1899 Oregon Webfoots football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1899 Oregon Webfoots football 1899 football team - DPLA - 605830032643a6c20759b35c6d56c950.jpg 285 Oregon team at Multnomah Field, Portland Independent 3–2–1 Frank W. Simpson 2nd Richard Shore Smith Kincaid Field The 1899 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1899 college football season. It was the Webfoots' sixth season and were led by head coach Frank W. Simpson in his second year. Oregon competed in 1899 as part of the Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association (OIFA) before quitting the league midseason, together with Oregon Agricultural College, over a roster-stuffing scandal allegedly perpetrated by Willamette University. Oregon ended the season with a record of three wins, two losses and one tie (3–2–1). Schedule Pacific November 4 3:00 p.m. w 1899 Chemawa Indians Chemawa Kincaid Field Eugene, OR 29–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xLxhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6084%2C1229904 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon Ready to play November 3, 1899 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5873%2C1271947 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon U. of O. victorious November 6, 1899 1 November 11 l y Multnomah Athletic Club Multnomah Field Portland, OR 0–5 "Multnomah Won: Varsity Football Men Defeated in Portland," Eugene Guard, Nov. 13, 1899, p. 4. November 18 3:20 p.m. l y California Berkeley, CA 0–12 2,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3965%2C1528704 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon California wins November 20, 1899 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088%2C1550736 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon The "Surprisers" November 21, 1899 1 November 21 2:00 p.m. w y 1899 Southern Oregon Normal Southern Oregon Normal Ashland, OR 35–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6715%2C1582367 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon Victory at Ashland November 22, 1899 3 November 25 t y Multnomah Athletic Club Multnomah Field Portland, OR 0–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6694%2C1668588 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon A standstill November 27, 1899 2 November 30 w Oregon Agricultural Kincaid Field Eugene, OR rivalry 38–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W7xhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4656%2C1700724 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon The football game November 29, 1899 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YLxhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5543%2C1721613 Daily Eugene Guard Oregon Thanksgiving Day November 30, 1899 1 Roster Ends • Young • Zeigler Tackles • Jackway • Richard Shore Smith (captain) Guards • Angell • Spalding • Waddell Center • Wagner Quarterbacks • Edwards Halfbacks • Bishop • Hammond • Knox Fullbacks • Payne Substitutes • Dodge • Ford • Goodall • Moist References Further reading Walter Camp (ed.), Foot Ball Rules as Recommended to the University Athletic Club by the Rules Committee. New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1899. 2023 Oregon Football Record Book. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon Athletics, 2023. See p. 56. Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Oregon Webfoots football