1985 Oregon Ducks football team

1985 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Toledo (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Schaffeld (3rd season)
Captain	Lew Barnes
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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

The 1985 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1985 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 ninth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-10). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	5:00 pm	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	TBS	W 42–39	25,900	[2]
September 14	12:30 pm	at Colorado *	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 17–21	30,373	[3]
September 21	1:00 pm	Stanford	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 45–28	33,494	[4]
September 28	11:30 am	at No. 16 Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 0–63	75,947	[5]
October 5	1:00 pm	Washington	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)		L 13–19	44,383	[6]
October 19	1:00 pm	California	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 24–27	27,465	[7]
October 26	7:00 pm	at San Diego State *	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 49–37	15,432	[8]
November 2	1:00 pm	San Jose State *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 35–13	25,501	[9]
November 16	5:30 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 8–20	35,292	[10]
November 23	1:00 pm	Oregon State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)		W 34–13	41,805	[11]
November 30	9:00 pm	vs. USC	Olympic Memorial Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)		L 6–20	65,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At Nebraska

Oregon at Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
•No. 16 Cornhuskers	14	28	14	7	63

• Date: 1985-09-28
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Game attendance: 75,947

Scoring summary

1	6:08	NEB	Rathman 1-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 7-0
1	1:04	NEB	Kaelin 3-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 14-0
2	7:32	NEB	Turner 1-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 21-0
2	6:28	NEB	Miles 46-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 28-0
2	3:17	NEB	Jones 25-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 35-0
2	0:41	NEB	Miles 1-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 42-0
3	10:58	NEB	Sheppard 8-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 49-0
3	4:15	NEB	Sheppard 27-yard run (Klein kick)	NEB 56-0
4	9:54	NEB	Casterline 4-yard run (Cheloha kick)	NEB 63-0

See also: 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Vs. USC

Oregon vs. USC

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	0	3	0	6
•Trojans	7	10	0	3	20

• Date: November 30
• Location: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

• Source:

Scoring summary

1		ORE	MacLeod 32-yard field goal	ORE 3-0
1		USC	Knight 2-yard run (Shafer kick)	USC 7-3
2		USC	Shafer 32-yard field goal	USC 10-3
2		USC	Norman 5-yard pass from Peete (Shafer kick)	USC 17-3
3		ORE	MacLeod 36-yard field goal	USC 17-6
4		USC	Shafer 44-yard field goal	USC 20-6

See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team and Mirage Bowl (college football)

NFL draft

Three Ducks were selected in the 1986 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Lew Barnes	Wide receiver	5	138	Chicago Bears
Tony Cherry	Running back	9	240	San Francisco 49ers
Drew Smetana	Tackle	11	298	San Diego Chargers

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References

1. "Pacific-10". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. December 1, 1985. p. 2C.
2. "Miller leads Ducks to a 42–39 upset win over Cougars". The Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Colorado holds off the Ducks". Corvallis Gazette-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ducks explode past Stanford". The Columbian. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornhuskers smash Oregon". The Sioux City Journal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jaeger puts foot to Oregon, 19–13". The Olympian. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal overtakes Oregon with second-half rally". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Steve Dolan (October 27, 1985). "Aztecs get help from quarterbacks, but not defense in 49–37 loss". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-1. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ducks fly past San Jose State, 35–13". The Bulletin. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "'Cats top Ducks, nurse bowl hopes". The Columbian. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Oregon buries Oregon State, quickly". The Sunday Oregonian. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Trojans go from sayonara to aloha with win over Oregon". The Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1985 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
14. "1985 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
15. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
16. "1986 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.