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.
| 1923 Willamette Bearcats football | |
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| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 2–5–1 (0–3 Northwest) |
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| Home stadium | Sweetland Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Oregon |
| L 0–40 | 1,500 | [1] |
| October 6 | at Washington | L 0–54 | 4,093 | [2] | |
| October 27 | Chemawa* |
| W 35–0 | [3] | |
| November 3 | at Puget Sound* | L 6–14 | [4] | ||
| November 10 | Whitman |
| L 0–10 | 2,500 | [5] |
| November 16 | at Linfield* | McMinnville, OR | W 31–6 | [6] | |
| November 23 | Pacific (OR) |
| L 0–18 | [7] | |
| November 29 | at College of Idaho* |
| T 7–7 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Bearcats lose to Oregon University". The Oregon Statesman. September 30, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Huskies score at will over Willamette team". Morning Register. October 7, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Willamette beats Chemawa, 35 to 0". The Oregon Sunday Journal. October 28, 1922. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Puget Sound scores over Willamette U." San Francisco Chronicle. November 4, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Whitman wins over WU team". The Oregon Statesman. November 11, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bearcats beat Linfield". The Oregonian. November 17, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pacific trims Willamette on wet field 18–0". The Capital Journal. November 24, 1923. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "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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