1975 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season

1975 Oregon Ducks football

Conference| Pacific-8 Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach|

* Don Read (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Gene Dahlquist (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Fred von Appen (2nd season)
Captains|

* Don Johnson
* Chuck Wills

Home stadium| Autzen Stadium

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 UCLA ^ +  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 14 California \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Stanford | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Washington | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
No. 17 USC | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Oregon | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Oregon State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Washington State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks were 3–8 overall (2–5 in the Pac-8, sixth place).

Oregon defeated Utah of the WAC in late October to break a 14-game losing streak, the nation's longest at the time. They won the next week at Washington State, and the season-ending Civil War over Oregon State, the final game for Beavers' head coach Dee Andros, only his second loss in the rivalry in his eleven seasons.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 13| 11:30 am| at No. 1 Oklahoma*|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| L 62–7| 70,213|
September 20| 7:30 pm| San Jose State*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 5–0| 25,000|
September 27| 11:30 am| at Minnesota*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 10–7| 34,300|
October 4| 1:30 pm| Washington|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR (rivalry)

| L 27–17| 28,500|
October 11| 1:30 pm| California|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR (rivalry)

| L 34–7| 18,500|
October 18| 1:30 pm| at No. 3 USC|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 17–3| 50,542|
October 25| 1:30 pm| Utah*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| W 18–7| 10,500| [1][2][3]
November 1| 1:30 pm| at Washington State|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| W 26–14| 18,100|
November 8| 1:30 pm| UCLA|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 50–17| 15,500|
November 15| 1:30 pm| at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| L 33–30| 38,500|
November 22| 1:30 pm| Oregon State|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR (Civil War)

| W 14–7| 35,000| [4][5]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## Game summaries

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### Oregon State

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Oregon State at Oregon  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Oregon State | 7 | 0| 0| 0 | 7
• Oregon | 0 | 7| 7| 0 | 14

* Date: November 22
* Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
* Game attendance: 35,000

| Scoring summary

1| 1:21| OSU| Lacey 94-yard interception return (Nelson kick)| OSU 7-0
2| 12:24| ORE| Willis 15-yard interception return (Woodfill kick)| Tied 7-7
3| 13:21| ORE| Bennett 3-yard run (Woodfill kick)| ORE 14-7

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## Roster

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1975 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `13` | Jack Henderson | So
RB | `35` | George Bennett | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FS | `12` | Chuck Wills (C) | Sr
DE | `88` | Don Johnson (C) | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Don Read (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Gene Dahlquist (OC)
* Fred von Appen (DC)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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## Statistics

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### Passing

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Player | Att | Comp | Yards | TD | INT

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Jack Henderson | 151 | 321 | 1,492 | 6 | 16

### Rushing

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Player | Att | Yards | TD

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George Bennett | 175 | 805 | 7

### Receiving

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Player | Rec | Yards | TD

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George Bauer | 52 | 616 | 4

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## References

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1. ^ Withers, Bud (October 26, 1975). "Ducks start another streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
2. ^ "Ducks beat Utah 18-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 3B.
3. ^ "Oregon waits year for another win – against same team". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1975.
4. ^ a b Withers, Bud (November 23, 1975). "Ducks steal Dee day, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
5. ^ a b Baum, Bob (November 24, 1975). "Oregon slips by OSU in mistake-filled game". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. p. 14.
6. ^ "1975 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
7. ^ "1975 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. ^ "The starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 20, 1975. p. 1B.
10. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 4, 1975. p. 1B.
11. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1975. p. 1B.
12. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 25, 1975. p. 1B.
13. ^ "Ducks vs. Cougars: rosters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1975. p. 17.
14. ^ "Oregon Ducks: Probable starters, coaches". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 15, 1975. p. 4.
15. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 22, 1975. p. 1B.
16. ^ 2010 Oregon football multi-media guide

## External links

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* Game program: Oregon at Washington State – November 1, 1975
* Game video (color) – Oregon at Washington State – November 1, 1975

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Oregon Ducks football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1894)
* Stewart's Field (1894)
* Kincaid Field (1895–1919)
* Hayward Field (1919–1966)
* Multnomah Stadium (alternate, before 1967)
* Autzen Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Oregon State
* Platypus Trophy
* Saint Mary's: Governors' Trophy Game
* Washington
* Northwest Championship

Culture & lore|

* The Oregon Duck
* "Mighty Oregon"
* Marching band
* Green Garter Band
* "O" (gesture)
* 1961 gambling scandal
* "The Toilet Bowl"

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