1906 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1906 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football Fred Norcross.jpg Coach Fred Norcross in 1903 Independent 4–1–2 Fred Norcross 1st "Fat" Cherry OAC Field 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).2016 Football Media Guide Oregon State University 148–149 September 20, 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/7/2016_Oregon_State_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4146 September 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160922212730/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/7/2016_Oregon_State_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4146 dead Herb Root was the team captain.2016 Media Guide, p. 186. Background As the 1906–07 school year began at Oregon Agricultural College, thoughts were already on football. The front page of the debut issue of the campus newspaper, The College Barometer, delved into the changes afoot on the OAC gridiron."Michigan Captain Coach: Students are Enthusiastic and Snappy Team Promised," College Barometer, vol. 3, no. 1 (Sept. 22, 1906), p. 1. "We had heard of the resignation of both our coach and athletic manager and naturally we felt rather blue," the writer opined. "But things cleared up again when we hear that Norcross, Michigan's fast captain, was to be our coach. Forty-five team uniforms were already spoken for, with others anxious to make the squad. Every day after classes concluded, between 25 and 40 aspirants took the field to practice, anticipating the arrival of the coach. Norcross arrived in Corvallis on Friday, September 21, on the noon train and quickly assumed control over the team."F.S. Norcross Takes Charge of Football Squad," College Barometer, vol. 3, no. 2 (Sept. 29, 1906), p. 1. A new manager was also named, Mark McAllister of the OAC class of 1905. Practice continued on a daily basis, with 50 uniformed hopefuls now out for the varsity, with demand continuing to outstrip supply of jerseys. There was much anticipation of seeing a game under the "new rules", which permitted use of the forward pass for the first time."Game Next Saturday: Football as Played in 1906 — Norcross Putting Them Into Line," College Barometer, vol. 3, no. 3 (Oct. 6, 1906), p. 1. Norcross had new material to teach the new rules of the game — only one regular from the 1905 OAC squad was returning for the 1906 season, team captain "Fat" Cherry, along with half a dozen reserve players. The rest of the team would be new. Schedule y October 13 Albany Athletic Club OAC Field Corvallis, OR W 24-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111853782/first-game-played/ Corvallis Gazette First game played October 17, 1906 October 23, 2022"OAC Victorious: Team Wins Its First Game by a Good Margin," College Barometer, vol. 3, no. 4 (Oct. 13, 1906), p. 1. October 20 O.A.C. alumni OAC Field Corvallis, OR W 16-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111853952/additional-local/ Corvallis Gazette Additional local October 23, 1906 October 23, 2022 Newspapers.com October 27 at Washington Denny Field Seattle, WA T 0-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111854115/draws-with-oregon-washington-u-unable/ The Tacoma Daily Ledger Draws with Oregon, Washington "U" unable to score against Agriculturists October 28, 1906 October 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 3 1906 Pacific Badgers Pacific (OR) OAC Field Corvallis, OR W 28-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111854396/oregon-agrics-won-beat-pacific-universi/ Corvallis Gazette Oregon Agrics won, beat Pacific University at football by overwhelming score November 6, 1906 October 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 10 Dalles Athletic Club OAC Field Corvallis, OR W 9-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111854689/got-it-at-corvallis-what-they-had-befor/ Corvallis Gazette Got it at Corvallis, what they had before, a licking for The Dalles football men November 13, 1906 October 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 24 Oregon OAC Field Corvallis, OR (rivalry) T 0-0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=370zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844%2C5111826 Eugene Daily Guard Oregon and O.A.C. play tie game November 24, 1906 October 23, 2022 Google News Archive November 29 at 1906 Willamette Bearcats Willamette Salem, OR L 0-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111855036/is-defeated-by-one-goal-farmers-lose-to/ Daily Oregon Statesman Is defeated by one goal, Farmers lose to Willamette by score of 4 to 0 November 30, 1906 October 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Roster thumb|left|650px|The 1906 OAC varsity team, with coach F.S. Norcross at the far right. According to the 1908 edition of the OAC student yearbook, which covered the exploits of the 1906–07 athletic teams,The '08 Orange: Volume 1. Corvallis, OR: Oregon Agricultural College, 1907, unpaginated. the roster of the OAC varsity included the following: • Harding, left end • Shannon, left end • Bennett, left tackle • Barber, left guard • Clarke, left guard • Cherry, center • Pendergrass, right guard • Darby, right tackle • Finn, right tackle • Dobbin, right end • Gagnon, quarterback • Cady, left halfback • Looney, left halfback • Hannan, right halfback • Wolfe, fullback References Oregon Agricultural Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon Agricultural Aggies football