1917 Oregon
4–3 (1–2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Hugo Bezdek. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–3, over six games to the seven on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat California 21–0Nov 17
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | atMultnomah A.C. | W 14–7 | 85% |
| Oct 20 | at Washington State | L 3–26 | 58% |
| Oct 27 | vs Idaho | W 14–0 | 71% |
| Nov 3 | vsWillamette | W 14–0 | 92% |
| Nov 10 | atMare Island Marines | L 0–27 | 42% |
| Nov 17 | vs California | W 21–0 | 68% |
| Nov 29 | at Oregon State | L 7–14 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 14–7; 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 52nd-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 1917.
- Record
- 4–3
- Conference
- 1–2 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 73–74
- Coach
- Hugo Bezdek
- Elo
- 1536 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.6 No. 67 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ray Couch
All-Pacific Coast
1 first teamFirst team
Bill SteersQBGV-1; PS-1
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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State | 3–0 | 6–0–1 | |
| California | 2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Oregon State | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Oregon | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
 Washington | 0–2–1 | 1–2–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.