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1929 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1929 Oregon Webfoots football
PCC co-champion
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDavid Mason
Home stadiumHayward Field
Seasons
 1928
1930 
1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 USC ^ +6101020
Stanford +510920
No. 4 California +410711
Oregon +410730
Washington State4201020
UCLA130440
Oregon State140540
Idaho140450
Montana041351
Washington051261
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1929 college football season. It was the Webfoots' 36th overall and 14th season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).[1] The team was led by head coach John McEwan, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Hayward Field in Eugene and at Multnomah Field in Portland, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, three losses (7–3 overall, 4–1 in the PCC) and in a four-way tie for the PCC championship.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Pacific (OR)*W 58–0[4]
October 5at StanfordL 7–33[5]
October 12Willamette*
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 34–0[6]
October 19IdahoW 34–720,000[7]
October 26at WashingtonW 14–013,172–16,000[8]
November 2UCLA
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 27–0[9]
November 16Oregon State
W 16–0[10]
November 23Hawaii*
  • Multnomah Field
  • Portland, OR
W 7–0[11]
November 28at Saint Mary's*L 6–3130,000[12]
December 7vs. Florida*
L 6–2025,000[13][14][15]

References

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    • McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
  1. "Coast Season Ends with Four-Way Tie". The Oregonian. December 2, 1929. Retrieved December 9, 2024. The Pacific coast conference football season ended last week with four teams, Southern California, Stanford, California, and Oregon tied for first place.
  2. Leiser, William (December 18, 1929). "Move to Open Grid Season Earlier Killed By Conference". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 9, 2024. The 1929 football championship was officially designated a four-way tie between Oregon, California, Stanford and USC.
  3. "Webfoots trample Pacific by 58 to 0". The Sunday Oregonian. September 29, 1929. Retrieved June 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cards swamp Webfooters by score of 33–7". The Morning Astorian. October 6, 1929. Retrieved June 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Webfoots beat Willamette, 34 to 0, in listless football contest". Eugene Register. October 13, 1929. Retrieved June 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Oregon eleven smashes Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 20, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2021 via Google News Archives.
  7. "Oregon scores 14–0 win over Huskies". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 27, 1929. Retrieved June 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ducks Beat Uclans in Listless Game: Webfoots Score Four Times Against Bruins for a 27 to 0 Count". Eugene Register. November 3, 1929. pp. 1, 6 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Oregon State is 16–0 loser". The Casper Star-Tribune. November 17, 1929. Retrieved June 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Isle Rainbows bow to Oregon prowess". Eugene Register. November 24, 1929. Retrieved April 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. William Leiser (November 29, 1929). "Saints Wallop Oregon Eleven, 31–6: Fourth Period Forward Pass Crosses Gael Final Marker". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Oregon Plays Florida Gators In Hot Sun Today". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. December 7, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved September 2, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. "Florida Wins Over Oregon". The Pittsburgh Press. December 8, 1929.
  14. Rex Saffer (December 8, 1929). "Webfoots Are Defeated 20-6". Oregon Statesman. p. 18. Retrieved August 19, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. "1929 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  16. "1929 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  17. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 52. Retrieved September 3, 2023.