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1916 Oregon

7–⁠0–⁠1 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Hugo Bezdek.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1916, game by game: won vs. Willamette 97–0; won vs. Multnomah A.C. 28–0; won at California 39–14; tied vs. Washington 0–0; won vs. Washington State 12–3; won at Oregon State 27–0; won at Multnomah A.C. 27–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 14–0+97Won 97–0 vs. Willamette+97WillametteWon 28–0 vs. Multnomah A.C.+28Multnomah A.C.Won 39–14 at California+25CaliforniaTied 0–0 vs. Washington0WashingtonWon 12–3 vs. Washington State+9Washington StateWon 27–0 at Oregon State+27Oregon StateWon 27–0 at Multnomah A.C.+27Multnomah A.C.Won 14–0 vs. Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsWillametteW 97–⁠089%
Oct 14vsMultnomah A.C.W 28–⁠086%
Oct 21atCaliforniaW 39–⁠1444%
Nov 4vsWashingtonT 0–⁠060%
Nov 11vsWashington StateW 12–⁠365%
Nov 25atOregon StateW 27–⁠058%
Nov 29atMultnomah A.C.W 27–⁠085%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsPennsylvaniaRose BowlW 14–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 14–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1916.

Pacific Coast Conference champions2–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Washington

Record
7–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
244–⁠17
Coach
Hugo Bezdek
Elo
1626 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.1 No. 13 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Beckett

All-Pacific Coast

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Charles A. HuntingtonQBAS-1; GV-1; ODJ; PS-1
  • Johnny ParsonsRBPS-1
  • Brick MitchellEAS-1; GV-1; ODJ; PS-1
  • John BeckettOTAS-1; GV-1; ODJ; PS-1
  • Elmer SnyderOGGV-1; ODJ; PS-1
  • Jake RisleyCAS-1; GV-1; ODJ

Second team

  • Orville MonteithRBGV-2
  • R.L. TegartEGV-2
  • Ken BartlettOTGV-2

From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1916 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
California0–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State0–⁠24–⁠5

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