1926 Oregon

2–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by John McEwan.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1926, game by game: won at Willamette 44–0; tied vs. Pacific (Oregon) 0–0; lost vs. Washington 9–23; lost vs. Stanford 12–29; won at California 21–13; lost at Washington State 0–7; lost at Oregon State 0–16+44−17Won 44–0 at Willamette+44WillametteTied 0–0 vs. Pacific (Oregon)0Pacific (Oregon)Lost 9–23 vs. Washington-14WashingtonLost 12–29 vs. Stanford-17StanfordWon 21–13 at California+8CaliforniaLost 0–7 at Washington State-7Washington StateLost 0–16 at Oregon State-16Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 16–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Photographs from 1926

  • Idaho vs. Oregon Football Game
    Idaho vs. Oregon Football GamePhoto: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
2–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠88
Coach
John McEwan
Elo
1411 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.6 No. 43 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Albert Sinclair

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.