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1971 Oregon Ducks football team

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1971 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jerry Frei (5th season)
Captain	Jim Figoni, Bobby Moore, Steve Rennie
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.10Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No.20USC	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
No.19Washington	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UCLA	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in EugeneatAutzen Stadium.

Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Frei, the Ducks were 5–6 overall and 2–4 in the Pacific-8 Conference. They did not play UCLA and lost the Civil WartoOregon State for an eighth consecutive year.^[1]

Oregon was led by junior quarterback Dan Fouts and senior All-American halfback Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad), the fourth overall pick of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. Rashad played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings.

Two months after the season, Frei resigned as head coach on January 19, 1972,^[2]^[3] and assistant coach Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later.^[4]^[5]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at No. 2Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–34	67,437	^[6]
September 18	Utah*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 36–29	27,000	^[7]^[8]
September 25	at No. 13Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 17–38		^[9]
October 2	at No. 3Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–35	66,500
October 9	atUSC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–23	50,111
October 16	No. 18Washington	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	W 23–21	44,200	^[10]
October 23	San Jose State*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 34–14	14,000	^[11]
October 30	atWashington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 21–31	25,400	^[12]
November 6	atAir Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 23–14	26,435	^[13]
November 13	California	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–17	18,500	^[14]
November 20	Oregon State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 29–30	43,000	^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[15]^[16]^[17]

Roster[edit]

1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`41`	Jim Anderson	Jr
HB	`43`	Thurman Anderson	Sr
G	`66`	LeFrancis Arnold	So
FL	`81`	Larry Battle	Jr
TE	`89`	Chuck Bradley	Jr
OT	`74`	Tom Drougas	Sr
C	`54`	Jim Figoni	Sr
QB	`11`	Dan Fouts	Jr
WR	`48`	Leland Glass	Sr
RB	`23`	Bobby Moore	Sr
G	`70`	Tim Stokes	Jr
OL	`60`	John McKean	Sr
SE	`87`	Greg Specht	Jr

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

Jerry Frei (5th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

All-conference[edit]

Four Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: halfback Bobby Moore, tackle Tom Drougas, guard John McKean, and defensive back Bill Drake. It was the third straight year on the first team for Moore.^[22]^[23]

References[edit]

^ ^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.

^ Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971). "Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

^ 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.

^ "1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

^ "1971 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

^ "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.

External links[edit]

Game program: Oregon vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 30, 1971
Game video (color) – Oregon vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 30, 1971

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