| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | – | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana Agricultural | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe Normal | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada State | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1902 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)—now known as Oregon State University—as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Fred Herbold, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–1–1 record and outscored their opponents 157 to 16. The Aggies defeated Willamette (two games, 67–0 and 21–0), McMinnville College (33–0), and Pacific University (31–0), lost to Washington (16–5), and tied with Oregon (0–0). John Gault was the team captain.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | Willamette |
| W 67–0 | [1] | |
| October 25 | at Washington | L 6–16 | 2,000 | [2][3] | |
| November 8 | Oregon |
| T 0–0 | [4] | |
| November 14 | McMinnville |
| W 33–0 | [5] | |
| November 23 | at Willamette | Salem, OR | W 21–0 | [6] | |
| November 27 | Pacific (OR) |
| W 31–0 | [7] |
Background
The 1902 season
By the spring of 1902 it was clear that intercollegiate football had fully returned to OAC, with team manager James Zurcher purchasing 15 leather-reinforced jerseys for use in the fall campaign.[10] Former Oregon player and Idaho coach Fred Herbold was identified and pursued to coach the team. Herbold signed a contract with team manager Zurcher in April, binding him to coach the OAC squad from September 20 until Thanksgiving day.[11]
The afternoon of October 11 saw an intersquad game at OAC Field pitting the starting eleven and the second team.[12] Twenty-five cents general admission was charged, with those wishing to sit in the covered grandstand assessed an additional 15 cents.[12] This intrasquad game was warm-up for the season-opener against Willamette University one week hence.
Roster
The following players appeared in the November 14 game against McMinnville College:
- RE: Cupper
- RT: William G. Abraham
- RG: John Gault
- C: Louis Burnough
- LG: Albert B. Bower
- LT: Lyman Bundy
- LE: Nash
- QB: Harley Laughlin, sub: Gellatly
- RHB: Herb Root
- FB: Bert Pilkington
- LHB: Floyd Williams, sub: Tharp
References
- ^ "O.A.C. 67, Willamette 0". Morning Register. October 19, 1902. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1902 UW Washington football vs. Oregon State Agricultural OAC Athletic Park". October 26, 1902. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon and Washington". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 27, 1902. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No score at Corvallis". Daily Eugene Guard. November 8, 1902. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Farmers won, defeated McMinnville College in a score of thirty three to naught". The Weekly Gazette-Times. November 15, 1902. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Corvallis team bumps varsity". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 24, 1902. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Farmers win out". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 28, 1902. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1902 Football Schedule". Oregon State Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Oregon State Football Media Guide/History & Records" (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 4, section 7. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "Local News," Corvallis Gazette, March 11, 1902, p. 3.
- ^ "Local News," Corvallis Gazette, April 11, 1902, p. 3.
- ^ a b "Local Lore," Corvallis Times, vol. 15, no. 34 (Oct. 11, 1902), p. 3.