1923 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1923 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 1923 college football season. The team was also known by the moniker "Beavers" during this era.
- Dick Rutherford (4th season)
| 1923 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football | |
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Head coach Dick Rutherford | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4â5â2 (2â2â1 Northwest, 1â3â1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Millard Scott |
| Home stadium | Bell Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington $ | 6 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (OR) | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willamette | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California $ | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington^ | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | â | 4 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their fourth and final season under head coach Dick Rutherford, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4â5â2 were outscored 71 to 55. Oregon Agricultural had a record of 2â2â1 in Northwest Conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third place, and 1â3â1 against PCC opponents, tying for sixth place.[1]
Tackle Millard Scott was the team captain, replacing Percy Locey, who resigned in 1922 to become student body president.[2] The team played its home games on campus, at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.
Background
On December 11, 14 members of the team, accompanied by Coach Rutherford and the team trainer and others, sailed for the Hawaiian islands, where they played games against the University of Hawaii and a Hawaiian All-Star team in Honolulu.[3] The Aggies lost both contests.
In January 1924, Coach Rutherford resigned as the school's football coach and director of athletics, effective at the end of his contract July 1. According to the Corvallis Gazette-Times, it had been "an open secret" that the alumni had been active in opposing Rutherford's retention.[4] In four seasons under Rutherford, the Aggies had an overall record of 13â14â6 (.485) and were 4â10â3 (.324) in conference play.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Pacific (OR) | W 12â0 | [5] | |||||
| October 6 | Multnomah Athletic Club* |
| T 0â0 | [6] | ||||
| October 13 | O.A.C. alumni* |
| W 13â0 | |||||
| October 20 | at California | L 0â26 | [7] | |||||
| November 3 | Washington |
| L 0â14 | 11,000 | [8] | |||
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Idaho | L 0â7 | 7,000 | [9][10][11][12] | |||
| November 17 | vs. Washington State | T 3â3 | [13] | |||||
| November 24 | at Oregon | W 6â0 | [14] | |||||
| November 29 | at Multnomah Athletic Club* | W 12â0 | [15] | |||||
| December 25 | at Hawaiian All Stars* | L 9â14 | 5,000 | [16] | ||||
| January 1 | at Hawaii* |
| L 0â7 | [17] | ||||
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Roster
According to the 1925 Beaver yearbook[19] and a special "homecoming" edition of the OAC Daily Barometer,[20] the following were the players on the 1923 Aggies varsity team. Those earning athletic letters marked with â .[21]
- Floyd "Swack" Andres (C)
- Clarence "Liberty" Bell (FB) â
- "Bolly" Boyken (HB) â
- Ben Carpenter (E) â
- "Christy" Christianson (QB)
- I.F. "Lead" Day (G) â
- "Dutch" Dutcher (Line)
- Dick Garber (HB) â
- Luke Gill (HB) â
- Cub Johnson (Line) â
- "Baggy" Kuhn (Line)
- Percy Locey (T) â
- Mose Lyman (G) â
- Ray "Truck" McCart (HB) â
- Bill Moore (E)
- Glenn "Beetty" Olmstead (T) â
- Ray Price (QB) â
- Herb Rich (C) â
- Roy Richert (Line)
- Millard Scott (T) - (Captain) â
- Paul Snyder (E/HB) â
- Fritz Tebb (E) â
- Reg Tousey (Back) â
- "Heinie" Wagner (Line)
Backfield (L-R): Luke Gill, Reg Tousey, Dick Garber, Ray Price.
Linemen (L-R): Fritz Tebb, Millard Scott, Percy Locey, Mose Lyman, Herb Rich, Lead Day, Paul Snyder.
