American college football season
The1957 Oregon Ducks represented theUniversity of Oregon in thePacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the1957 college football season . Three home games were played on campus inEugene atHayward Field and three atMultnomah Stadium in Portland .
Led by seventh-year head coachLen Casanova , the Ducks were 7–3 in the regular season and 6–2 in the PCC, co-champions withrival Oregon State . Although the Beavers won theCivil War game in Eugene,[ 1] [ 2] Rose Bowl , so the Ducks had clinched the berth the previous week with a win in Los Angeles over strugglingUSC .[ 3] [ 4]
In theRose Bowl onNew Year's Day , Oregon metBig Ten championOhio State (8–1),second-ranked and led by head coachWoody Hayes . The Buckeyes were ranked first in the UPI coaches poll and heavily favored, by up to twenty points,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Outside the 27–26 win atStanford ,[ 12]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 21 atIdaho W 9–610,000 [ 13] [ 14] September 28 No. 16Pittsburgh * L 3–620,486 [ 15] October 5 No. 19UCLA Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR W 21–016,332 [ 16] October 12 San Jose State * W 26–010,300 [ 17] October 19 at No. 19Washington State W 14–1319,000 [ 18] [ 19] October 26 California No. 18 W 24–618,321 [ 20] November 2 atStanford No. 15 W 27–2656,000 [ 12] November 9 Washington No. 13 Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry ) L 6–1330,010 [ 21] November 16 atUSC No. 16 W 16–730,975 [ 3] November 23 Oregon State No. 15 L 7–1023,150 [ 1] [ 2] January 1 , 1958vs. No. 2Ohio State L 7–1098,202 [ 9] [ 10] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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^a b "OSC forces UO to share PCC title" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 24, 1957. p. 1B.^a b "OSC gets title share; beats Oregon 10 to 7" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1957. p. 2, sports.^a b "Oregon cinches bowl; beats USC, 16 to 7" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 17, 1957. p. 2, sports.^ "Oregon meets OSC for title in 'Civil War' football clash" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 18, 1957. p. 1B.^ "UO team unawed by odds on game" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. December 31, 1957. p. 1B.^ Myers, Bob (January 1, 1958)."100,809 to see Bucks battle Oregon in Rose Bowl" .Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio. Associated Press. p. 54. ^ Cromie, Robert (January 1, 1958)."Today's menu; football by the bowlful" .Chicago Tribune . p. 1, sec. 6. ^ Boni, Bill (January 1, 1958)."Ohio State overwhelming favorite" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 10. ^a b Harvey, Paul III (January 2, 1958)."Oregon magnificent in 10 to 7 defeat" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^a b Boni, Bill (January 2, 1958)."Late Ohio State field goal beats Oregon's underrated underdogs" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 16. ^ Cromie, Robert (January 2, 1958)."Ohio's field goal beats Oregon, 10-7" .Chicago Tribune . p. 1, sec. 6. ^a b Strite, Dick (November 3, 1957)."Oregon wins high-powered offensive battle" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Strite, Dick (September 22, 1957)."Morris boots field goal; Ducks tip Idaho 9-6" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Boni, Bill (September 22, 1957)."Oregon field goal nips valieant Vandals, 9-6" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports. ^ Strite, Dick (September 29, 1957)."Pitt edges Ducks, 6-3, in final 22 seconds" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Strite, Dick (October 6, 1957)."Ducks wallop UCLA, 21-0. in mud, rain" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Strite, Dick (October 13, 1957)."Oregon blanks San Jose State, 26-0, in rain" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Strite, Dick (October 20, 1957)."Ducks shatter WSC's Rose Bowl hopes, 14-13" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Boni, Bill (October 20, 1957)."Oregon Ducks escape, 14-13" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports. ^ Strite, Dick (October 27, 1957)."Oregon scores decisive 24-6 win over Cal" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Strite, Dick (November 10, 1957)."Webfoots sidetracked by 13-6 Husky upset" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ "1957 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results" .College Football @ Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference . RetrievedSeptember 3, 2023 .^ "1957 Football Schedule" . University of Oregon Athletics. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2023 .^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2023 .^ "Cougars vs. Ducks" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. (rosters). October 19, 1957. p. 10.^ "University of Oregon roster" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. December 30, 1957. p. 14B.^ "Oregon roster" .Toledo Blade . Ohio. January 1, 1958. p. 39.
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