1986 Oregon Ducks football team

1986 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Toledo (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (1st season)
Captains	Chris Miller John Wolf
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Arizona State $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 14 UCLA	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Washington	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 11 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1986 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 tenth 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, 3–5 in the Pac-10). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	6:30 pm	at San Jose State *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 21–14	23,150	[2]
September 13	1:00 pm	Colorado *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 32–30	26,135	[3]
September 20	1:00 pm	No. 17 Arizona	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 17–41	28,773	[4]
September 27	11:00 am	at No. 4 Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–48	76,185	[5]
October 4	6:30 pm	at No. 9 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 21–35	51,340	[6]
October 11	1:00 pm	No. 15 Arizona State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 17–37	28,522	[7]
October 18	1:00 pm	Stanford	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 7–41	28,226	[8]
October 25	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 3–38	58,466	[9]
November 1	1:00 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–9	32,000	[10]
November 15	1:00 pm	Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 27–17	25,137	[11]
November 22	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	W 49–28	36,204	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

1986 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Chris Miller Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rich Brooks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

NFL draft

Two Ducks were selected in the 1987 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Chris Miller	Quarterback	1	13	Atlanta Falcons
Cliff Hicks	Defensive back	3	74	Los Angeles Rams

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References

1. "Pac-10". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 23, 1986. p. 9C.
2. "Fumble recovery helps Ducks win". The Bulletin. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Oregon edges Colorado". Star-Herald. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wildcats feast on roasted Ducks". The Shreveport Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Huskers not awesome but whip Oregon". The Grand Island Independent. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "USC almost fumbles away win over Ducks". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Van Raaphorst leads Sun Devils past Ducks". The Columbian. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cardinal Musters victory over Ducks". The San Francisco Examiner. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Huskies run over Oregon, 38–3". The Bellingham Herald. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cal keeps sinking in loss to Oregon". The Sacramento Bee. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ducks top WSU by 27–17". The Sunday Oregonian. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ducks rush past the Beavers". Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1986 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
14. "1986 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. "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.