1972 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season
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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 Eugene at Autzen Stadium.
- Dick Enright (1st season)
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 Pac-8) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 War at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Missouri* | L 22–24 | 41,236 | [10][11] | ||
| September 16 | Arizona* | W 34–7 | 30,000 | [8][9] | ||
| September 23 | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | L 3–68 | 61,826 | [12][13] | ||
| September 29 | at No. 15 UCLA | L 20–65 | 30,209 | [14][15] | ||
| October 7 | at No. 11 Washington | L 17–23 | 61,000 | [16] | ||
| October 14 | Washington State |
| L 14–31 | 23,000 | [17][18] | |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Stanford |
| W 15–13 | 27,500 | [19][20][21] |
| October 28 | No. 1 USC |
| L 0–18 | 32,000 | [22][23][24] | |
| November 4 | 1:32 p.m. | at California | L 12–31 | 23,000 | [25][26] | |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| W 27–2 | 27,500 | [27] |
| November 18 | Oregon State | W 30–3 | 41,544 | [1][3][28] | ||
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Game summaries
Oregon State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • 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
| 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
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Offense
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Special teams
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All-conference
NFL draft
Three Oregon seniors were selected in the 1973 NFL draft: center Chuck Bradley (52nd), tackle Tim Stokes (60th), and quarterback Dan Fouts (64th).[38]