1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)ânow known as Oregon State Universityâas 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 2â2â2 and were outscored by their opponents, 52 to 20. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 0â1â1 in Northwest Conference play and 1â1â2 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]
- Dick Rutherford (1st season)
| 1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football | |
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Head coach Dick Rutherford | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 2â2â2 (0â1â1 Northwest, 1â2â1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Chuck Rose |
| Home stadium | Bell Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 0 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willamette | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 1 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 3â0, 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 (17â7) and Washington State (28â0).[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 |
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| October 16 | Multnomah Athletic Club* | T 0â0 | [10] | ||
| October 23 | Washington | W 3â0 | 7,000 | [11][12] | |
| October 30 | California |
| L 7â17 | 12,000 | [13] |
| November 13 | at Washington State | L 0â28 | 3,000 | [14] | |
| November 20 | Oregon |
| T 0â0 | [15] | |
| November 25 | at Multnomah Athletic Club* |
| W 10â7 | [16] | |
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Roster
The following players received letters for their participation on the Aggies' 1920 football team.[17]
- 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
