1971 Oregon Ducks football team

1971 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
CaptainJim Figoni, Bobby Moore, Steve Rennie
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 USC 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Washington 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UCLA 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.

Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Frei, the Ducks were 5–6 overall and 2–4 in the Pacific-8 Conference. They did not play UCLA and lost the Civil War to Oregon State for an eighth consecutive year.[1]

Oregon was led by junior quarterback Dan Fouts and senior All-American halfback Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad), the fourth overall pick of the 1972 NFL draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. Rashad played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings.

Two months after the season, Frei resigned as head coach on January 19, 1972,[2][3] and assistant coach Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later.[4][5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 2 Nebraska*
L 7–3467,437[6]
September 18Utah*
W 36–2927,000[7][8]
September 25at No. 13 Stanford
L 17–38[9]
October 2at No. 3 Texas*
L 7–3566,500
October 9at USC
W 28–2350,111
October 16No. 18 Washington
W 23–2144,200[10]
October 23San Jose State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 34–1414,000[11]
October 30at Washington State
L 21–3125,400[12]
November 6at Air Force*
W 23–1426,435[13]
November 13California
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 10–1718,500[14]
November 20Oregon State
L 29–3043,000[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 41 Jim Anderson Jr
HB 43 Thurman Anderson Sr
G 66 LeFrancis Arnold So
FL 81 Larry Battle Jr
TE 89 Chuck Bradley Jr
OT 74 Tom Drougas Sr
C 54 Jim Figoni Sr
QB 11 Dan Fouts Jr
WR 48 Leland Glass Sr
RB 23 Bobby Moore Sr
G 70 Tim Stokes Jr
OL 60 John McKean Sr
SE 87 Greg Specht Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 95 Steve Buettner Sr
DB 12 Greg Brosterhous Jr
DE 66 Keith Davis So
CB 38 Bill Drake Sr
DE 94 Alan Eustace So
LB 52 Tom Graham Sr
S 46 Bob Green Sr
DE 82 Tim Guy So
LB 92 Bruce Johnson Jr
LB 93 Delton Lewis Jr
CB 37 Fred Manuel Jr
LB 56 Mike McConnell Sr
DT 78 Rich Osterkamp Sr
LB 90 Steve Rennie Sr
DB 27 Bill Steber Sr
DT 97 Art Webb So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 86 Steve Bailey Sr
K 81 Larry Battle Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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All-conference

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Main article: 1971 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

Four Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: halfback Bobby Moore, tackle Tom Drougas, guard John McKean, and defensive back Bill Drake. It was the third straight year on the first team for Moore.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cawood, Neil (November 21, 1971). "Beavers pull it off again, 30-29". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 20, 1972). "Frei quits, blames rumors". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  3. ^ "Jerry Frei quits job at Oregon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 21, 1972. p. 22.
  4. ^ Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972). "Enright appointed UO football coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  5. ^ "Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. February 5, 1972. p. A6.
  6. ^ "Nebraska overpowers Oregon for 20th consecutive grid victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 12, 1971. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Moore leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.
  8. ^ Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  9. ^ "Ducks impressed with Stanford". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. September 27, 1971. p. 11.
  10. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971). "Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  11. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1971). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  12. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 31, 1971). "WSU dims Ducks' Pasadena bid". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  13. ^ Newnham, Blaine (November 7, 1971). "Ducks wake up, whip Air Force". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  14. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 14, 1971). "Bear power fells Webfoots, 17-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  15. ^ "1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  16. ^ "1971 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "Duck-Husky lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 16, 1971. p. 1B.
  19. ^ "Ducks vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 30, 1971. p. 14.
  20. ^ "Oregon-Cal lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 13, 1971. p. 2B.
  21. ^ "Probable lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1971. p. 1B.
  22. ^ "Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 28, 1971. p. 1B.
  23. ^ "Four Cougars on All-Stars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1971. p. 1, sports.
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