1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dick Rutherford, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–2–2 and were outscored by their opponents, 52 to 20. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 0–1–1 in Northwest Conference play and 1–1–2 against PCC opponents, placing fifth in both conferences.^[1] The team played home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. Henry Rearden was the team captain.^[2][3] Gap Powell played at the fullback and was the offensive star for the Aggies.^[4]

1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
Head coach Dick Rutherford
Conference	Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record	2–2–2 (0–1–1 Northwest, 1–2–1 PCC)
Head coach	Dick Rutherford (1st season)
Captain	Chuck Rose
Home stadium	Bell Field
Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

1920 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington State $	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Oregon	1	–	0	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Whitman	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Idaho	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	2	–	2
Willamette	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	1	–	1
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California $	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Stanford	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Washington State	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Oregon	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Oregon Agricultural	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	2	–	2
Washington	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In April 1920, Rutherford was hired as the team's head coach. He had played football at Nebraska and had been the head football coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 1917 to 1919.^[5]

On October 23, the Aggies defeated Washington, 3–0, for the Aggies' first victory over Washington since 1905.^[6][7] The annual rivalry game with Oregon, played at Corvallis on November 20, 1920, resulted in a scoreless tie.^[8] The Aggies also played two games with the Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland, resulting in a win and a tie, and lost games against national champion California (17–7) and Washington State (28–0).^[8]

In January 1921, Rutherford was signed to a three-year contract as the school's coach and director of athletics.^[9]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 16	Multnomah Athletic Club*	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	T 0–0
October 23	Washington	Denny Field Seattle, WA	W 3–0	7,000	[10][11]
October 30	California	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 7–17	12,000	[12]
November 13	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–28
November 20	Oregon	Bell Field Corvallis, OR (rivalry)	T 0–0		[13]
November 27	at Multnomah Athletic Club*	Portland, OR	W 10–7
*Non-conference game

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Roster

The following players received letters for their participation on the Aggies' 1920 football team.^[14]

• Emil Christensen
• Edward Clark
• Andrew Crowell
• Charles Daigh
• Ted Heyden
• Gap Powell
• Albert "Duke" Hodler
• Clarence Johnston
• Dough Johnston
• Joe Kasberger
• Marlon McCart
• Harold McKenna
• Hugh McKenna
• Henry Rearden^[3]
• Millard Scott
• Claire R. Seely
• Robert Stewart
• Stanley Summers
• Harry Swan
• Herman Wood