1971 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.
- Jerry Frei (5th season)
- Jim Figoni
- Bobby Moore
- Steve Rennie
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 Pac-8) |
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| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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| No. 10 Stanford $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 USC | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 War to Oregon 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at No. 2 Nebraska* | L 7–34 | 67,437 | [6] | ||
| September 18 | Utah* | W 36–29 | 27,000 | [7][8] | ||
| September 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Stanford | L 17–38 | 55,000 | [9] | |
| October 2 | at No. 3 Texas* | L 7–35 | 66,500 | [10] | ||
| October 9 | at USC | W 28–23 | 50,111 | [11] | ||
| October 16 | No. 18 Washington |
| W 23–21 | 44,200 | [12][13] | |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| W 34–14 | 14,000 | [14] |
| October 30 | at Washington State | L 21–31 | 25,400 | [15] | ||
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force* | W 23–14 | 26,435 | [16] | |
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | California |
| L 10–17 | 18,500 | [17][18] |
| November 20 | Oregon State |
| L 29–30 | 43,000 | [1][19] | |
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Roster
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All-conference
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.[28][29]