The 1989 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Brooks, who was in his 13th season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 5–3 in the Pac-10) and defeated Tulsa in the Independence Bowl.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 3:30 pm | California | | | Prime | W 35–19 | 35,854 | [1] |
| September 16 | 11:00 am | at No. 24 Iowa* | | | | W 44–6 | 67,700 | [2] |
| September 23 | 1:00 pm | at Stanford | No. 22 | | | L 17–18 | 35,000 | [3] |
| September 30 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 Arizona | | | Prime | W 16–10 | 39,631 | [4] |
| October 7 | 3:30 pm | No. 21 Washington State | No. 23 | | Prime | L 38–51 | 44,963 | [5] |
| October 14 | 1:00 pm | at Washington | | | | L 14–20 | 70,442 | [6] |
| October 21 | 3:30 pm | at Arizona State | | | Prime | W 27–7 | 67,370 | [7] |
| October 28 | 1:00 pm | Long Beach State* | | | | W 52–10 | 31,381 | [8] |
| November 4 | 11:00 am | at No. 23 BYU* | | | | L 41-45 | 63,865 | [9] |
| November 11 | 3:30 pm | at UCLA | | | ABC | W 38–20 | 46,433 | [10] |
| November 18 | 1:00 pm | Oregon State | | | | W 30–21 | 46,087 | [11] |
| December 16 | 5:00 pm | vs. Tulsa* | | | CBS | W 27–24 | 30,333 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
Oregon State
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First quarter
- UO – Gregg McCallum 40-yard field goal. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards.
- UO – Derek Loville 4-yard run (Gregg McCallum kick), 3:20. Oregon 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards.
Second quarter
- UO – Gregg McCallum 41-yard field goal, 8:59. Oregon 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards.
- UO – Gregg McCallum 24-yard field goal, 2:55. Oregon 16–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards.
Third quarter
- OSU – Marcus Wilson 25-yard pass from Nick Schichtle (run good), 1:44. Oregon 16–8. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards.
Fourth quarter
- UO – Terry Obee 24-yard pass from Bill Musgrave (Gregg McCallum kick), 12:58. Oregon 23–8. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards.
- OSU – Pat Chaffey 1-yard run (pass failed), 10:01. Oregon 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards.
- OSU – Pat Chaffey 24-yard pass from Nick Schichtle (Tony Bussanich kick), 7:51. Oregon 23–21. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards.
- UO – Derek Loville 2-yard run (Gregg McCallum kick), 4:41. Oregon 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards.
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- Top passers
- OSU – Nick Schichtle – 15/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- UO – Bill Musgrave – 19/38, 267 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- OSU – Pat Chaffey – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
- UO – Terry Obee – 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD
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Largest crowd to attend football game in state history
Roster
| 1989 Oregon Ducks football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Name |
Class
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| LB
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Peter Brantley
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| DB
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Eric Castle
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Andy Conner
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| DL
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David Cusano
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| DB
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Rory Dairy
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| LB
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Joe Farwell
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| DB
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Derek Horton
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| LB
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Bjarne Jensen
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| LB
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Mark Kearns
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| DB
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Steve Kemp
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| DL
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Matt LaBounty
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| DB
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Chris Oldham
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Daryl Reed
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| DL
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Andre Williams
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| DL
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Marcus Woods
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Special teams
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Class
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Gregg McCallum
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Marc Penso
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Ben Rough
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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References
- ^ "Oregon's veterans lift Ducks over Cal". The Bulletin. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks' quickness beats Iowa". The Sunday Oregonian. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford's great finish earns a win". The Sacramento Bee. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon holds on to topple No. 17 Arizona". The Columbian. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars run over Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UW recovers with help of seven turnovers". The Daily Herald. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks wade past Sun Devils". The Columbian. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UO rolls to 52–10 victory". Statesman Journal. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars rally to get past Oregon, 45–41". South Idaho Press. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ducks help Bruins drop fifth in row". The Daily Breeze. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavs lose War – but barely". Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon wins Independence Bowl 27–24". The Shreveport Times. December 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1989 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "It's finally a battle as Ducks win War". Google News Archive. Eugene Register-Guard. November 18, 1989. Retrieved November 5, 2022.