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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] Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later.[4] [5]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 at No. 2 Nebraska * L 7–3467,437 [6] September 18 Utah * W 36–2927,000 [7] [8] September 25 at No. 13 Stanford L 17–38[9] October 2 at No. 3 Texas * L 7–3566,500 October 9 at USC W 28–2350,111 October 16 No. 18 Washington W 23–2144,200 [10] October 23 San Jose State * W 34–1414,000 [11] October 30 at Washington State L 21–3125,400 [12] November 6 at Air Force * W 23–1426,435 [13] November 13 California L 10–1718,500 [14] November 20 Oregon State L 29–3043,000 [1] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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
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All-conference [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
^ a b Cawood, Neil (November 21, 1971). "Beavers pull it off again, 30-29" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 20, 1972). "Frei quits, blames rumors" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1A. ^ "Jerry Frei quits job at Oregon" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 21, 1972. p. 22.^ Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972). "Enright appointed UO football coach" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1A. ^ "Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach" . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . (South Carolina). Associated Press. February 5, 1972. p. A6.^ "Nebraska overpowers Oregon for 20th consecutive grid victory" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 12, 1971. p. 17.^ "Moore leads" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.^ Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B. ^ "Ducks impressed with Stanford" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. September 27, 1971. p. 11.^ Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971). "Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1971). "Ducks pull away from Spartans" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 31, 1971). "WSU dims Ducks' Pasadena bid" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Newnham, Blaine (November 7, 1971). "Ducks wake up, whip Air Force" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 14, 1971). "Bear power fells Webfoots, 17-10" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ "1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results" . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .^ "1971 Football Schedule" . University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .^ "Duck-Husky lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 16, 1971. p. 1B.^ "Ducks vs. Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 30, 1971. p. 14.^ "Oregon-Cal lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 13, 1971. p. 2B.^ "Probable lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 20, 1971. p. 1B.^ "Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 28, 1971. p. 1B.^ "Four Cougars on All-Stars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1971. p. 1, sports.
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