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1909 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

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1909 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record4–2–1 (1–2 Northwest)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Wolf
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington + 4 0 0 7 0 0
Washington State + 2 0 0 4 1 0
Oregon 2 1 0 3 2 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 0 4 2 1
Whitman 1 3 0 4 3 1
Idaho 0 4 0 3 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1909 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1909 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Sol Metzger, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 record with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the Northwest Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 54 to 44.[1] Against major opponents, the Aggies lost to Oregon (12–0) and Washington (18–0).[2] The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. Carl Wolf was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11O.A.C. alumni*T 0–0
October 16Pacific (OR)*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 21–0[4]
October 23Catholic YMCA*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 12–0[5]
October 29at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAW 10–6[6]
November 13Washington
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–18[7]
November 19at OregonL 0–12[8]
November 25at Multnomah Athletic Club*
W 11–8[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Ranking of College Teams in Northwest". The Oregon Sunday Journal. Portland, Oregon. November 28, 1909. p. 4, section 6. Retrieved January 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148, 150. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 186.
  4. ^ "O.A.C. wins from Pacific University". The Eugene Daily Guard. October 18, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies defeat C.Y.M.C. squad". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 24, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "O.A.C. defeats Whitman 10 to 6". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington team plays like college champions". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 14, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon wins annual game from O.A.C. by score of twelve to nothing". Eugene Daily Guard. November 19, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Aggies win big game from club". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 26, 1909. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.