1971 Oregon Ducks football team

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1971 Oregon Ducks football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Autzen Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 USC 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
No. 19 Washington 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
California 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Oregon State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –12 –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.

Contents

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 2 Nebraska *
L 7–3467,437 [6]
September 18 Utah *
W 36–2927,000 [7] [8]
September 252:00 p.m.at No. 13 Stanford
L 17–3855,000 [9]
October 2at No. 3 Texas *
L 7–3566,500 [10]
October 9at USC
W 28–2350,111
October 16No. 18 Washington
W 23–2144,200 [11]
October 231:30 p.m. San Jose State *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 34–1414,000 [12]
October 30at Washington State
L 21–3125,400 [13]
November 612:00 p.m.at Air Force *
W 23–1426,435 [14]
November 131:30 p.m. California
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 10–1718,500 [15]
November 20 Oregon State
L 29–3043,000 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[16] [17] [18]

Roster

1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 41Jim AndersonJr
HB 43Thurman AndersonSr
G 66LeFrancis ArnoldSo
FL 81Larry BattleJr
TE 89Chuck BradleyJr
OT 74 Tom Drougas Sr
C 54Jim FigoniSr
QB 11 Dan Fouts Jr
WR 48 Leland Glass Sr
RB 23 Bobby Moore Sr
G 70 Tim Stokes Jr
OL 60John McKeanSr
SE 87Greg SpechtJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 95Steve BuettnerSr
DB 12Greg BrosterhousJr
DE 66Keith DavisSo
CB 38Bill DrakeSr
DE 94Alan EustaceSo
LB 52 Tom Graham Sr
S 46Bob GreenSr
DE 82Tim GuySo
LB 92Bruce JohnsonJr
LB 93Delton LewisJr
CB 37Fred ManuelJr
LB 56Mike McConnellSr
DT 78Rich OsterkampSr
LB 90Steve RennieSr
DB 27Bill SteberSr
DT 97Art WebbSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 86Steve BaileySr
K 81Larry BattleJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

[19] [20] [21] [22]

All-conference

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. [23] [24]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Longhorns stampede Oregon, 35–7". The Orange Leader. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971). "Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  12. ↑ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1971). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  13. ↑ Cawood, Neil (October 31, 1971). "WSU dims Ducks' Pasadena bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  14. ↑ Newnham, Blaine (November 7, 1971). "Ducks wake up, whip Air Force". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  15. ↑ Cawood, Neil (November 14, 1971). "Bear power fells Webfoots, 17-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  16. ↑ "1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  17. ↑ "1971 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  18. ↑ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Duck-Husky lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 16, 1971. p. 1B.
  20. ↑ "Ducks vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 30, 1971. p. 14.
  21. ↑ "Oregon-Cal lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 13, 1971. p. 2B.
  22. ↑ "Probable lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1971. p. 1B.
  23. ↑ "Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 28, 1971. p. 1B.
  24. ↑ "Four Cougars on All-Stars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1971. p. 1, sports.
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