1985 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1985 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 ninth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-10).[1]
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Rich Brooks (9th season)
OffensivecoordinatorBob Toledo (3rd season)
| 1985 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob Toledo (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Schaffeld (3rd season) |
| Captain | Lew Barnes |
| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 5:00 pm | at Washington State | TBS | W 42–39 | 25,900 | [2] | |
| September 14 | 12:30 pm | at Colorado* | L 17–21 | 30,373 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | Stanford | W 45–28 | 33,494 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | 11:30 am | at No. 16 Nebraska* | L 0–63 | 75,947 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | 1:00 pm | Washington |
| L 13–19 | 44,383 | [6] | |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | California |
| L 24–27 | 27,465 | [7] | |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State* | W 49–37 | 15,432 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | San Jose State* |
| W 35–13 | 25,501 | [9] | |
| November 16 | 5:30 pm | at Arizona | L 8–20 | 35,292 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | Oregon State |
| W 34–13 | 41,805 | [11] | |
| November 30 | 9:00 pm | vs. USC |
| L 6–20 | 65,000 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
At Nebraska
Oregon at Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ducks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 16 Cornhuskers | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
- Date: 1985-09-28
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 75,947
| 1 | 6:08 | NEB | Rathman 1-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 7-0 |
| 1 | 1:04 | NEB | Kaelin 3-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 14-0 |
| 2 | 7:32 | NEB | Turner 1-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 21-0 |
| 2 | 6:28 | NEB | Miles 46-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 28-0 |
| 2 | 3:17 | NEB | Jones 25-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 35-0 |
| 2 | 0:41 | NEB | Miles 1-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 42-0 |
| 3 | 10:58 | NEB | Sheppard 8-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 49-0 |
| 3 | 4:15 | NEB | Sheppard 27-yard run (Klein kick) | NEB 56-0 |
| 4 | 9:54 | NEB | Casterline 4-yard run (Cheloha kick) | NEB 63-0 |
Vs. USC
Oregon vs. USC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ducks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| • Trojans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: November 30
- Location: Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
| 1 | ORE | MacLeod 32-yard field goal | ORE 3-0 | |
| 1 | USC | Knight 2-yard run (Shafer kick) | USC 7-3 | |
| 2 | USC | Shafer 32-yard field goal | USC 10-3 | |
| 2 | USC | Norman 5-yard pass from Peete (Shafer kick) | USC 17-3 | |
| 3 | ORE | MacLeod 36-yard field goal | USC 17-6 | |
| 4 | USC | Shafer 44-yard field goal | USC 20-6 | |
NFL draft
Three Ducks were selected in the 1986 NFL draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Lew Barnes | Wide receiver | 5 | 138 | Chicago Bears |
| Tony Cherry | Running back | 9 | 240 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Drew Smetana | Tackle | 11 | 298 | San Diego Chargers |