The 1916 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1916 college football season . It was the Webfoots' 24th overall and first season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). The team was led by head coach Hugo Bezdek , in his fourth year, and played their home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene and at Multnomah Field in Portland .
Oregon finished the season with a record of seven wins, zero losses and one tie (7–0–1 overall, 2–0–1 in the PCC) and with a victory over Penn in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day .
Schedule [ ] Personnel [ ] Roster [ ] Depth chart [ ]
LE
Johnny Beckett
McKinney
LT
Brick Mitchell
B.T. Williams
LHB
Orville Montieth
Jensen
QB
Shy Huntington
Neil Morfitt
RG
Bert Spellman
G. Dudley
RHB
Johnny Parsons
Ray Couch
RT
R.L. Tegart
B.T. Williams
RE
Ken Bartlett
C.E. Nelson
Game summaries [ ] Willamette [ ]
Willamette at Oregon – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Willamette
0
0
0
0
0
Oregon
20
28
21
28
97
at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon
Date : Saturday, October 7th, 1916Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : Referee : Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Bill Schmitt • Linesman: Dean Walker
Game information
First Quarter ORE – Montieth 6-yard run (PAT Missed)
ORE – Shy Huntington 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – Hollis Huntington 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick) Second Quarter ORE – H. Huntington 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – S. Huntington 40-yard pass (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – Jensen 8-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – Montieth 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick) Third Quarter ORE – S. Huntington 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – H. Huntington 5-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – Montieth 25-yard pass from S. Huntington (S. Huntington Kick) Fourth Quarter ORE – S. Huntington 30-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – S. Huntington 60–yard punt return (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – Tegart 5-yard pass from S. Huntington (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – S. Huntington 60-yard run (Montieth Kick)
In their first game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Willamette Methodists by a massive margin of 97–0.
Multnomah Athletic Club [ ]
Multnomah Athletic Club at Oregon – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Multnomah Athletic Club
0
0
0
0
0
Oregon
0
14
7
7
28
at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon
Date : Saturday, October 14th, 1916Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : Referee : Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Bill Schmitt • Linesman: Clyde Johnson
Game information
Second Quarter ORE – Tegart 20-yard pass from Shy Huntington (S. Huntington Kick )
ORE – Johnny Parsons 1-yard run (Montieth Kick) Third Quarter ORE – Tegart 15-yard pass from Shy Huntington (S. Huntington Kick ) Fourth Quarter ORE – Mitchell 30-yard fumble recovery (S. Huntington Kick )
In their second game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Multnomah Athletic Club 28–0, recording their second shutout in as many games.
California [ ]
Oregon at California – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Oregon
13
7
13
6
39
California
7
0
0
7
14
at California Field • Berkeley, California
Date : Saturday, October 21st, 1916Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 10,000Referee : Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Braddock • Linesman: Adams
Game information
First Quarter CAL – Wells 5-yard run (Montgomery Kick)
ORE – Johnny Parsons 1-yard run (Hollis Huntington Kick)
ORE – Shy Huntington 1-yard run (PAT Missed) Second Quarter ORE – S. Huntington 5-yard run (Beckett Kick) Third Quarter ORE – H. Huntington 1-yard run (S. Huntington Kick)
ORE – Parsons 20-yard run (PAT Missed) Fourth Quarter ORE – Beckett 1-yard run (PAT Missed)
CAL – Sharpe 1-yard run (Montgomery Kick)
In their first conference game of the season the Webfoots defeated the California Golden Bears 39–14, allowing their only two touchdowns of the season during the game.
Washington [ ]
Washington at Oregon – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Washington
0
0
0
0
0
Oregon
0
0
0
0
0
at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon
Date : Saturday, November 4th, 1916Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Heavy RainGame attendance : 10,000
In their first home conference game of the season the Webfoots tied with the Washington Huskies while playing in a heavy downpour that muddied the field.
Washington State [ ] Oregon Agricultural – 21st Civil War [ ] Multnomah Athletic Club [ ] Penn – 3rd Rose Bowl [ ] References [ ]
↑ "Football results" . Eugene Daily Guard . Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 1. October 7, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uU9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2771%2C4630062 .↑ "Football results" . Eugene Daily Guard . Associated Press (Oregon): p. 1. October 14, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v09XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6250%2C4934871 .↑ "Oregon drubs Multnomah" . Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington): p. 1, part 3. October 15, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FeAUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=meADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3600%2C1153569 .↑ "California is outclassed by Oregon eleven" . Eugene Daily Guard . Associated Press (Oregon): p. 1. October 21, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xU9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5568%2C5214232 .↑ "Oregon wins from California" . Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington): p. 1, part 3. October 22, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HuAUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=meADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6169%2C2524600 .↑ "Pigskin warriors to play in rain" . Spokane Daily Chronicle (Washington): p. 12. November 4, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h8RXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4702%2C2146164 .↑ "Final -- Oregon, 0; Washington, 0" . Eugene Daily Guard (Oregon): p. 1. November 4, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0U9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5406%2C5798204 .↑ Varnell, George M. (November 6, 1916). "Fumbles feature game at Eugene" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (game referee) (Washington): p. 18. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iMRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5485%2C2270756 . ↑ Varnell, George M. (November 11, 1916). "Parson's decision made before last week's game" . Spokane Daily Chronicle (Washington): p. 10. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jcRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6638%2C2796508 . ↑ "Huntington's kick puts U. of O. team in lead" . Eugene Daily Guard . Associated Press (Oregon): p. 1. November 11, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=109XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150%2C6078004 .↑ Varnell, George M. (November 13, 1916). "Pullman defense its Achilles heel" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (game referee) (Washington): p. 14. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jsRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5263%2C2899784 . ↑ "Oregon leading Aggies in game at Corvallis" . Eugene Daily Guard . Associated Press (Oregon): p. 1. November 25, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=409XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5951%2C6627474 .↑ "Oregon defeats O.A.C. grid team" . Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington): p. 2, part 3. November 26, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UN8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6712%2C1959610 .↑ "Oregon eleven wins from Club eleven" . Eugene Daily Guard (Oregon): p. 2. December 1, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j08UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6492%2C125986 .↑ "Oregon U. trims Multnomah club" . Spokane Daily Chronicle (Washington): p. 16. December 1, 1916. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nsRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2489%2C4779741 .↑ "Oregon eleven wins, score 14 to 0" . Eugene Daily Guard . Associated Press (Oregon): p. 1. January 1, 1917. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pk8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6170%2C1447462 .
