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1921 Oregon State

4–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by R.B. Rutherford.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1921, game by game: won vs. Rooks 68–7; won vs. Chemawa 68–0; tied vs. Multnomah A.C. 7–7; won at Willamette 54–0; won vs. Washington 24–0; lost at Stanford 7–14; lost vs. Washington State 3–7; tied at Oregon 0–0; lost at USC 0–7+68−7Won 68–7 vs. Rooks+61RooksWon 68–0 vs. Chemawa+68ChemawaTied 7–7 vs. Multnomah A.C.0Multnomah A.C.Won 54–0 at Willamette+54WillametteWon 24–0 vs. Washington+24WashingtonLost 7–14 at Stanford-7StanfordLost 3–7 vs. Washington State-4Washington StateTied 0–0 at Oregon0OregonLost 0–7 at USC-7USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsRooksW 68–⁠785%
Oct 1vsChemawaW 68–⁠086%
Oct 8vsMultnomah A.C.T 7–⁠784%
Oct 15atWillametteW 54–⁠077%
Oct 22vsWashingtonW 24–⁠057%
Oct 29atStanfordL 7–⁠1459%
Nov 12vsWashington StateL 3–⁠746%
Nov 19atOregonT 0–⁠039%
Nov 26atUSCL 0–⁠775%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 7–⁠0; 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
231–⁠42
Coach
R.B. Rutherford
Elo
1431 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.6 No. 25 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gap Powell

All-Pacific Coast

2 second team

Second team

  • Percy LoceyOTGV-2
  • Emil ChristensenOGGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1921 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Washington State2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Oregon State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠3
Washington0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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