1981 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1981 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1981 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 fifth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 1–6 in the Pac-10, ninth).[1]

1981 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1981 record2–9 (1–6 Pac-10)
Head coachRich Brooks (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorErik Widmark (2nd season)
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 41,097)
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 0  10 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 0  9 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 0  9 3 0
Washington State 5 2 1  8 3 1
UCLA 5 2 1  7 4 1
Arizona 4 4 0  6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0  4 7 0
California 2 6 0  2 9 0
Oregon 1 6 0  2 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 57:00 PMat Fresno State*L 16–2328,697
September 1211:30 AMat No. 16 Kansas*
L 10–1933,840
September 191:00 PMPacific*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 34–024,519
September 261:00 PMNo. 16 Washington
L 3–1740,695
October 107:30 PMat Arizona StateL 0–2463,935
October 171:00 PMArizona
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 14–1824,264
October 241:00 PMAir Force*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 10–2023,290
October 311:00 PMUCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 11–2824,272
November 71:00 PMat Washington StateL 7–3933,500
November 141:00 PMat StanfordL 3–4236,106
November 211:00 PMOregon State
W 47–1731,142
Source:[2]

Roster

  • Gary Beck (offense), RS Sr
  • TB Harry Billups
  • Jon Brosterhous (offense), RS Sr
  • TB Reggie Brown
  • P Ken Burns
  • Michael Cray #75 (defense)
  • Donald Davis, RS Sr
  • Mike Delegato, RS Sr
  • S Joe Figures (defense)
  • CB Ross Gibbs
  • ILB #47 Ed Hagerty, Sr
  • TE Greg Hogensen, RS Sr
  • Mike Johnson, Fr.
  • LS Steve Johnson
  • PK Doug Jollymour
  • QB Kevin Lusk
  • Bob McCray (asst coach)
  • Greg Moser, Jr
  • Rick Price (offense), RS Sr
  • TE Tim Tyler
  • LB Andy Vobora, Sr
  • DE Mike Walter
  • FB Vince Williams, RS Sr
  • Stu Yatsko (offense), RS Sr

Source:[3]

Season summary

Oregon State

1 234Total
Oregon St 0 1070 17
Oregon 14 7206 47
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

Source:[1]

NFL Draft

Three Ducks were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (334 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Reggie BrownRunning back495Atlanta Falcons
Vince WilliamsRunning back6151San Francisco 49ers
Stuart YatskoGuard11300Denver Broncos
Source:[4]

References

  1. Conrad, John (November 22, 1981). "Ducks vent fury on Beavers, 47-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Rich Brooks, 1981". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. "Starting lineups". Eugene-Register Guard. (Oregon). November 21, 1981. p. 2B.
  4. "1982 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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