1980 Oregon Ducks football team

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1980 Oregon Ducks football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record6–3–2 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErik Widmark [1] (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Autzen Stadium
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 09 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 09 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 18 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 07 4 0
Oregon 4 3 16 3 2
Stanford 3 4 06 5 0
Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
Washington State 3 4 04 7 0
California 3 5 03 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

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In their rivalry game with Washington, the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in 12 years; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies. Oregon defeated all three northwest teams in the Pac-10, their first sweep in 26 years.

After the season in December, Brooks' contract was extended through the 1984 season with a salary increase, from under $37,000 to over $46,000. [2] [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 pm Stanford L 25–3537,300 [4]
September 131:30 pm Kansas *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
T 7–727,750 [5]
September 201:30 pm Michigan State *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 35–730,431 [6]
September 271:30 pmat No. 18 Washington W 34–1051,008 [7]
October 111:00 pmat California L 6–3135,000 [8]
October 181:30 pmNo. 2 USC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
T 7–742,733 [9]
October 251:30 pm UNLV *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 32–931,651 [10]
November 112:30 pm Washington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABC W 20–1030,083 [11]
November 81:30 pmat No. 8 UCLA W 20–1440,907 [12]
November 151:00 pmat Oregon State W 40–2141,600 [13]
November 226:30 pmat Arizona State L 37–4261,623 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1980 Oregon Ducks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 32Charlie BisharatSo
WR 81Jon BrosterhousJr
RB 48Reggie BrownJr
RB Don Davis
C 52Mike DelegatoSo
TE 88Greg HogensenJr
WR 24Curt JacksonJr
WR 21Mark James
RB 9Ladaria Johnson
RB 33Terrance JonesSo
OT 69Jeff KubitzSo
WR 23Rourke LoweSo
QB 13Kevin LuskSo
G 68Jamey Matthews
OT 76Kevin McGillSr
WR Greg Moser
QB 11Reggie OgburnSr
WR 2Dwight RobertsonJr
G 73Scott ShepardSo
TE 85Tim TylerSo
RB Vince Williams
G 55Stu YatskoJr
RB Eugene Young
C 56 Gary Zimmerman So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 44Gary BeckJr
DL 83Gordon BledsoeJr
DB 28Steve BrownSo
DB 10Dennis ClaySo
DB 40Joe FiguresJr
DB 6Ross GibbsJr
DL 63Vince GoldsmithSr
LB 47Ed HagertyJr
LB 16 Bryan Hinkle Sr
DL 45Bill LowderSo
DB 43Mike NolanSr
DL 35Rich SchwartzSr
DL 94Scott SetterlundSr
LB 51Andy VoboraJr
DE 54 Michael Walter So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 36Mike Babb
K 4Pat English
K 3Doug Jollymour
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Erik Widmark (OC)
  • Bob McCray (OL)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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NFL draft

Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bryan Hinkle Linebacker 6 156 Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin McGillTackle 12 325 Cleveland Browns

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References

  1. Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980). "Ducks settle the score and then some". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  2. "UO gives Brooks two more years". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1980. p. 65.
  3. "Brooks agrees to new contract". Eugene Register-Guard. December 10, 1980. p. 1D.
  4. "Stanford downs Oregon, 35–25". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kansas, Oregon take tie". The Lincoln Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ogburn leads Ducks to rout of Michigan State". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  8. "Bears subdue Oregon 31–6". The Sacramento Bee. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "When the opponent's USC, a 7–7 tie looks pretty good". Statesman Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Gambling Ducks break the Las Vegas bank 32–9". The Sunday Oregonian. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Defense key as Oregon tops Cougars". The Bellingham Herald. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Ogburn stars as Oregon stuns UCLA, 20–14". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Reggie Ogburn sparkles as Oregon topples OSU". The Idaho Statesman. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  15. "1980 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  16. "1980 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  17. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  18. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 20, 1980. p. 2C.
  19. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
  20. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
  21. "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.