R. B. Rutherford

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R.B. Rutherford
Title Head Coach
College Oregon State
Sport Football, Basketball
Place of birth Flag of the United States
Career highlights
Overall 13-14-6 (football)
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920-1923
1920-1922		 Oregon State (football)
Oregon State (basketball)

R. B. Rutherford was a college football and basketball coach at Oregon State University.

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[edit] Coaching years

[edit] Football

Rutherford was the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers football team from 1920–1923. During his tenure there, he compiled a 13-14-6 record.[1]

[edit] 1923 Civil War

This Civil War was played at Hayward Field before 12,000 fans on November 25, 1923. It had been 15 years since Oregon State had beaten the University of Oregon in Eugene. In fact, in the 29 years the rivalry had been contested, Oregon Agricultural College had only beaten Oregon on the road on two other occasions, making this an era when most Beaver fans took it as a given that a trip "south to Lane County" was as good as a loss. OAC coach R.B. Rutherford and team captain Percy Locey felt otherwise. So did quarterback Roy Price. In the second quarter, Price took a Webfoot punt on his own 23-yard line and didn't stop until he had reached the Oregon end zone for the game's only score. Rutherford and the Beavers team won, 6-0. This game is still known as one of the greatest "Civil War" games.

[edit] Basketball

From 1920–1922, Rutherford also coached the Oregon State Beavers basketball team. In his two seasons as the head basketball coach, he posted a 27-19 record.[2] He is one of three people to have coached both teams.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2006 Football Media Guide - Year-By-Year Results (PDF) (English). Oregon State University. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
  2. ^ 2005-06 Men's Basketball Media Guide - OSU Team History (PDF) (English) 18. Oregon State University. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
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