1972 Oregon Ducks football team
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–5 Pac-8) |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.
Led by first-year head coach
Parker Stadium in Corvallis, the Ducks broke an eight-game losing streak against Oregon State,[1][2] beating OSU head coach Dee Andros for the first time in the series.[3] Previously the offensive line coach, Enright was promoted in early February,[4][5] two weeks after the resignation of Jerry Frei.[6][7]
Oregon was led on the field by senior quarterback
1973 NFL Draft, 64th overall. He played fifteen seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Missouri* | L 22–24 | 41,236 | [10][11] | |
September 16 | Arizona* | W 34–7 | 30,000 | [8][9] | |
September 23 | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | L 3–68 | 61,826 | [12][13] | |
September 29 | at No. 15 UCLA | L 20–65 | 30,209 | [14][15] | |
October 7 | at No. 11 Washington | L 17–23 | 61,000 | [16] | |
October 14 | Washington State |
| L 14–31 | 23,000 | [17][18] |
October 21 | No. 13 Stanford |
| W 15–13 | 27,500 | [19][20][21] |
October 28 | No. 1 USC |
| L 0–18 | 32,000 | [22][23][24] |
November 4 | at California | L 12–31 | 23,000 | [25][26] | |
November 11 | San Jose State* |
| W 27–2 | [27] | |
November 18 | Oregon State | W 30–3 | 41,544 | [1][3][28] | |
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Game summaries
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Oregon's first win over its in-state rival in nine years.[1][2][3]
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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All-conference
Two Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pac-8 team: quarterback Dan Fouts and wide receiver Greg Specht.[35][36][37]
NFL Draft
Three Oregon seniors were selected in the
1973 NFL Draft: center Chuck Bradley (52nd), tackle Tim Stokes (60th), and quarterback Dan Fouts (64th).[38]
References
- ^ a b c Cawood, Neil (November 19, 1972). "Ducks succeed at last – and big". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Rain doesn't bother Ducks!". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 19, 1972. p. 1A.
- ^ a b c "Ducks make Andros eat his guarantee". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 20, 1972. p. 8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Cawood, Neil (September 17, 1972). "Webfoots bury Wildcats by 34-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ a b "Fouts leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 17, 1972. p. 18.
- ^ Conrad, John (September 10, 1972). "Last-second field goal kills Ducks as Missouri gains 24-22 victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Oregon nipped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 10, 1972. p. 13.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (September 24, 1972). "Big Green suffers its blackest day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Sooners explode for over 700 yards in 68-3 win over Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1972. p. 18.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (September 30, 1972). "Bruins roll past defenseless Webfoots, 65-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "UCLA swamps Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1972. p. 14.
- ^ "Sixkiller hits three TD passes; Huskies hold off Oregon's surge". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 8, 1972. p. 4, sports.
- ^ Conrad, John (October 15, 1972). "WSU ranked on pass rush -- and it paid big dividends". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2C.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (October 15, 1972). "Hard-running Cougars beat Ducks after quick scare in third quarter". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (October 22, 1972). "Hungry Ducks pull 15-13 stunner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Stanford upset". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 22, 1972. p. D-8.
- ^ "Ducks combine long run, tough defense for upset". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 23, 1972. p. 7.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (October 29, 1972). "Ducks, Fouts kayoed by Trojans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Davis leads Southern Cal past Oregon". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 29, 1972. p. D-8.
- ^ "Ducks stubborn, but finally fall". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 30, 1972. p. 9.
- ^ Newnham, Blaine (November 5, 1972). "Bears bury Ducks in the mud". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ "Cal romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 19.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Reynolds Bolts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 17.
- ^ "1972 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1972 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.
- ^ "Probable starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 16, 1972. p. 1B.
- ^ "Probable lineups at Eugene, Corvallis". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 14, 1972. p. 2B.
- ^ "Duck-Beaver lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 18, 1972. p. 1B.
- ^ "Trojans top Pac-8 team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1972. p. 13.
- ^ "Two Cougars tabbed Pac-8 all-stars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 25, 1972. p. 12.
- ^ "Fouts, Specht gain berths". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 25, 1972. p. 1B.
- ^ "Knee held back Brown, says Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 31, 1973. p. 1C.
Additional sources
- McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.