American college football season
1976 Oregon Ducks football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (1–6 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Game captains |
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Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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The 1976 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks were 4–7 overall (1–6 in the Pac-8, tied for last), and were outscored 271 to 144.
Six days after the season-ending win at Oregon State in the Civil War, Read was fired on the day after Thanksgiving.[1][2][3] with a year remaining on a four-year contract ($28,000 annually).[2] He was succeeded by 35-year-old Rich Brooks in mid-December.[4][5][6][7]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | 7:30 pm | Colorado State* | | W 17–3 | 37,800 | |
September 18 | 7:30 pm | USC | | L 0–53 | 40,600 | |
September 25 | 6:30 pm | at Utah* | | W 21–13 | 25,617 | |
October 2 | 1:30 pm | Utah State* | | W 27–9 | 17,300 | |
October 9 | 1:30 pm | at California | | L 10–27 | 37,950 | |
October 16 | 11:30 am | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | | L 0–41 | 59,075 | |
October 23 | 1:30 pm | at Washington | | L 7–14 | 38,127 | |
October 30 | 1:30 pm | Washington State | | L 22–23 | 22,200 | |
November 6 | 1:30 pm | at No. 3 UCLA | | L 0–46 | 32,158 | |
November 13 | 1:30 pm | Stanford | | L 17–28 | 18,000 | |
November 20 | 1:30 pm | at Oregon State | | W 23–14 | 35,611 | [8][9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1976 Oregon Ducks football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 13 | Jack Henderson | Jr | OT | 72 | Raul Martinez | Sr | TE | 84 | Dave Miller | Sr | WR | 89 | Ken Page | So | C | 51 | Fred Quillan | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 45 | Bruce Beekley | So | LB | 56 | Tim Beyer | So | DE | 93 | Mel Cook | Jr | DB | 25 | Craig Feola | Jr | CB | 4 | Reggie Grant | Jr | LB | 33 | Darrell Mehl | Sr | LB | 42 | Kim Nutting | Jr | DT | 70 | Rob Plath | Jr | DE | 90 | John Reed | Sr | DT | 96 | Rod Rickert | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 26, 1976). "Oregon fires Don Read". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ a b "Oregon fires Read". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 15.
- ^ "Oregon starts search for Read's successor". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 12.
- ^ Withers, Bud; Conrad, John (December 17, 1976). "Brooks arrives to get Oregon going". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ "Oregon selects Brooks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 31.
- ^ "Oregon going with ex-Beaver Brooks". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 14.
- ^ Withers, Bud (December 17, 1976). "Brooks takes a look at Oregon's situation". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 21, 1976). "Oregon makes the ending happy, 23-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Oregon rallies to beat Beavers, and perhaps save Read's job". The Bulletin. (Bend,Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1976. p. 11.
- ^ "1976 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1976 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 11, 1976. p. 1B.
- ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1976. p. 1B.
External links
- Game video (color) – Washington State at Oregon – October 30, 1976
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