Oregonian)[20]
Average weight: Linemen: 174 pounds; Backfield 162 pounds.[14]
Substitute linemen: Hoffman, Laythe
Backfield substitutes: "Shrimp" Reynolds (QB), Rasmussen, Richardson
Utility substitutes: Larson, Hewitt, Anderson, McKensie[12]
Injured in Multnomah game and lost for year: "Amy" Hauser
Note: players played both offense and defense in this era, akin to modern rugby or soccer.
References
- ^ "Sitton OAC Captain," Spokane Spokesman-Review, Dec. 14, 1911, p. 14.
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- ^ "Washington wins from Oregon Aggies". Twice-a-week Guard. November 11, 1912. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon victor over Corvallis at Albany". Eugene Daily Guard. November 23, 1912. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Varsity Bested the Alumni," Corvallis Weekly Gazette-Times, vol. 51, no. 39 (Oct. 11, 1912), p. 6.
- ^ a b c "Multnomah's Husky Eleven is Too Much for Sterling Lineup of Aggies," Oregon Journal, vol. 9, no. 28 (Oct. 20, 1912), section 3, p. 9.
- ^ a b "OAC Falls Before State College Team of Fighters," Pullman Herald, vol. 25, no. 7 (Nov. 8, 1912), p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "The Big Game Comes Tomorrow," Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times, vol. 4, no. 128 (Nov. 8, 1912), pp. 1, 4.
- ^ a b "OAC Plays Great Game and Goes to Defeat Covered with Glory – and Mud," Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times, vol. 4, no. 130 (Nov. 11, 1912), pp. 1, 4.
- ^ a b c "The Game of All Games Tomorrow," Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times, vol. 4, no. 134 (Nov. 15, 1912), pp. 1, 4.
- ^ a b "Whitman, Touted as Champions, No Match for OAC Saturday," Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times, vol. 4, no. 136 (Nov. 18, 1912), p. 1.
- ^ a b c Franklin Allen, "Fenton's Boot Humbles OAC," Eugene Morning Register, vol. 29, no. 36 (Nov. 24, 1912), pp. 1, 6.
- ^ "Team Goes to California Soon," Corvallis Weekly Gazette-Times, vol. 51, no. 45 (Nov. 22, 1912), p. 6.
- ^ a b "OAC to Play in Southland Thursday P.M.," Corvallis Weekly Gazette-Times, vol. 51, no. 46 (Nov. 29, 1912), p. 1.
- ^ a b c d "OAC Best Occidental, 23 to 6," Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times, vol. 4, no. 145 (Nov. 29, 1912), p. 1.
- ^ "Two Beavers for 'Star' Team," Corvallis Daily Gazette-Times, vol. 4, no. 147 (Dec. 2, 1912), p. 1.