1926 Oregon State

7–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Paul Schissler.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1926, game by game: won vs. Multnomah A.C. 67–0; won at Montana 49–0; won vs. Gonzaga 23–6; won at California 27–7; won vs. Idaho 3–0; lost vs. USC 7–17; won vs. Oregon 16–0; won at Marquette 29–0+67−10Won 67–0 vs. Multnomah A.C.+67Multnomah A.C.Won 49–0 at Montana+49MontanaWon 23–6 vs. Gonzaga+17GonzagaWon 27–7 at California+20CaliforniaWon 3–0 vs. Idaho+3IdahoLost 7–17 vs. USC-10USCWon 16–0 vs. Oregon+16OregonWon 29–0 at Marquette+29Marquette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsMultnomah A.C.W 67–⁠088%
Oct 2atMontanaW 49–⁠050%
Oct 8vsGonzagaW 23–⁠664%
Oct 16atCaliforniaW 27–⁠754%
Oct 30vsIdahoW 3–⁠077%
Nov 11vsUSCL 7–⁠1754%
Nov 20vsOregonW 16–⁠078%
Nov 26atMarquetteW 29–⁠079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marquette 29–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
221–⁠30
Coach
Paul Schissler
Elo
1613 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.1 No. 18 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W. “Ironhorse” Schulmerich

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Jim DixonOTAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Wes SchulmerichFBAP-2
  • Hip DickersonOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1926 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford4–⁠010–⁠0–⁠1
USC5–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon State4–⁠17–⁠1
Washington State4–⁠16–⁠1
Washington3–⁠28–⁠2
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠5
California0–⁠53–⁠6

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