1923 Willamette Bearcats football team

1923 Willamette Bearcats football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record2–5–1 (0–3 Northwest)
Head coach
Home stadiumSweetland Field
1923 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Idaho 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Washington State 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Pacific (OR) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Whitman 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Montana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Willamette 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Willamette Bearcats football team represented Willamette University as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1923 college football season. Under first-year head coach Guy L. Rathbun, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 2–5–1 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, and finished ninth in the Northwest Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Oregon
L 0–401,500[1]
October 6at Washington
L 0–544,093[2]
October 27Chemawa*
  • Sweetland Field
  • Salem, OR
W 35–0[3]
November 3at Puget Sound*
L 6–14[4]
November 10Whitman
  • Sweetland Field
  • Salem, OR
L 0–102,500[5]
November 16at Linfield*McMinnville, ORW 31–6[6]
November 23Pacific (OR)
  • Sweetland Field
  • Salem, OR
L 0–18[7]
November 29at College of Idaho*
T 7–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Bearcats lose to Oregon University". The Oregon Statesman. September 30, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies score at will over Willamette team". Morning Register. October 7, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Willamette beats Chemawa, 35 to 0". The Oregon Sunday Journal. October 28, 1922. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Puget Sound scores over Willamette U." San Francisco Chronicle. November 4, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Whitman wins over WU team". The Oregon Statesman. November 11, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bearcats beat Linfield". The Oregonian. November 17, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pacific trims Willamette on wet field 18–0". The Capital Journal. November 24, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Turkey Day Classic is tie in rain soaked wet field". The Caldwell Tribune. November 30, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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