1971 Oregon Ducks football team

1971 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jerry Frei (5th season)
Captain	Jim Figoni, Bobby Moore, Steve Rennie
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ←  1970 1972  →

1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 USC	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Washington	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UCLA	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.

Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Frei, the Ducks were 5–6 overall and 2–4 in the Pacific-8 Conference. They did not play UCLA and lost the Civil War to Oregon State for an eighth consecutive year. ^[1]

Oregon was led by junior quarterback Dan Fouts and senior All-American halfback Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad), the fourth overall pick of the 1972 NFL draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. Rashad played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings.

Two months after the season, Frei resigned as head coach on January 19, 1972, ^{[2] [3]} and assistant coach Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later. ^{[4] [5]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at No. 2 Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–34	67,437	[6]
September 18	Utah *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 36–29	27,000	[7] [8]
September 25	at No. 13 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 17–38		[9]
October 2	at No. 3 Texas *	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–35	66,500
October 9	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–23	50,111
October 16	No. 18 Washington	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	W 23–21	44,200	[10]
October 23	San Jose State *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 34–14	14,000	[11]
October 30	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 21–31	25,400	[12]
November 6	at Air Force *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 23–14	26,435	[13]
November 13	California	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–17	18,500	[14]
November 20	Oregon State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 29–30	43,000	[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 41 Jim Anderson Jr HB 43 Thurman Anderson Sr G 66 LeFrancis Arnold So FL 81 Larry Battle Jr TE 89 Chuck Bradley Jr OT 74 Tom Drougas Sr C 54 Jim Figoni Sr QB 11 Dan Fouts Jr WR 48 Leland Glass Sr RB 23 Bobby Moore Sr G 70 Tim Stokes Jr OL 60 John McKean Sr SE 87 Greg Specht Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 95 Steve Buettner Sr DB 12 Greg Brosterhous Jr DE 66 Keith Davis So CB 38 Bill Drake Sr DE 94 Alan Eustace So LB 52 Tom Graham Sr S 46 Bob Green Sr DE 82 Tim Guy So LB 92 Bruce Johnson Jr LB 93 Delton Lewis Jr CB 37 Fred Manuel Jr LB 56 Mike McConnell Sr DT 78 Rich Osterkamp Sr LB 90 Steve Rennie Sr DB 27 Bill Steber Sr DT 97 Art Webb So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 86 Steve Bailey Sr K 81 Larry Battle Jr	Head coach Jerry Frei (5th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches John Robinson Bruce Snyder Dick Enright (OL) Norm Chapman Ron Stratten (DL) George Seifert (DB) John Marshall Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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All-conference

Main article: 1971 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

Four Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: halfback Bobby Moore, tackle Tom Drougas, guard John McKean, and defensive back Bill Drake. It was the third straight year on the first team for Moore. ^{[22] [23]}

References

1. Cawood, Neil (November 21, 1971). "Beavers pull it off again, 30-29". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
2. Newnham, Blaine (January 20, 1972). "Frei quits, blames rumors". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
3. "Jerry Frei quits job at Oregon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 21, 1972. p. 22.
4. Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972). "Enright appointed UO football coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
5. "Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. February 5, 1972. p. A6.
6. "Nebraska overpowers Oregon for 20th consecutive grid victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 12, 1971. p. 17.
7. "Moore leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.
8. Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
9. "Ducks impressed with Stanford". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. September 27, 1971. p. 11.
10. Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971). "Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
11. Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1971). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
12. Cawood, Neil (October 31, 1971). "WSU dims Ducks' Pasadena bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
13. Newnham, Blaine (November 7, 1971). "Ducks wake up, whip Air Force". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
14. Cawood, Neil (November 14, 1971). "Bear power fells Webfoots, 17-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
15. "1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
16. "1971 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
17. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
18. "Duck-Husky lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 16, 1971. p. 1B.
19. "Ducks vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 30, 1971. p. 14.
20. "Oregon-Cal lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 13, 1971. p. 2B.
21. "Probable lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1971. p. 1B.
22. "Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 28, 1971. p. 1B.
23. "Four Cougars on All-Stars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1971. p. 1, sports.

External links

• Game program: Oregon vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 30, 1971
• Game video (color) – Oregon vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 30, 1971