1953 Oregon Ducks football team

1953 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Len Casanova (3rd season)
Captain	Emery Barnes
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Oregon	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–5–1 against PCC opponents), finished in eighth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 91 to 85. The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	NBC	W 20–12	31,000
September 26		at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 0–7
October 3		No. 5 UCLA	Hayward Field Eugene, OR		L 0–12	24,587
October 10		at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA		L 0–7	16,000
October 17		Washington	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)		L 6–14	21,677
October 24		San Jose State*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR		W 26–13
October 31		No. 7 USC	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR		W 13–7	17,772
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Idaho	Hayward Field Eugene, OR		W 25–6	10,000	^[1]^[2]^[3]
November 14		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		T 0–0	24,000
November 21		Oregon State	Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)		L 0–7	18,500	^[4]^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Strite, Dick (November 6, 1953). "Webfoots, Vandals slate Saturday contest here". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
^ Strite, Dick (November 8, 1953). "Webfoots defeat Vandal eleven 25-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ "Shaw leads Oregon past Vandals 25-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1953. p. 11.
^ Strite, Dick (November 22, 1953). "Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ "Kip Taylor elated after win over UO". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 23, 1953. p. 2.
^ "1953 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "1953 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

v t e Oregon Ducks football
Venues	Athletic Field (1894) Stewart's Field (1894) Kincaid Field (1895–1919) Hayward Field (1919–1966) Multnomah Stadium (alternate, before 1967) Autzen Stadium (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon State Platypus Trophy Saint Mary's: Governors' Trophy Game Washington Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Marching band Green Garter Band "O" (gesture) 1961 gambling scandal "The Toilet Bowl"
People	Head coaches Quarterbacks Statistical leaders All-Americans NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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