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1920 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
Head coach Red Rutherford
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record2–2–2 (0–1–1 Northwest, 1–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Rose
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Northwest Conference football standings
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
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

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 Red 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]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 16Multnomah Athletic Club*
T 0–0
October 23Washington
W 3–07,000[10][11]
October 30California
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–1712,000[12]
November 13at Washington State
L 0–28
November 20Oregon
T 0–0
November 27at Multnomah Athletic Club*Portland, ORW 10–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

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The following players received letters for their participation on the Aggies' 1920 football team.[13]

  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Bertz, George (November 22, 1920). "California Wins Coast Grid Honors". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. p. 8. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. p. 186. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Per the 2016 Media Guide, Rearden was the 1920 team captain, but the roster listing at pages 208-214 indicate that his last year as a player was 1919.
  4. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 197.
  5. ^ "Rutherford Will Direct Athletics for Oregon Men". The St. Louis Star. April 7, 1920. p. 20.
  6. ^ "Aggies Display Great Fight Against U. of W.: Aggies Have Strong Team of Players". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 25, 1920. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Oregon State vs Washington". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "1920 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Rutherford Signs Long Contract to Coach Oregon Ags". The Oregon Sunday Journal. January 23, 1921. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Aggies look best in Seattle game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 23, 1920. p. 10.
  11. ^ Varnell, George (October 25, 1920). "Washington and Aggies are evenly matched on gridiron". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  12. ^ "California Bears Battle Oregon Aggies to 17 to 7 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1920. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Roster members based on information from the 2016 Media Guide, pp. 208-214.


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