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American college football season
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).[ 2]
In their rivalry game with Washington , the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in twelve years ; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies.[ 3] 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.[ 4] [ 5]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 6 1:30 pm Stanford L 25–3537,300 September 13 1:30 pm Kansas * Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon T 7–727,750 September 20 1:30 pm Michigan State * Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon W 35–730,431 September 27 1:30 pm at No. 18 Washington W 34–1051,008 October 11 1:00 pm at California L 6–3135,000 October 18 1:30 pm No. 2 USC Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon T 7–742,733 October 25 1:30 pm UNLV * Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon W 32–931,651 November 1 12:30 pm Washington State Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon ABC W 20–1030,093 November 8 1:30 pm at No. 8 UCLA W 20–1440,907 November 15 1:00 pm at Oregon State W 40–2141,600 November 22 6:30 pm at Arizona State L 37–4261,623
Source: [ 6]
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 Setterland Sr
LB
51
Andy Vobura 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
Source: [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
NFL Draft
Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft , which lasted twelve rounds (332 selections).
Source: [ 10]
References
^ Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980). "Ducks settle the score and then some" . Eugene Register-Guard . p. 1B. ^ Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl" . 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.^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Rich Brooks, 1980" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013 . ^ "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 .
