1959 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1959 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Following the disbandment of the Pacific Coast Conference in the spring of 1959, Oregon was an independent for the next five seasons, then joined the successor conference (AAWU) in 1964. In their ninth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Webfoots compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents, 209 to 113.[1] The team divided its home schedule between Hayward Field in Eugene and Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

1959 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHayward Field
Multnomah Stadium (Portland)
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Syracuse   –    11 –0 –0
No. 12 Penn State   –    9 –2 –0
Oregon   –    8 –2 –0
Rutgers   –    6 –3 –0
Detroit   –    6 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –    6 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –    6 –4 –0
Oklahoma State   –    6 –4 –0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   –    6 –4 –0
Washington State   –    6 –4 –0
Boston College   –    5 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –    5 –4 –0
Air Force   –    5 –4 –1
Navy   –    5 –4 –1
Army   –    4 –4 –1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –    5 –5 –0
Florida State   –    4 –6 –0
San Jose State   –    4 –6 –0
Texas Tech   –    4 –6 –0
Dayton   –    3 –7 –0
Marquette   –    3 –7 –0
Oregon State   –    3 –7 –0
Colgate   –    2 –7 –0
Idaho   –    1 –9 –0
Villanova   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 865 passing yards, Dave Powell with 495 rushing yards, and Greg Altenhofen with 240 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 19at Stanford
W 28–27
September 26Utah
W 21–6
October 3Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 14–6 16,800
October 9at San Jose State
W 35–12
October 17No. 17 Air Force
W 20–3
October 24WashingtonNo. 11
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
L 12–13 37,000
October 31at IdahoNo. 16
W 45–7   7,000
November 7CaliforniaNo. 15
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 20–18
November 14at Washington StateNo. 14
W 7–6 15,500
November 21Oregon StateNo. 15
L 7–15 22,500
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1959 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "1959 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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