1979 Oregon Ducks football team

1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Washington	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Arizona State †	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions^[4] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1979 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 third year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–3 in the Pac-10).

It was Oregon's first winning season since 1970.

Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."^[5]^: 168

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 33–19	44,274
September 15	at No. 10 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 17–41	76,123
September 22	No. 12 Washington	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	L 17–21	42,500
September 29	at No. 10 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–13	69,327
October 6	California	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 19–14	36,636
October 13	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–24	47,681
October 20	Air Force*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 17–9	28,457
October 27	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 37–26	18,650
November 10	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 16–7	45,219
November 17	UCLA	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 0–35	41,235
November 24	Oregon State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 24–3	36,536	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1979 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`92`	Terry Dion	Sr
DE	`90`	Neil Elshire	Sr
LB	`16`	Bryan Hinkle	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	0	0	0	3	3
• Oregon	14	7	3	0	24

Scoring summary

1	8:42	Oregon	Ogburn 4-yard run (English kick)	Oregon 7-0

1	:02	Oregon	Jackson 35-yard run (English kick)	Oregon 14-0

2	:20	Oregon	Young 11-yard pass from Ogburn (English kick)	Oregon 21-0

3	:39	Oregon	Jollymour 38-yard field goal	Oregon 24-0

4	12:34	Oregon St	Wafford 37-yard field goal	Oregon 24-3

^ Newnham, Blaine (December 18, 1979). "U of O assistant football quits". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
^ Baker, Tony (December 19, 1979). "Baker makes resignation official". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
^ "Oregon: football assistant resigns as FBI inquiry continues". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1979. p. 1C.
^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Withers, Bud (November 30, 1979). "Ducks win it Beavers used to, 24-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ "1979 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "1979 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1979. p. 2C.
^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1979. p. 2B.

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