1980 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season

1980 Oregon Ducks football

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 6–3–2 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Rich Brooks (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Erik Widmark[1] (1st season)
Captain| Game captains
Home stadium| Autzen Stadium

Seasons

<- 1979

1981 ->

1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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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 University of Oregon in the 1980 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 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 rivalry game with Washington, the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in 12 years; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies. Oregon defeated all three northwest teams in the Pac-10, their first sweep in 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

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

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September 6| 1:30 pm| Stanford|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| | L 25–35| 37,300|
September 13| 1:30 pm| Kansas*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| | T 7–7| 27,750|
September 20| 1:30 pm| Michigan State*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| | W 35–7| 30,431|
September 27| 1:30 pm| at No. 18 Washington|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA (rivalry)

| | W 34–10| 51,008| [4]
October 11| 1:00 pm| at California|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| | L 6–31| 35,000|
October 18| 1:30 pm| No. 2 USC|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| | T 7–7| 42,733|
October 25| 1:30 pm| UNLV*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| | W 32–9| 31,651|
November 1| 12:30 pm| Washington State|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| ABC| W 20–10| 30,093|
November 8| 1:30 pm| at No. 8 UCLA|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| | W 20–14| 40,907|
November 15| 1:00 pm| at Oregon State|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR (Civil War)

| | W 40–21| 41,600|
November 22| 6:30 pm| at Arizona State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| | L 37–42| 61,623| [5]

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

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## Roster

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1980 Oregon Ducks football team roster

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

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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

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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

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P | `36` | Mike Babb
K | `4` | Pat English
K | `3` | Doug Jollymour

Head coach

* Rich Brooks (4th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Erik Widmark (OC)
* Bob McCray (OL)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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## NFL Draft

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Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).

Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise

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Bryan Hinkle | Linebacker | 6 | 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin McGill | Tackle | 12 | 325 | Cleveland Browns

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## References

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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.

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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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