1981 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season
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The 1981 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 1–6 in the Pac-10, ninth).
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Rich Brooks (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorErik Widmark (2nd season)
| 1981 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–6 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Erik Widmark (2nd season) |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State* | L 16–23 | 28,637 | [1] | |
| September 12 | 11:30 am | at No. 16 Kansas* | L 10–19 | 33,840 | [2] | |
| September 19 | 1:00 pm | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 34–0 | 24,519 | [3] |
| September 26 | 1:00 pm | No. 16 Washington |
| L 3–17 | 40,695 | [4] |
| October 10 | 7:30 pm | at Arizona State | L 0–24 | 63,935 | [5] | |
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | Arizona |
| L 14–18 | 24,264 | [6] |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | Air Force* |
| L 10–20 | 23,290 | [7] |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | UCLA |
| L 11–28 | 24,272 | [8] |
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Washington State | L 7–39 | 33,500 | [9] | |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Stanford | L 3–42 | 36,106 | [10] | |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | Oregon State |
| W 47–17 | 31,142 | [11] |
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Game summaries
Oregon State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oregon St | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • Oregon | 14 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 47 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Autzen Stadium
| Q1 | 12:18 | ORE | Williams 2 yard run (Jollymour kick) | ORE 7–0 |
| Q1 | 2:11 | ORE | Williams 1 yard run (Jollymour kick) | ORE 14–0 |
| Q2 | 12:18 | ORE | Billups 1 yard run (Jollymour kick) | ORE 21–0 |
| Q2 | 8:19 | OSU | Simmons 12 yard pass from Singler (Mangold kick) | ORE 21–7 |
| Q2 | 0:53 | OSU | Mangold 47 yard field goal | ORE 21–10 |
| Q3 | 10:52 | ORE | Billups 21 yard run (Jollymour kick) | ORE 28–10 |
| Q3 | 7:02 | OSU | Singler 1 yard run (Mangold kick) | ORE 28–17 |
| Q3 | 5:50 | ORE | Jollymour 28 yard field goal | ORE 31–17 |
| Q3 | 0:31 | ORE | Jollymour 49 yard field goal | ORE 34–17 |
| Q3 | 0:14 | ORE | Brosterhaus 8 yard pass from Lusk (Jollymour kick) | ORE 41–17 |
| Q4 | 10:37 | ORE | Lusk 1 yard run (kick failed) | ORE 47–17 |
Roster
- Gary Beck (offense), RS Sr
- TB Harry Billups
- Jon Brosterhous (offense), RS Sr
- TB Reggie Brown
- P Ken Burns
- Michael Cray #75 (defense)
- Donald Davis, RS Sr
- Mike Delegato, RS Sr
- S Joe Figures (defense)
- CB Ross Gibbs
- ILB #47 Ed Hagerty, Sr
- TE Greg Hogensen, RS Sr
- Mike Johnson, Fr.
- LS Steve Johnson
- PK Doug Jollymour
- QB Kevin Lusk
- Bob McCray (asst coach)
- Greg Moser, Jr
- Rick Price (offense), RS Sr
- TE Tim Tyler
- LB Andy Vobora, Sr
- DE Mike Walter
- FB Vince Williams, RS Sr
- Stu Yatsko (offense), RS Sr
NFL draft
Three Ducks were selected in the 1982 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (334 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Reggie Brown | Running back | 4 | 95 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Vince Williams | Running back | 6 | 151 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Stuart Yatsko | Guard | 11 | 300 | Denver Broncos |