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
Conference	Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	5–0 (0–0 OIFA)
Head coach	Will Bloss (2nd season)
Captain	Daniel Bodine
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Far West college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
		Albany College (OR)		W 34–0
		Chemawa		W 34–0
November 20		at Oregon	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR (rivalry)	W 26–8		[5][6]
		McMinnville		W 54–0
December 4	2:30 p.m.	Washington	Corvallis, OR	W 16–0	1,500	[7]

References

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.
5. "U. of O. vs. O.A.C." Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1897. p. 7.
6. "Corvallis wins". Eugene City Guard. (Oregon). November 27, 1897. p. 6.
7. "Corvallis Team Won". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 5, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .