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 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[edit]

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 pmWashington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABCW 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 Arizona StateL 37–4261,623[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster[edit]

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

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NFL Draft[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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.