1896 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1896 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1896 college football season.[1] It was the Webfoots' third season; they competed as an independent and were led by head coach J. F. Frick. They finished the season with a record of two wins and one loss (2–1).

1896 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
CaptainJ. M. Edmundson
Home stadiumKincaid Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming     2 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 1
California     6 2 2
Stanford     2 1 1
Oregon     2 1 0
Utah     3 2 0
Saint Mary's     1 1 0
Washington     2 3 0
Nevada State     1 2 0
Oregon Agricultural     1 2 0
Utah Agricultural     0 1 0
New Mexico A&M     0 2 0
USC     0 3 0

The University of Oregon opened up its 1896–97 academic year on September 14 with an enrollment of 300, the largest in the history of the institution.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 7Oregon AgriculturalW 2–0"a small number"[3][4]
November 14at Oregon Agricultural
W 12–8300[5]
November 26at Multnomah Athletic ClubL 6–122,500[6]

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References edit

  1. ^ * McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
  2. ^ "Coast Colleges: University of Oregon," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, vol. 30, no. 141 (Oct. 4, 1896), p. 6.
  3. ^ "Tomorrow's game". Daily Eugene Guard. (location). November 6, 1896. p. 1.
  4. ^ "The opening game". Eugene City Guard. (location). November 14, 1896. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Error of the Referee," Corvallis Gazette, vol. 33, no. 36 (Nov. 20, 1896), p. 3.
  6. ^ "The Thanksgiving game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 27, 1896. p. 1.
  7. ^ "1896 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 56. Retrieved September 1, 2023.