# 1916 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1916 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Northwest Conference and the newly-formed Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1916 college football season. Led by fourth year head coach Hugo Bezdek, the Webfoots compiled an overall record of 7–0–1 with a victory over Penn in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Oregon had a record of 2–0–1 in Northwest Conference played and 2–0–1 against PCC opponents, placing second in both conferences. The team played home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene, Oregon.
This was first Oregon football team to play to the school's "Mighty Oregon" fight song, which was first performed on January 7, 1916. In 2016 the Oregon Ducks wore Webfoot throwback jerseys in their game vs. Washington to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both the fight song and the 1916 squad.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 7 | | Willamette* | Kincaid FieldEugene, OR | W 97–0 | |
| October 14 | | Multnomah Athletic Club* | Kincaid FieldEugene, OR | W 28–0 | |
| October 21 | | at California | California FieldBerkeley, CA | W 39–14 | 10,000 |
| November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | Washington | Kincaid FieldEugene, OR (rivalry) | T 0–0 | 5,000 |
| November 11 | | vs. Washington State | Multnomah FieldPortland, OR | W 12–3 | 8,000 |
| November 25 | | at Oregon Agricultural | Bell FieldCorvallis, OR (rivalry) | W 27–0 | 3,000 |
| November 30 | | at Multnomah Athletic Club* | Multnomah FieldPortland, OR | W 27–0 | |
| January 1, 1917 | | vs. Penn* | Tournament ParkPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 14–0 | 27,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming |||||||

## Game summaries
### Willamette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Willamette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 20 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 97 |
at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: Saturday, October 7th, 1916
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
* Game attendance:
* Referee: Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Bill Schmitt • Linesman: Dean Walker
In their first game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Willamette Methodists by a massive margin of 97–0.

### Multnomah Athletic Club

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Multnomah Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: Saturday, October 14th, 1916
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
* Game attendance:
* Referee: Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Bill Schmitt • Linesman: Clyde Johnson
In their second game of the season the Webfoots defeated the Multnomah Athletic Club 28–0, recording their second shutout in as many games.

### California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
| California | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at California Field • Berkeley, California
* Date: Saturday, October 21st, 1916
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
* Game attendance: 10,000
* Referee: Referee: Sam Dolan • Umpire: Braddock • Linesman: Adams
In their first conference game of the season the Webfoots defeated the California Golden Bears 39–14, allowing their only two touchdowns of the season during the game.

### Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kincaid Field • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: Saturday, November 4th, 1916
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Heavy Rain
* Game attendance: 10,000
In their first home conference game of the season the Webfoots tied with the Washington Huskies while playing in a heavy downpour that muddied the field.

### Penn – Rose Bowl
## Personnel
### Depth chart

* LE
* John Beckett
* McKinney
* LT
* Brick Mitchell
* B.T. Williams
* LG
* W.C. Snyder
* G. Dudley
* LHB
* Orville Montieth
* Jensen
* C
* Jake Risley
* QB
* Shy Huntington
* Neil Morfitt
* FB
* Hollis Huntington
* RG
* Bert Spellman
* G. Dudley
* RHB
* Johnny Parsons
* Ray Couch
* RT
* R.L. Tegart
* B.T. Williams
* RE
* Ken Bartlett
* C.E. Nelson