1974 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season
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The 1974 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks compiled a 2–9 record (0–7 in Pac-8, last)[2] and were outscored 330 to 116. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.
- Don Read (1st season)
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–7 Pac-8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Wade (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Veer[1] |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred von Appen (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A former head coach at Portland State, Read had been an Oregon assistant for two years (quarterbacks, receivers); he was promoted in early January, immediately after Dick Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey.[3][4][5][6]
Through 2026, this is the most recent season that Oregon football finished last in conference and is widely considered to be the worst season in program history.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | 11:30 am | at No. 7 Nebraska* | L 7–61 | 76,053 | [7] | |
| September 21 | 1:50 pm | Air Force* | W 27–23 | 23,500 | [8] | |
| September 28 | 6:30 pm | at Utah* | W 23–16 | 23,420 | [9] | |
| October 5 | 11:30 am | at Northwestern* | L 10–14 | 30,481 | [10] | |
| October 12 | 1:30 pm | at California | L 10–40 | 37,268 | [11] | |
| October 19 | 1:30 pm | No. 6 USC |
| L 7–16 | 32,500 | [12] |
| October 26 | 1:30 pm | at Washington | L 0–66 | 52,500 | [13] | |
| November 2 | 1:30 pm | Washington State |
| L 16–21 | 21,500 | [14] |
| November 9 | 1:30 pm | at UCLA | L 0–21 | 32,713 | [15] | |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | Stanford |
| L 0-17 | 18,500 | [16] |
| November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Oregon State | L 16–35 | 32,156 | [17][18] | |
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Roster
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All-conference
NFL draft
Two Oregon seniors were selected in the 1975 NFL draft: tight end Russ Francis (16th) and defensive end George Martin (262nd); Francis sat out the 1974 season.[26][27]