1957 Oregon Webfoots football team

1957 Oregon Webfoots football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 7–10 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
1957 record 7–4 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach Len Casanova (7th season)
Home stadium Hayward Field
Multnomah Stadium (Portland)
1957 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon State + 6 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Oregon ^ + 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
UCLA 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Washington State 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Stanford 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Washington 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –1
California 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
USC 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Idaho 0 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the Civil War game over Oregon, but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Oregon Webfoots represented the University of Oregon in the 1957 NCAA football season. Home games were played on campus in Eugene at Hayward Field and at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Led by seventh-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks were 7–3 in the regular season and 6–2 in the Pacific Coast Conference, co-champions with rival Oregon State. Although the Beavers won the Civil War game in Eugene,[1][2] the PCC had a no-repeat rule for the Rose Bowl, so the Ducks had clinched the berth the previous week with a win in Los Angeles over struggling USC.[3][4]

In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, Oregon met Big Ten champion Ohio State (8–1), second-ranked and led by head coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were ranked first in the UPI coaches poll and heavily favored, by up to twenty points,[5][6][7][8] but needed a fourth quarter field goal to break a tie for a 10–7 win.[9][10][11]

Outside the 27–26 win at Stanford,[12] the Ducks did not allow more than thirteen points in their ten other games, which included two shutouts, and finished at 7–4.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 at Idaho Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho [13][14] W  9–6   10,000
September 28 No. 16 Pittsburgh* Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon [15] L   3–6   20,486
October 5 No. 19 UCLA Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon [16] W 21–0   16,332
October 12 San Jose State* Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon [17] W 26–0   10,300
October 19 at No. 19 Washington State Rogers Field • Pullman, Washington [18][19] W 14–13   19,000
October 26 California No. 18 Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon [20] W 24–6   18,321
November 2 at Stanford No. 15 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California [12] W 27–26   56,000
November 9 Washington No. 13 Multnomah Stadium • Portland, Oregon [21] (Rivalry) L   6–13   30,010
November 16 at USC No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles [3] W 16–7   30,975
November 23 Oregon State No. 15 Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon [1][2] (Civil War) L   7–10    
January 1, 1958 vs. No. 2 Ohio State Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California [9][10] (Rose Bowl) L   7–10   98,202
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "OSC forces UO to share PCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 24, 1957. p. 1B.
  2. 1 2 "OSC gets title share; beats Oregon 10 to 7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1957. p. 2, sports.
  3. 1 2 "Oregon cinches bowl; beats USC, 16 to 7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 17, 1957. p. 2, sports.
  4. ↑ "Oregon meets OSC for title in 'Civil War' football clash". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 18, 1957. p. 1B.
  5. ↑ "UO team unawed by odds on game". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. December 31, 1957. p. 1B.
  6. ↑ Myers, Bob (January 1, 1958). "100,809 to see Bucks battle Oregon in Rose Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 54.
  7. ↑ Cromie, Robert (January 1, 1958). "Today's menu; football by the bowlful". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  8. ↑ Boni, Bill (January 1, 1958). "Ohio State overwhelming favorite". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
  9. 1 2 Harvey, Paul, III (January 2, 1958). "Oregon magnificent in 10 to 7 defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  10. 1 2 Boni, Bill (January 2, 1958). "Late Ohio State field goal beats Oregon's underrated underdogs". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 16.
  11. ↑ Cromie, Robert (January 2, 1958). "Ohio's field goal beats Oregon, 10-7". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  12. 1 2 Strite, Dick (November 3, 1957). "Oregon wins high-powered offensive battle". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  13. ↑ Strite, Dick (September 22, 1957). "Morris boots field goal; Ducks tip Idaho 9-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  14. ↑ Boni, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Oregon field goal nips valieant Vandals, 9-6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  15. ↑ Strite, Dick (September 29, 1957). "Pitt edges Ducks, 6-3, in final 22 seconds". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  16. ↑ Strite, Dick (October 6, 1957). "Ducks wallop UCLA, 21-0. in mud, rain". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  17. ↑ Strite, Dick (October 13, 1957). "Oregon blanks San Jose State, 26-0, in rain". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  18. ↑ Strite, Dick (October 20, 1957). "Ducks shatter WSC's Rose Bowl hopes, 14-13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  19. ↑ Boni, Bill (October 20, 1957). "Oregon Ducks escape, 14-13". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  20. ↑ Strite, Dick (October 27, 1957). "Oregon scores decisive 24-6 win over Cal". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  21. ↑ Strite, Dick (November 10, 1957). "Webfoots sidetracked by 13-6 Husky upset". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  22. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1957-schedule.html
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