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1906 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–2
Head coach
CaptainHerb Root
Seasons
←  1905
1907 →
1906 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State     6 0 0
New Mexico A&M     4 0 0
Oregon     5 0 1
Colorado Mines     3 0 2
Utah     4 1 0
New Mexico     3 1 0
USC     2 0 2
Utah Agricultural     3 1 0
Oregon Agricultural     4 1 2
Washington     4 1 4
Wyoming     1 1 0
Montana     2 4 0
Tempe Normal     0 2 0

The 1906 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred Norcross, the Aggies compiled a 4–1–2 record, held six of seven opponents scoreless, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 78 to 4. The Aggies played to scoreless ties against Oregon and Washington and lost to Willamette (0–4). [1] Herb Root was the team captain. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Albany Athletic ClubW 24–0 [3]
October 20O.A.C. Alumni
  • College Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 16–0 [4]
October 27at WashingtonT 0–0 [5]
November 3 Pacific (OR)
  • College Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 28–0 [6]
November 10Dalles Athletic Club
  • College Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 9–0 [7]
November 24 Oregon
  • College Field
  • Corvallis, OR
T 0–0 [8]
November 29at Willamette Salem, ORL 0–4 [9]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148–149. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 186.
  3. ^ "First game played". Corvallis Gazette. October 17, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Additional local". Corvallis Gazette. October 23, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Draws with Oregon, Washington "U" unable to score against Agriculturists". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 28, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon Agrics won, beat Pacific University at football by overwhelming score". Corvallis Gazette. November 6, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Got it at Corvallis, what they had before, a licking for The Dalles football men". Corvallis Gazette. November 13, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon and O.A.C. play tie game". Eugene Daily Guard. November 24, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Is defeated by one goal, Farmers lose to Willamette by score of 4 to 0". Daily Oregon Statesman. November 30, 1906. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.