1982 Oregon Ducks football team

1982 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–8–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Erik Widmark [1] [2] (3rd season)
Captain	Michael Walter
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1982 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 sixth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of two wins, eight losses and one tie (2–8–1 overall, 2–6 in the Pac-10, ninth).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 pm	No. 19 Arizona State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 3–34	23,127	[3]
September 11	1:00 pm	San Jose State *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 13–18	17,629	[4]
September 18	1:00 pm	Fresno State *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 4–10	20,856	[5]
September 25	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		L 21–37	58,742	[6]
October 2	1:30 pm	at No. 16 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 7–38	47,181	[7]
October 16	1:04 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 7–10	31,736	[8]
October 23	1:00 pm	No. 15 Notre Dame *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	T 13–13	40,381	[9]
October 30	1:30 pm	at No. 11 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 12–40	40,808	[10]
November 6	1:00 pm	Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 3–10	20,178	[11]
November 20	1:00 pm	Arizona	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 13–7	16,489	[12]
November 27	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)		W 7–6	36,000	[13]
*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

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 0 0 0 7 7 Oregon St 3 0 0 3 6 Date: November 27 Location: Parker Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Mangold 47 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q4 ORST Mangold 32 yard field goal ORST 6–0 Q4 2:30 ORE Thomas 26 yard pass from Jorgensen (Lee kick) ORE 7–6

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NFL Draft

Two Ducks were selected in the 1983 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (335 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Walter	Linebacker	2	50	Dallas Cowboys
Steve Brown	Defensive back	3	83	Houston Oilers

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References

1. Conrad, John (13 December 1982). "Brooks fires UO offensive coordinator". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
2. "Brooks drops assistant". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. 14 December 1982. p. 26.
3. "Defense leads Arizona State victory". The Rock Island Argus. 5 September 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "San Jose State whips error-proned Oregon". The Idaho Statesman. 2 September 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fresno St. tips Oregon". The Star-Ledger. 19 September 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Sterling performance helps Washington overtake Ducks". The Columbian. 26 September 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Latest USC tailback keys win over Ducks". The San Bernardino County Sun. 3 October 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cal edges UO on late TD, 10–7". Statesman Journal. 17 October 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Don't kid yourself! Irish lost this 13–13 game". The South Bend Tribune. 24 October 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bruins pound winless Ducks 40–12". The State. 31 October 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cougars snap up Ducks' mistake 10–3". The Sunday Oregonian. 7 November 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ducks put best feet forward, trip UA, 13–7". Arizona Daily Star. 21 November 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Oregon rallies to nip Beavers 7–6 in 'Civil War'". The Olympian. 28 November 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1982 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved 4 September 2023.
15. "1982 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
16. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
17. Conrad, John (28 November 1982). "Ducks crush Beavers with one TD". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1C.
18. "Oregon 7, Oregon State 6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. 28 November 1982. p. 3B.
19. Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 28. Retrieved 2018-Oct-17.
20. "1983 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 17 November 2013.