1980 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1980 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and two ties (6–3–2 overall, 4–3–1 in the Pac-10).[2]

1980 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1980 record6–3–2 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErik Widmark [1]
(1st season)
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 41,097)
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 0  9 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 0  9 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 1  8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0  7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1  6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0  6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0  5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0  4 7 0
California 3 5 0  3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In their rivalry game with Washington, the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in twelve years; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies.[3] Oregon defeated all three northwest teams in the Pac-10, their first sweep in 26 years.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:30 pmStanfordL 25–3537,300
September 131:30 pmKansas*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
T 7–727,750
September 201:30 pmMichigan State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 35–730,431
September 271:30 pmat No. 18 WashingtonW 34–1051,008
October 111:00 pmat CaliforniaL 6–3135,000
October 181:30 pmNo. 2 USC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
T 7–742,733
October 251:30 pmUNLV*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 32–931,651
November 112:30 pmWashington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
ABCW 20–1030,093
November 81:30 pmat No. 8 UCLAW 20–1440,907
November 151:00 pmat Oregon StateW 40–2141,600
November 226:30 pmat Arizona StateL 37–4261,623
Source:[4]

Roster

1980 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Charlie Bisharat
WR Jon Brosterhous
RB Reggie Brown
RB Don Davis
OL Mike Delegato
TE Greg Hogensen
WR Curt Jackson
WR Mark James
RB Ladaria Johnson
RB Terrance Jones
OL Jeff Kubitz
WR Rourke Lowe
QB Kevin Lusk
OL Jamey Matthews
OL Kevin McGill
WR Greg Moser
QB Reggie Ogburn
WR Dwight Robertson
OL Scott Shepard Fr
TE Tim Tyler
RB Vince Williams
OL Stu Yatsko
RB Eugene Young
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Gary Beck
DL Gordon Bledsoe
DB Steve Brown
DB Dennis Clay
DB Joe Figures
DB Ross Gibbs
DL Vince Goldsmith
LB Ed Hagerty
LB 16 Bryan Hinkle Sr
DL Bill Lowder
DB Mike Nolan
DL Rich Schwartz
DL Scott Setterland
LB Andy Vobura
DE 54 Michael Walter So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Mike Babb
K Pat English
K Doug Jollymour
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Erik Widmark (OC)
  • Bob McCray (OL)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[5][6][7]

NFL Draft

Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (332 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bryan HinkleLinebacker6156Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin McGillTackle12325Cleveland Browns
Source:[8]

References

  1. Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980). "Ducks settle the score and then some". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  2. Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  4. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Rich Brooks, 1980". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 20, 1980. p. 2C.
  6. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
  7. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
  8. "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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