1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football
OIFA champion
Champions of the Northwest
ConferenceOregon Intercollegiate Football Association
Record5–0 (0–0 OIFA)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel Bodine
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
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]

  1. ^ "football team, 1897".
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 148–149. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 186.
  4. ^ Welsch, Jeff (January 2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-1-58261-706-0. Retrieved January 3, 2008.