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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1910 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 1910 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach George Schildmiller, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–2–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the Northwest Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 43 to 27.[1] Against major opponents, the Aggies defeated Washington State (9–3) and lost to Oregon (12–0) and Washington (22–0).[2]
The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. Guard Norman Hawley, a second-team All-Northwest player in 1909, was the team captain.[3]
Background
Oregon Agricultural College continued with the revolving door of head football coaches, bringing in George Schildmiller for the 1910 season. Schildmiller, a former end at Dartmouth College, had been head coach for the University of Maine Black Bears in 1909.
In addition to the "college team," OAC had "class teams" for the freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior classes of the student body. A series of three games was scheduled — freshmen against sophomores on Friday, October 14; juniors against seniors on Saturday, October 15; and an intermural championship game between the two winners on Friday, October 21.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | O.A.C. alumni* | T 0–0 | [5] | |||
| October 22 | at Willamette* |
| W 9–6 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | vs. Washington State |
| W 9–3 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | Whitman |
| W 9–0 | [8] | ||
| November 12 | Oregon |
| L 0–12 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | at Washington | L 0–22 | [10] | |||
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Season review
The season started with a game against an OAC alumni team. This was not designed as a soft exhibition game against dumpy professors, but rather was structured to be a severe test of the new 1910 squad against recently graduated gridiron starters, including quarterback Sam Dolan, end Chauncey Harding, and back Bert Pilkington.[11] The scoreless tie that was the result was at least as much a success as a failure.
The October 22 match with Willamette University was deemed "the first real game of the season" by the campus press, with the Salem team characterized as "light but speedy."[12]
References
- ^ "Ranking of the Teams". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 27, 1910. p. S2. Retrieved January 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148, 150. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Hawley Will Captain Team," OAC Barometer, vol. 17, no. 2 (Oct. 1, 1910), p. 1.
- ^ "Class Football Schedule Adopted: All Games Will Be Played This Month," OAC Barometer, vol. 17, no. 4 (Oct. 8, 1910), p. 4.
- ^ "Honors Even in First Game: Old Stars Hold New Beavers to Scoreless Contest," OAC Barometer, vol. 17, no. 5 (Oct. 12, 1910), pp. 1, 4.
- ^ "Willamette in fine form". Daily Oregon Statesman. October 23, 1910. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "Oregon A.C. is W.S.C.'s superior". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1910. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "O.A.C. wins game from Whitman by score of 9 to 0". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 6, 1910. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon wins football game". Eugene Daily Guard. November 12, 1910. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Dobie's team too strong for O.A.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1910. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Old Stars Coming: Alumni Team Promises to Be Exceptionally Strong," OAC Barometer, vol. 17, no. 3 (Oct. 5, 1910), p. 1.
- ^ "Initial Game Saturday: Beavers Will Meet the Willamette Representatives in Salem," OAC Barometer, vol. 17, no. 7 (Oct. 19, 1910), p. 1.
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