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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Game summaries 2.1 Oregon State 3 Roster 4 All-conference 5 NFL Draft 6 References 6.1 Additional sources

1972 Oregon Ducks football team

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1972 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach	Dick Enright (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.1USC $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No.15UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No.19Washington State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in EugeneatAutzen Stadium.

Led by first-year head coach Dick Enright, the Ducks were 4–7 overall (2–5 in Pac-8, tied for sixth), and were outscored 285 to 194. Oregon met five ranked teams and won once. In the Civil WaratParker StadiuminCorvallis, the Ducks broke an eight-game losing streak against Oregon State,^[1]^[2] beating OSU head coach Dee Andros for the first time in the series.^[3] Previously the offensive line coach, Enright was promoted in early February,^[4]^[5] two weeks after the resignation of Jerry Frei.^[6]^[7]

Oregon was led on the field by senior quarterback Dan Fouts,^[8]^[9] a three-year starter who was selected in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft, 64th overall. He played fifteen seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	atMissouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 22–24	41,236	^[10]^[11]
September 16	Arizona*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 34–7	30,000	^[8]^[9]
September 23	at No. 2Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman OK	L 3–68	61,826	^[12]^[13]
September 29	at No. 15UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 20–65	30,209	^[14]^[15]
October 7	at No. 11Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 17–23	61,000	^[16]
October 14	Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 14–31	23,000	^[17]^[18]
October 21	No. 13Stanford	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 15–13	27,500	^[19]^[20]^[21]
October 28	No. 1USC	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 0–18	32,000	^[22]^[23]^[24]
November 4	atCalifornia	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 12–31	23,000	^[25]^[26]
November 11	San Jose State*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 27–2		^[27]
November 18	Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	W 30–3	41,544	^[1]^[3]^[28]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[29]^[30]^[31]

Game summaries[edit]

Oregon State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oregon	10	17	3	0	30
Oregon St	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 18
Location: Parker Stadium
Game attendance: 41,544
Game weather: Rain

Scoring summary

Q1	12:57	ORE	Reynolds 60 yard run (Woodward kick)	ORE 7–0

Q1	1:45	ORE	Woodward 41 yard field goal	ORE 10–0

Q2	8:01	ORE	Woodward 23 yard field goal	ORE 13–0

Q2	6:21	ORE	Lindsay 65 yard pass from Fouts (kick failed)	ORE 19–0

Q2	2:28	ORST	McGraw 28 yard field goal	ORE 19–3

Q2	0:00	ORE	Guy recovered blocked punt in end zone (Specht pass from Fouts)	ORE 27–3

Q3	7:59	ORE	Woodward 31 yard field goal	ORE 30–3

Oregon's first win over its in-state rival in nine years.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Roster[edit]

1972 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`41`	Jim Anderson	Sr
HB	`26`	Maurice Anderson	Jr
G	`66`	LeFrancis Arnold	Jr
C	`57`	Chuck Bradley	Sr
G	`76`	Mike Bollinger	Jr
TE	`81`	Russ Francis	So
QB	`11`	Dan Fouts	Sr
G	`68`	Dan Haugum	Sr
OT	`71`	Ron Hunt	Fr
RB	`30`	Henderson Martin	So
RB	`22`	Don Reynolds	So
OT	`70`	Tim Stokes	Sr
SE	`87`	Greg Specht	Sr
G	`64`	Marc Traut	So
QB	`17`	Norv Turner	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`13`	Greg Brosterhous	Sr
DB	`23`	Jack Conners	Jr
DE	`66`	Keith Davis	Jr
DB	`38`	Steve Donnelly	So
DE	`91`	Dave Freeman	So
LB	`43`	Bobby Green	Fr
DE	`82`	Tim Guy	Jr
LB	`32`	Steve Herr	Jr
LB	`55`	Mike Jodoin	Jr
CB	`37`	Fred Manuel	Sr
S	`39`	Dave Pieper	Sr
LB	`56`	Mike Popovich	So
DT	`63`	Mike Pulver	Sr
DT	`97`	Art Webb	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`45`	Bob Palm	So
K		Keith Lively
K	`24`	Hugh Woodward

Head coach

Dick Enright (1st year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

^[32]^[33]^[34]

All-conference[edit]

Two Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pac-8 team: quarterback Dan Fouts and wide receiver Greg Specht.^[35]^[36]^[37]

NFL Draft[edit]

Three Oregon seniors were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft: center Chuck Bradley (52nd), tackle Tim Stokes (60th), and quarterback Dan Fouts (64th).^[38]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Cawood, Neil (November 19, 1972). "Ducks succeed at last – and big". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

^ ^a ^b "Rain doesn't bother Ducks!". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 19, 1972. p. 1A.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ducks make Andros eat his guarantee". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 20, 1972. p. 8.

^ 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.

^ 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.

^ ^a ^b Cawood, Neil (September 17, 1972). "Webfoots bury Wildcats by 34-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

^ ^a ^b "Fouts leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 17, 1972. p. 18.

^ Conrad, John (September 10, 1972). "Last-second field goal kills Ducks as Missouri gains 24-22 victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

^ "Oregon nipped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 10, 1972. p. 13.

^ Cawood, Neil (September 24, 1972). "Big Green suffers its blackest day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

^ "Sooners explode for over 700 yards in 68-3 win over Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 24, 1972. p. 18.

^ Cawood, Neil (September 30, 1972). "Bruins roll past defenseless Webfoots, 65-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

^ "UCLA swamps Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1972. p. 14.

^ "Sixkiller hits three TD passes; Huskies hold off Oregon's surge". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 8, 1972. p. 4, sports.

^ Conrad, John (October 15, 1972). "WSU ranked on pass rush -- and it paid big dividends". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2C.

^ Missildine, Harry (October 15, 1972). "Hard-running Cougars beat Ducks after quick scare in third quarter". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.

^ Cawood, Neil (October 22, 1972). "Hungry Ducks pull 15-13 stunner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

^ "Stanford upset". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 22, 1972. p. D-8.

^ "Ducks combine long run, tough defense for upset". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 23, 1972. p. 7.

^ Cawood, Neil (October 29, 1972). "Ducks, Fouts kayoed by Trojans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

^ "Davis leads Southern Cal past Oregon". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 29, 1972. p. D-8.

^ "Ducks stubborn, but finally fall". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 30, 1972. p. 9.

^ Newnham, Blaine (November 5, 1972). "Bears bury Ducks in the mud". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

^ "Cal romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 19.

^ Cawood, Neil (November 12, 1972). "Ducks pull away from Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

^ "Reynolds Bolts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 17.

^ "1972 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

^ "1972 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.

^ "Probable starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 16, 1972. p. 1B.

^ "Probable lineups at Eugene, Corvallis". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 14, 1972. p. 2B.

^ "Duck-Beaver lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 18, 1972. p. 1B.

^ "Trojans top Pac-8 team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1972. p. 13.

^ "Two Cougars tabbed Pac-8 all-stars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 25, 1972. p. 12.

^ "Fouts, Specht gain berths". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 25, 1972. p. 1B.

^ "Knee held back Brown, says Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 31, 1973. p. 1C.

Additional sources[edit]

McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.

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