1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their second, non-consecutive year under head coach Will Bloss, the Aggies compiled a perfect 5–0 record, shut out four of five opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 164 to 8. The team claimed their second league championship (OIFA) [1]

1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
OIFA champion
Champions of the Northwest
ConferenceOregon Intercollegiate Football Association
Record5–0 (0–0 OIFA)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel Bodine
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Agricultural     5 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 0
Wyoming     2 0 0
USC     5 1 0
Stanford     4 1 0
New Mexico A&M     1 0 1
Oregon     1 1 0
Montana     1 2 3
Washington     1 2 0
Montana Agricultural     1 3 0
California     0 3 2
Utah     1 5 0
Arizona Normal     0 1 0
Nevada State     0 1 0

The Aggies defeated Oregon (26–8) and Washington (16–0).[2] Daniel Bodine was the team captain.[3]

With those two wins, they then proclaimed themselves regional "Champions of the Northwest".[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Albany College (OR)W 34–0
ChemawaW 34–0
November 20at OregonW 26–8
McMinnvilleW 54–0
December 4WashingtonW 16–0

References

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  1. ^ "football team, 1897".
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148–149. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 186.
  4. ^ Welsch, Jeff (January 2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-1-58261-706-0. Retrieved January 3, 2008.