1976 Oregon Webfoots football team
The 1976 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks were 4–7 overall (1–6 in the Pac-8, tied for last),[1][2] and were outscored 271 to 144.[3]
| 1976 Oregon Webfoots football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| 1976 record | 4–7 (1–6 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Don Read (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UCLA | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six days after the season-ending win at Oregon State in the Civil War, Read was fired on the day after Thanksgiving.[4][5][6] with a year remaining on a four-year contract ($28,000 annually),[5] and was succeeded by 35-year-old Rich Brooks in mid-December.[7][8][9][10]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | 7:30 pm | Colorado State* | W 17–3 | 37,800 | |
| September 18 | 7:30 pm | USC |
| L 0–53 | 40,600 |
| September 25 | 6:30 pm | at Utah* |
| W 21–13 | 25,617 |
| October 2 | 1:30 pm | Utah State* |
| W 27–9 | 17,300 |
| October 9 | 1:30 pm | at California | L 10–27 | 37,950 | |
| October 16 | 11:30 am | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | L 0–41 | 59,075 | |
| October 23 | 1:30 pm | at Washington |
| L 7–14 | 38,127 |
| October 30 | 1:30 pm | Washington State |
| L 22–23 | 22,200 |
| November 6 | 1:30 pm | at No. 3 UCLA | L 0–46 | 32,158 | |
| November 13 | 1:30 pm | Stanford |
| L 17–28 | 18,000 |
| November 20 | 1:30 pm | at Oregon State |
| W 23–14 | 35,611 |
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Roster
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Special teams
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References
- Withers, Bud (November 21, 1976). "Oregon makes the ending happy, 23-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- "Oregon rallies to beat Beavers, and perhaps save Read's job". The Bulletin. (Bend,Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1976. p. 11.
- "1976 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- Withers, Bud (November 26, 1976). "Oregon fires Don Read". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- "Oregon fires Read". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 15.
- "Oregon starts search for Read's successor". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 12.
- Withers, Bud; Conrad, John (December 17, 1976). "Brooks arrives to get Oregon going". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- "Oregon selects Brooks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 31.
- "Oregon going with ex-Beaver Brooks". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 14.
- Withers, Bud (December 17, 1976). "Brooks takes a look at Oregon's situation". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
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