American college football season
The1971 Oregon Ducks football team represented theUniversity of Oregon during the1971 NCAA University Division football season . Home games were played inEugene atAutzen Stadium .
Led by fifth-year head coachJerry Frei , the Ducks were 5–6 overall and 2–4 in thePacific-8 Conference . They did not playUCLA and lost theCivil War toOregon State for an eighth consecutive year.[ 1]
Oregon was led by junior quarterbackDan Fouts and seniorAll-American halfback Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad ), the fourth overall pick of the1972 NFL draft , taken by theSt. Louis Cardinals . Rashad played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a wide receiver with theMinnesota Vikings .
Two months after the season, Frei resigned as head coach on January 19, 1972,[ 2] [ 3] Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later.[ 4] [ 5]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 at No. 2Nebraska * L 7–3467,437 [ 6] September 18 Utah * W 36–2927,000 [ 7] [ 8] September 25 2:00 p.m. at No. 13Stanford L 17–3855,000 [ 9] October 2 at No. 3Texas * L 7–3566,500 [ 10] October 9 atUSC W 28–2350,111 [ 11] October 16 No. 18Washington W 23–2144,200 [ 12] [ 13] October 23 1:30 p.m. San Jose State * W 34–1414,000 [ 14] October 30 atWashington State L 21–3125,400 [ 15] November 6 12:00 p.m. atAir Force * W 23–1426,435 [ 16] November 13 1:30 p.m. California L 10–1718,500 [ 17] [ 18] November 20 Oregon State L 29–3043,000 [ 1] [ 19] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time
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1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 95 Steve Buettner Sr DB 12 Greg Brosterhous Jr DE 66 Keith Davis So CB 38 Bill Drake Sr DE 94 Alan Eustace So LB 52 Tom Graham Sr S 46 Bob Green Sr DE 82 Tim Guy So LB 92 Bruce Johnson Jr LB 93 Delton Lewis Jr CB 37 Fred Manuel Jr LB 56 Mike McConnell Sr DT 78 Rich Osterkamp Sr LB 90 Steve Rennie Sr DB 27 Bill Steber Sr DT 97 Art Webb So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 86 Steve Bailey Sr K 81 Larry Battle Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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Four Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: halfbackBobby Moore , tackle Tom Drougas, guard John McKean, and defensive back Bill Drake. It was the third straight year on the first team for Moore.[ 28] [ 29]
^a b Cawood, Neil (November 21, 1971)."Beavers pull it off again, 30-29" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 20, 1972)."Frei quits, blames rumors" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1A. ^ "Jerry Frei quits job at Oregon" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 21, 1972. p. 22.^ Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972)."Enright appointed UO football coach" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1A. ^ "Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach" .Spartanburg Herald-Journal . South Carolina. Associated Press. February 5, 1972. p. A6.^ "Nebraska overpowers Oregon for 20th consecutive grid victory" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. September 12, 1971. p. 17.^ "Moore leads" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.^ Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971)."Utes need (Moore) defense" .Deseret News . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 4B. ^ "Ducks impressed with Stanford" .The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon. UPI. September 27, 1971. p. 11.^ "Longhorns stampede Oregon, 35–7" .The Orange Leader . October 3, 1971. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Ducks hand USC another setback, 28–23" .Santa Barbara News-Press . October 10, 1971. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971)."Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ "Huskies blow FG, beaten by Oregon" .Oakland Tribune . October 17, 1971. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1971)."Ducks pull away from Spartans" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 31, 1971)."WSU dims Ducks' Pasadena bid" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Newnham, Blaine (November 7, 1971)."Ducks wake up, whip Air Force" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 14, 1971)."Bear power fells Webfoots, 17-10" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ "Bears rally, upset Ducks in rain, 17–10" .Independent Press-Telegram . November 14, 1971. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Same song eighth verse; Ducks bow to OSU curse" .The Sunday Oregonian . November 21, 1971. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results" .College Football @ Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "1971 Football Schedule" . University of Oregon Athletics. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2023 .^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Oregon)" .NCAA Statistics .National Collegiate Athletic Association . RetrievedSeptember 30, 2025 .^ "Duck-Husky lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. October 16, 1971. p. 1B.^ "Ducks vs. Cougars" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. (rosters). October 30, 1971. p. 14.^ "Oregon-Cal lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 13, 1971. p. 2B.^ "Probable lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 20, 1971. p. 1B.^ "Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 28, 1971. p. 1B.^ "Four Cougars on All-Stars" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. November 28, 1971. p. 1, sports.
