1916 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1916 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Northwest Conference and the newly-formed Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1916 college football season. Led by fourth year head coach Hugo Bezdek, the Webfoots compiled an overall record of 7–0–1 with a victory over Penn in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Oregon had a record of 2–0–1 in Northwest Conference played and 2–0–1 against PCC opponents, placing second in both conferences. The team played home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene, Oregon.

1916 Oregon Webfoots football
Rose Bowl champion Northwest Conference co-champion PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Penn
Conference	Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record	7–0–1 (2–0–1 Northwest, 2–0–1 PCC)
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (5th season)
Captain	John Beckett
Home stadium	Kincaid Field
Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

1916 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington +	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Oregon +	2	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Washington State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Whitman	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

1916 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

This was first Oregon football team to play to the school's "Mighty Oregon" fight song, which was first performed on January 7, 1916.^[1] In 2016 the Oregon Ducks wore Webfoot throwback jerseys in their game vs. Washington to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both the fight song and the 1916 squad.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7		Willamette*	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR	W 97–0		[3]
October 14		Multnomah Athletic Club*	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR	W 28–0		[4][5]
October 21		at California	California Field Berkeley, CA	W 39–14	10,000	[6][7]
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Washington	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR (rivalry)	T 0–0	5,000	[8][9][10]
November 11		vs. Washington State	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	W 12–3	8,000	[11][12][13]
November 25		at Oregon Agricultural	Bell Field Corvallis, OR (rivalry)	W 27–0	3,000	[14][15]
November 30		at Multnomah Athletic Club*	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	W 27–0		[16][17]
January 1, 1917		vs. Penn*	Tournament Park Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 14–0	27,000	[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Source: [19][20][21]

Game summaries

Willamette

Willamette at Oregon – Game summary

Quarter	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, 1916
• Game 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

Quarter	1	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, 1916
• Game 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

Quarter	1	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, 1916
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 10,000
• Referee: 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

Quarter	1	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, 1916
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Heavy Rain
• Game 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

Multnomah Athletic Club

Penn – Rose Bowl

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

LE John Beckett McKinney

LT Brick Mitchell B.T. Williams

LG W.C. Snyder G. Dudley LHB Orville Montieth Jensen

C Jake Risley   QB Shy Huntington Neil Morfitt FB Hollis Huntington

RG Bert Spellman G. Dudley RHB Johnny Parsons Ray Couch

RT R.L. Tegart B.T. Williams

RE Ken Bartlett C.E. Nelson