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American college football season
The 1970 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season . Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium , with one at Civic Stadium in Portland .[ 1]
Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Frei , the Ducks were 6–4–1 overall and 4–3 in the Pacific-8 Conference , tied for second. The opener was played in Portland,[ 2] the Ducks' first game there in four years; the last was in 1966 , prior to the opening of Autzen. After upsetting both UCLA and USC , Oregon was 5–2 and ranked #16 in the AP Poll ,[ 3] but won just one of their last four games.
The Ducks lost the season-ending Civil War game to Oregon State for a seventh consecutive year.[ 4]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 12 California W 31–2426,566
September 19 at Illinois * L 16–2033,246
September 26 No. 3 Stanford L 10–3338,400
October 3 Washington State Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon [ 7] W 28–1321,800
October 10 at No. 15 UCLA W 41–4044,722
October 17 Idaho * W 49–1321,300
October 24 No. 10 USC W 10–734,000
October 31 at Washington No. 16 L 23–2558,580
November 7 No. 9 Air Force * Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon [ 15] W 46–3524,700
November 14 at Army * No. 19 T 22–2239,455
November 21 at Oregon State L 9–2440,299
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1970 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ Cawood, Neil (September 11, 1970). "California slight favorite over Ducks in Portland tilt" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 3B.
^ a b Cawood, Neil (September 13, 1970). "Fouts paces Webfoots past Bears in opener" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Texas replaces Ohio State as number one grid team" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1970. p. 19.
^ a b Conrad, John (November 22, 1970). "Aroused Beavers shock UO for 'our biggest victory ever' " . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 2B.
^ Cawood, Neil (September 20, 1970). "Underdog Illinois hands Oregon 20-16 loss" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Cawood, Neil (September 27, 1970). "Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Cawood, Neil (October 4, 1970). "Ducks find balance, knock over Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Cawood, Neil (October 11, 1970). "Webfoot comeback effort stuns Bruins 41-40" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Webfoot(s) win wild contest" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 11, 1970. p. 2, sports.
^ Cawood, Neil (October 18, 1970). "Ducks bomb Vandals as UO records tumble" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Payne, Bob (October 18, 1970). "Oregon's offense surely too much" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ Cawood, Neil (October 25, 1970). "Ducks stun USC, keep hopes alive" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Oregon upsets USC" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 16.
^ Cawood, Neil (November 1, 1970). "Last-second field goal dumps Ducks, 25-23" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Cawood, Neil (November 8, 1970). "Ducks shoot down Air Force, 46-35" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Cawood, Neil (November 15, 1970). "Webfoots salvage tie with underdog Army" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ DeLassus, David. "Oregon Yearly Results: 1970–1974" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved March 5, 2013 .