1959 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season
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The 1959 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1959 college football season. Following the disbandment of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) in the spring of 1959, Oregon was an independent for the next five seasons, before joining the PCC's the successor, the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1964. In their ninth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents, 209 to 113. The team divided its home schedule between Hayward Field in Eugene and Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
- Len Casanova (9th season)
- Willie West
- Tom Keele
- Bob Peterson
| 1959 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–2 |
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| Home stadium | Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 865 passing yards, Dave Powell with 495 rushing yards, and Greg Altenhofen with 240 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Stanford | W 28–27 | 25,000 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | Utah | W 21–6 | 15,200 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Washington State |
| W 14–6 | 16,800 | [4][5][6] | |
| October 9 | at San Jose State | W 35–12 | 15,500 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | No. 17 Air Force | W 20–3 | 29,162 | [8][9][10] | |||
| October 24 | Washington | No. 11 |
| L 12–13 | 37,000 | [11][12][13] | |
| October 31 | at Idaho | No. 16 | W 45–7 | 7,000 | [14][15] | ||
| November 7 | California | No. 15 |
| W 20–18 | 20,852 | [16] | |
| November 14 | at Washington State | No. 14 | W 7–6 | 15,500 | [17][18][19][20] | ||
| November 21 | Oregon State | No. 15 |
| L 7–15 | 22,500 | [21] | |