American college football season
The1980 Oregon Ducks football team represented theUniversity of Oregon in the1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Playing as a member of thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coachRich Brooks , in his fourth year, and played their home games atAutzen Stadium inEugene, Oregon . They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and two ties(6–3–2 overall,4–3–1 inthe Pac-10).
In theirrivalry game withWashington , the Ducks won inSeattle for the first time in12 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 in26 years .
After the season in December, Brooks' contract was extended through the1984 season with a salary increase, from under$ 37,000 to over $46,000.[ 2] [ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 6 1:30 pm Stanford L 25–3537,300 [ 4] September 13 1:30 pm Kansas * T 7–727,750 [ 5] September 20 1:30 pm Michigan State * W 35–730,431 [ 6] September 27 1:30 pm at No. 18Washington W 34–1051,008 [ 7] October 11 1:00 pm atCalifornia L 6–3135,000 [ 8] October 18 1:30 pm No. 2USC T 7–742,733 [ 9] October 25 1:30 pm UNLV * W 32–931,651 [ 10] November 1 12:30 pm Washington State ABC W 20–1030,083 [ 11] November 8 1:30 pm at No. 8UCLA W 20–1440,907 [ 12] November 15 1:00 pm atOregon State W 40–2141,600 [ 13] November 22 6:30 pm atArizona State L 37–4261,623 [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time
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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 Setterlund Sr LB 51 Andy Vobora 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
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Two Ducks were selected in the1981 NFL draft , which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).
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^ Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980)."Ducks settle the score and then some" .Eugene Register-Guard . p. 1B. ^ "UO gives Brooks two more years" .Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. December 11, 1980. p. 65.^ "Brooks agrees to new contract" .Eugene Register-Guard . December 10, 1980. p. 1D.^ "Stanford downs Oregon, 35–25" .The Macon Telegraph & News . September 7, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Kansas, Oregon take tie" .The Lincoln Star . September 14, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Ogburn leads Ducks to rout of Michigan State" .The San Francisco Examiner . September 21, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980)."Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl" .Eugene Register-Guard . p. 1B. ^ "Bears subdue Oregon 31–6" .The Sacramento Bee . October 12, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "When the opponent's USC, a 7–7 tie looks pretty good" .Statesman Journal . October 19, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Gambling Ducks break the Las Vegas bank 32–9" .The Sunday Oregonian . October 26, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Defense key as Oregon tops Cougars" .The Bellingham Herald . November 2, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Ogburn stars as Oregon stuns UCLA, 20–14" .The Tampa Tribune-Times . November 9, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Reggie Ogburn sparkles as Oregon topples OSU" .The Idaho Statesman . November 16, 1980. RetrievedNovember 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980)."Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ "1980 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results" .College Football @ Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "1980 Football Schedule" . University of Oregon Athletics. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "Starting lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . September 20, 1980. p. 2C.^ "Starting lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . September 27, 1980. p. 2C.^ "Starting lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . November 1, 1980. p. 2B.^ "1980 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference. RetrievedNovember 17, 2013 .
