1981 Oregon Ducks football team

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1981 Oregon Ducks football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErik Widmark (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Autzen Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. 14 USC 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Washington State 5 –2 –18 –3 –1
UCLA 5 –2 –17 –4 –1
Arizona 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Stanford 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
California 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Oregon 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
Oregon State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1981 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 1–6 in the Pac-10, ninth).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmat Fresno State *
L 16–2328,637 [1]
September 1211:30 amat No. 16 Kansas *
L 10–1933,840 [2]
September 191:00 pm Pacific (CA) *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 34–024,519 [3]
September 261:00 pmNo. 16 Washington
L 3–1740,695 [4]
October 107:30 pmat Arizona State
L 0–2463,935 [5]
October 171:00 pm Arizona
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 14–1824,264 [6]
October 241:00 pm Air Force *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 10–2023,290 [7]
October 311:00 pm UCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 11–2824,272 [8]
November 71:00 pmat Washington State
L 7–3933,500 [9]
November 141:00 pmat Stanford
L 3–4236,106 [10]
November 211:00 pm Oregon State
W 47–1731,142 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Oregon State

Team1234Total
Oregon St0107017
• Oregon14720647
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Autzen Stadium
Scoring summary
Q112:18OREWilliams 2 yard run (Jollymour kick)ORE 7–0
Q12:11OREWilliams 1 yard run (Jollymour kick)ORE 14–0
Q212:18OREBillups 1 yard run (Jollymour kick)ORE 21–0
Q28:19OSUSimmons 12 yard pass from Singler (Mangold kick)ORE 21–7
Q20:53OSUMangold 47 yard field goalORE 21–10
Q310:52OREBillups 21 yard run (Jollymour kick)ORE 28–10
Q37:02OSUSingler 1 yard run (Mangold kick)ORE 28–17
Q35:50OREJollymour 28 yard field goalORE 31–17
Q30:31OREJollymour 49 yard field goalORE 34–17
Q30:14OREBrosterhaus 8 yard pass from Lusk (Jollymour kick)ORE 41–17
Q410:37ORELusk 1 yard run (kick failed)ORE 47–17

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Roster

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NFL draft

Three Ducks were selected in the 1982 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (334 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Reggie BrownRunning back 4 95 Atlanta Falcons
Vince WilliamsRunning back 6 151 San Francisco 49ers
Stuart YatskoGuard 11 300 Denver Broncos

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References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State stuns Oregon, 23–16". The Los Angeles Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Defense, kicking power Jayhawks past Oregon 19–10". The Kansas City Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ducks' defense throttles Tigers, 34–0". The Columbian. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Huskies' defense roasts Ducks". The Spokesman-Review. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Poor offense trips Ducks as Devils win". The Columbian. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wounded Ducks stay close, fall 18–14 to Arizona". The Sunday Oregonian. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Welsh, Steve (October 25, 1981). "Air Force drops Oregon, 20–10". Statesman Journal . p. 1D. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Andrews leads UCLA". The Daily Breeze. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "WSU topples Oregon 39–7". The Idaho Statesman. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Stanford dumps hapless Oregon". The Modesto Bee. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 Conrad, John (November 22, 1981). "Ducks vent fury on Beavers, 47-17". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1D.
  12. ↑ "1981 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ "1981 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Starting lineups". Eugene-Register Guard. Oregon. November 21, 1981. p. 2B.
  16. ↑ "1982 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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