The 1980 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1980 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 fourth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and two ties (6–3–2 overall, 4–3–1 in the Pac-10).
In their rivalry game with Washington, the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in 12 years; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies. Oregon defeated all three northwest teams in the Pac-10, their first sweep in 26 years.
After the season in December, Brooks' contract was extended through the 1984 season with a salary increase, from under $37,000 to over $46,000.[2][3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 6 | 1:30 pm | Stanford | | | L 25–35 | 37,300 | [4] |
| September 13 | 1:30 pm | Kansas* | | | T 7–7 | 27,750 | [5] |
| September 20 | 1:30 pm | Michigan State* | | | W 35–7 | 30,431 | [6] |
| September 27 | 1:30 pm | at No. 18 Washington | | | W 34–10 | 51,008 | [7] |
| October 11 | 1:00 pm | at California | | | L 6–31 | 35,000 | [8] |
| October 18 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 USC | | | T 7–7 | 42,733 | [9] |
| October 25 | 1:30 pm | UNLV* | | | W 32–9 | 31,651 | [10] |
| November 1 | 12:30 pm | Washington State | | ABC | W 20–10 | 30,083 | [11] |
| November 8 | 1:30 pm | at No. 8 UCLA | | | W 20–14 | 40,907 | [12] |
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | at Oregon State | | | W 40–21 | 41,600 | [13] |
| November 22 | 6:30 pm | at Arizona State | | | L 37–42 | 61,623 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
| 1980 Oregon Ducks football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| RB
|
32
|
Charlie Bisharat
|
So
|
| WR
|
81
|
Jon Brosterhous
|
Jr
|
| RB
|
48
|
Reggie Brown
|
Jr
|
| RB
|
|
Don Davis
|
| C
|
52
|
Mike Delegato
|
So
|
| TE
|
88
|
Greg Hogensen
|
Jr
|
| WR
|
24
|
Curt Jackson
|
Jr
|
| WR
|
21
|
Mark James
|
| RB
|
9
|
Ladaria Johnson
|
| RB
|
33
|
Terrance Jones
|
So
|
| OT
|
69
|
Jeff Kubitz
|
So
|
| WR
|
23
|
Rourke Lowe
|
So
|
| QB
|
13
|
Kevin Lusk
|
So
|
| G
|
68
|
Jamey Matthews
|
| OT
|
76
|
Kevin McGill
|
Sr
|
| WR
|
|
Greg Moser
|
| QB
|
11
|
Reggie Ogburn
|
Sr
|
| WR
|
2
|
Dwight Robertson
|
Jr
|
| G
|
73
|
Scott Shepard
|
So
|
| TE
|
85
|
Tim Tyler
|
So
|
| RB
|
|
Vince Williams
|
| G
|
55
|
Stu Yatsko
|
Jr
|
| RB
|
|
Eugene Young
|
| C
|
56
|
Gary Zimmerman
|
So
|
|
Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| DB
|
44
|
Gary Beck
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
83
|
Gordon Bledsoe
|
Jr
|
| DB
|
28
|
Steve Brown
|
So
|
| DB
|
10
|
Dennis Clay
|
So
|
| DB
|
40
|
Joe Figures
|
Jr
|
| DB
|
6
|
Ross Gibbs
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
63
|
Vince Goldsmith
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
47
|
Ed Hagerty
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
16
|
Bryan Hinkle
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
45
|
Bill Lowder
|
So
|
| DB
|
43
|
Mike Nolan
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
35
|
Rich Schwartz
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
94
|
Scott Setterlund
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
51
|
Andy Vobora
|
Jr
|
| DE
|
54
|
Michael Walter
|
So
|
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| P
|
36
|
Mike Babb
|
| K
|
4
|
Pat English
|
| K
|
3
|
Doug Jollymour
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Erik Widmark (OC)
- Bob McCray (OL)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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NFL draft
Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).
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References
- ^ Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980). "Ducks settle the score and then some". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ "UO gives Brooks two more years". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1980. p. 65.
- ^ "Brooks agrees to new contract". Eugene Register-Guard. December 10, 1980. p. 1D.
- ^ "Stanford downs Oregon, 35–25". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas, Oregon take tie". The Lincoln Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ogburn leads Ducks to rout of Michigan State". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ "Bears subdue Oregon 31–6". The Sacramento Bee. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "When the opponent's USC, a 7–7 tie looks pretty good". Statesman Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gambling Ducks break the Las Vegas bank 32–9". The Sunday Oregonian. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense key as Oregon tops Cougars". The Bellingham Herald. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ogburn stars as Oregon stuns UCLA, 20–14". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reggie Ogburn sparkles as Oregon topples OSU". The Idaho Statesman. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "1980 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1980 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. September 20, 1980. p. 2C.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.