1893–94 Oregon football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1893–94 Oregon Webfoots football 1893–94 University of Oregon football team.jpg 285 1893–94 University of Oregon football team Independent 1–0 Cal Young 1st Frank Matthews none 1894 The 1893–94 Oregon football team represented the University of Oregon in the winter and spring following the 1893 college football season.McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. 0-9648244-7-7. In the Oregon football teams's first season, they played a single game, a 44–2 win vs. Albany College. Students from the University of Oregon attended the game between Stanford and Multnomah on New Year's Day, 1894, at Multnomah Field in Portland. After the game they determined to field a team for the university. Unwilling to wait until the 1894 season in the fall, the students set about practicing in the winter and scheduled a game vs. Albany College. Schedule March 24 3:00 p.m w 1894 Albany College Albany College (OR) Eugene, OR 44–2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-1894-oregon-football-fi/173729657/ Daily Eugene Guard Eugene, Oregon Football! — The Initial Game For The University of Oregon—An Exciting Contest. March 24, 1894 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9rFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6655%2C3817632 Eugene City Guard Oregon Football! March 31, 1894 6 Syring Richard H. December 6, 1936 U. of O.'s First Quarterback is Portland Minister — Dr. Frank B. Matthews Also First Captain https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-university-of-o/173728372/ Oregon Journal References Nelson Lyle M. Wagner C.E. October 1941 Oregon's First Football Teams https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/c67b36a4-a4e2-4ce7-a312-f8de5f6697be Old Oregon XXIII 2 6–7 University of Oregon Alumni Association Although they set about the task in 1893 the first game was not played until March 24, 1894, which has caused considerable controversy as to which was the first team. [...] the editor asked for an explanation as to why the difference between this 1894 team and the first one. The difference is: there were in reality two teams, yet each an 1894 one. Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Oregon Webfoots football