1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
OIFA champion ; Champions of the Northwest
Conference	Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association
Record	5–0 (0–0 OIFA)
Head coach	Will Bloss (2nd season);
Captain	Daniel Bodine
	Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Far West college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oregon Agricultural		–		5	–	0	–	0
Washington Agricultural		–		2	–	0	–	0
Wyoming		–		2	–	0	–	0
USC		–		5	–	1	–	0
Stanford		–		4	–	1	–	0
New Mexico A&M		–		1	–	0	–	1
Oregon		–		1	–	1	–	0
Montana		–		1	–	2	–	3
Washington		–		1	–	2	–	0
Montana Agricultural		–		1	–	3	–	0
California		–		0	–	3	–	2
Utah		–		1	–	5	–	0
Arizona Normal		–		0	–	1	–	0
Nevada State		–		0	–	1	–	0

The 1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their second, non-consecutive year under head coach Will Bloss, the Aggies compiled a perfect 5–0 record, shut out four of five opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 164 to 8. The team claimed their second league championship (OIFA) ^[1]

The Aggies defeated Oregon (26–8) and Washington (16–0).^[2] Daniel Bodine was the team captain.^[3]

With those two wins, they then proclaimed themselves regional "Champions of the Northwest".^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result
	Albany College (OR)	W 34–0
	Chemawa	W 34–0
November 20	at Oregon	W 26–8
	McMinnville	W 54–0
December 4	Washington	W 16–0

References

^ "football team, 1897".
^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148–149. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 186.
^ Welsch, Jeff (January 2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-1-58261-706-0. Retrieved January 3, 2008.