1917 Oregon State

4–⁠2–⁠1 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Joseph Pipal.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1917, game by game: won vs. Vancouver Barracks 34–0; won vs. Idaho 26–6; lost at California 3–14; won vs. Multnomah A.C. 6–0; lost vs. Washington State 0–6; tied at Washington 0–0; won vs. Oregon 14–7+34−11Won 34–0 vs. Vancouver Barracks+34Vancouver Barra…Won 26–6 vs. Idaho+20IdahoLost 3–14 at California-11CaliforniaWon 6–0 vs. Multnomah A.C.+6Multnomah A.C.Lost 0–6 vs. Washington State-6Washington StateTied 0–0 at Washington0WashingtonWon 14–7 vs. Oregon+7Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 14–⁠7; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠33
Coach
Joseph Pipal
Elo
1479 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.1 No. 72 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Meier Newman

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • WalkerOTGV-1; PS-1
  • WilliamsOGGV-1; PS-1

Second team

  • Henry ReardonQBGV-2
  • LodellRBGV-2
  • Lee BissettFBGV-2
  • SelphCGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1917 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1917 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State3–⁠06–⁠0–⁠1
California2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Oregon State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Oregon1–⁠24–⁠3
Washington0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.