1961 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1961 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Len Casanova and third as an independent, the Webfoots compiled a 4–6 record and outscored their opponents 152 to 112.[1] Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene, with two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

1961 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
1961 record4–6
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumHayward Field
Multnomah Stadium (Portland)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Rutgers      9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona      8 1 1
Memphis State      8 2 0
Villanova      8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State      8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse      8 3 0
Holy Cross      7 3 0
Navy      7 3 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
San Jose State      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 4 0
Detroit      5 4 0
Houston      5 4 1
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Oregon State      5 5 0
Florida State      4 5 1
Boston University      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Oregon      4 6 0
Air Force      3 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 0
Washington State      3 7 0
Idaho      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Post with 662 passing yards, Mel Renfro with 335 rushing yards, and Paul Burleson with 222 receiving yards.[2] All three were sophomores.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23IdahoW 51–017,800
September 30at UtahL 6–14
October 7at MinnesotaL 7–1450,499
October 14vs. ArizonaL 6–1518,651
October 21San Jose State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 21–610,200
October 28Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, Oregon
W 7–632,681
November 4at StanfordW 19–727,000
November 11at Washington StateL 21–2210,500
November 18at No. 3 Ohio StateL 12–2282,073
November 25Oregon State
L 2–621,300

Roster

Source:[3]

NFL Draft

No Oregon players were selected.

References

  1. "1961 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "1961 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. "Oregon-OSU lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1961. p. 2B.
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