1980 Oregon Ducks football team

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1980 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–3–2 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErik Widmark[1] (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 1 8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1 6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0 6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0 4 7 0
California 3 5 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Oregon Ducks football team represented the

Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon
. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and two ties (6–3–2 overall, 4–3–1 in the Pac-10).

In their

26 years
.

After the season in December, Brooks' contract was extended through the 1984 season with a salary increase, from under $37,000 to over $46,000.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 pmStanfordL 25–3537,300
September 131:30 pmKansas*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
T 7–727,750
September 201:30 pmMichigan State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 35–730,431
September 271:30 pmat No. 18 WashingtonW 34–1051,008[4]
October 111:00 pmat CaliforniaL 6–3135,000
October 181:30 pmNo. 2 USC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
T 7–742,733
October 251:30 pmUNLV*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 32–931,651
November 112:30 pm
ABC
W 20–1030,093
November 81:30 pmat No. 8 UCLAW 20–1440,907
November 151:00 pmat Oregon StateW 40–2141,600
November 226:30 pmat
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • L 37–4261,623[5]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    [6][7][8]

    Roster

    1980 Oregon Ducks football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 32 Charlie Bisharat So
    WR 81 Jon Brosterhous Jr
    RB 48 Reggie Brown Jr
    RB Don Davis
    C 52 Mike Delegato So
    TE 88 Greg Hogensen Jr
    WR 24 Curt Jackson Jr
    WR 21 Mark James
    RB 9 Ladaria Johnson
    RB 33 Terrance Jones So
    OT 69 Jeff Kubitz So
    WR 23 Rourke Lowe So
    QB 13 Kevin Lusk So
    G 68 Jamey Matthews
    OT 76 Kevin McGill Sr
    WR Greg Moser
    QB 11 Reggie Ogburn Sr
    WR 2 Dwight Robertson Jr
    G 73 Scott Shepard So
    TE 85 Tim Tyler So
    RB Vince Williams
    G 55 Stu Yatsko Jr
    RB Eugene Young
    C 56 Gary Zimmerman So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 44 Gary Beck Jr
    DL 83 Gordon Bledsoe Jr
    DB 28 Steve Brown So
    DB 10 Dennis Clay So
    DB 40 Joe Figures Jr
    DB 6 Ross Gibbs Jr
    DL 63 Vince Goldsmith Sr
    LB 47 Ed Hagerty Jr
    LB 16 Bryan Hinkle Sr
    DL 45 Bill Lowder So
    DB 43 Mike Nolan Sr
    DL 35 Rich Schwartz Sr
    DL 94 Scott Setterland Sr
    LB 51 Andy Vobura Jr
    DE 54 Michael Walter So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    36 Mike Babb
    K 4 Pat English
    K 3 Doug Jollymour
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Erik Widmark (OC)
    • Bob McCray (OL)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    [9][10][11]

    NFL Draft

    Two Ducks were selected in the

    1981 NFL Draft
    , which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).

    Player Position Round Pick Franchise
    Bryan Hinkle Linebacker
    6
    156 Pittsburgh Steelers
    Kevin McGill Tackle
    12
    325 Cleveland Browns

    [12]

    References

    1. ^ Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980). "Ducks settle the score and then some". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
    2. ^ "UO gives Brooks two more years". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1980. p. 65.
    3. ^ "Brooks agrees to new contract". Eugene Register-Guard. December 10, 1980. p. 1D.
    4. ^ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
    5. ^ Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
    6. ^ "1980 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
    7. ^ "1980 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
    8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
    9. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 20, 1980. p. 2C.
    10. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
    11. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
    12. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.