1966 Oregon Ducks football team

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1966 Oregon Ducks football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record3–7 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach
CaptainMike Brundage, Ross Carter
Home stadium Hayward Field
Civic Stadium
Seasons
←  1965
1967  →
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
USC $ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
No. 5 UCLA 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Oregon State 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Washington 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
California 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Oregon 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Washington State 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Stanford 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Three home games were played on campus in Eugene at Hayward Field and one at Civic Stadium in Portland.

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Under sixteenth-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks were 3–7 overall and 1–3 in the AAWU (later Pacific-8 Conference, or Pac-8). Only one of its four teams from the state of California was on the schedule, Stanford in Portland, the sole conference victory.

Oregon tied for sixth in the AAWU and were outscored 129 to 118. [1] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Barnes with 710 passing yards, Steve Jones with 542 rushing yards, and Scott Cress with 402 receiving yards.

This was the final season for Casanova as head coach and for varsity football at Hayward Field; [2] Autzen Stadium debuted in 1967 with new head coach Jerry Frei, [3] who was previously the offensive line coach. Casanova became the athletic director and retired in 1970.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Oklahoma *
L 0–1751,100 [4] [5]
September 24 Utah *
L 14–1716,500 [6]
October 1 San Jose State *
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 7–2116,000 [7]
October 8 Stanford
W 7–317,612 [8]
October 15at Air Force *
W 17–627,289 [9]
October 22at Washington
L 7–1052,750 [10] [11]
October 29vs. Idaho *
W 28–711,500 [12] [13] [14]
November 5 Washington State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 13–1417,500 [15] [16]
November 12at Arizona State *
L 10–1430,642 [17]
November 19at Oregon State
L 15–2023,700 [18] [19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[20] [21] [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "1966 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Tims, Marvin (November 6, 1966). "Hayward Field ends its days on sad note". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  3. ↑ Bishoff, Don (September 24, 1967). "First game in new stadium proved 'hot one' for fans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  4. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 18, 1966). "Oregon collegians blanked in openers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ↑ "Sooners shut out Oregon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 18, 1966. p. 6, sports.
  6. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 25, 1966). "Ducks caught by Utes, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  7. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 2, 1966). "Holman rips Ducks, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  8. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 9, 1966). "Sweet revenge: Ducks stun Indians, 7-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  9. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 16, 1966). "Ducks shock Air Force, 17-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  10. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 23, 1966). "Ducks hand victory to grateful Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  11. ↑ "UW, Bruins, Trojans win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 23, 1966. p. 1, sports.
  12. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 30, 1966). "Ducks ignite, blast Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  13. ↑ Snow, Mel (October 30, 1966). "Oregon Ducks use superior speed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
  14. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 30, 1966). "Beavers rip Cougars; Idaho falls". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  15. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 6, 1966). "Ducks lose count, game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  16. ↑ Missildine, Harry (November 6, 1966). "Ducks miscount, Cougs win 14-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  17. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 13, 1966). "Devils bounce Ducks; OSU shocks UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  18. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 20, 1966). "'Too Much' Triplets pace Beavers' victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  19. ↑ "Pifer reaches goal, leads OSU win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 20, 1966. p. 4, sports.
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