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1916 Oregon Webfoots football team

1916 Oregon Webfoots football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Penn
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1916 record 7–0–1 (2–0–1 PCC)
Head coach Hugo Bezdek (4th year)
Captain John Beckett
Home stadium Kincaid Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Washington $ 3 0 1     6 0 1
Oregon^ 2 0 1     7 0 1
Oregon Agricultural 0 2 0     4 5 0
California 0 3 0     6 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

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. They 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.

In their first game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Willamette Methodists by a massive margin of 97–0.

In their second game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Multnomah Athletic Club 28–0, recording their second shutout in as many games.

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.

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.


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