1970 Oregon Ducks football team

1970 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
CaptainTom Blanchard, Lionel Coleman, Bob Newland
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
UCLA 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 USC 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Five 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.

In the second game of the season at Illinois, senior quarterback (and punter) Tom Blanchard injured a troublesome knee and was relieved by sophomore Dan Fouts,[4] who became the starter. Blanchard returned the next week against third-ranked Stanford, but only as the punter.[5]

The Ducks lost the season-ending Civil War game to Oregon State for a seventh consecutive year.[6]

The marching band was not funded this year; in its place was the student rock band Ouroboros, paid $210 per game.[7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 128:00 pmCalifornia
W 31–2426,566[2]
September 1911:30 amat Illinois*
L 16–2033,246[4]
September 261:30 pmNo. 3 Stanford
L 10–3338,400[5]
October 31:30 pmWashington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 28–1321,800[8]
October 108:00 pmat No. 15 UCLA
W 41–4044,722[9][10]
October 171:30 pmIdaho*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 49–1321,300[11][12]
October 241:30 pmNo. 10 USC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 10–734,000[13][14]
October 311:30 pmat WashingtonNo. 16
L 23–2558,580[15]
November 71:30 pmNo. 9 Air Force*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 46–3524,700[16]
November 1411:00 amat Army*No. 19
T 22–2239,455[17]
November 211:30 pmat Oregon State
L 9–2440,299[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 41 Jim Anderson So
FB 42 Thurman Anderson Jr
G 63 Mark Andrews Sr
QB 17 Tom Blanchard Sr
OT 74 Tom Drougas Jr
C 54 Jim Figoni Jr
QB 11 Dan Fouts So
WR 48 Leland Glass Jr
TE, FB 40 Greg Marshall Sr
OL 60 John McKean Jr
RB 23 Bobby Moore Jr
WR 81 Bob Newland Sr
TE 87 Greg Specht So
G 65 Jack Stambaugh Sr
G 70 Tim Stokes So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 30 Bill Brauner Sr
DE 95 Steve Buettner Jr
CB 32 Lionel Coleman Sr
CB 38 Bill Drake Jr
LB 52 Tom Graham Jr
S 46 Bob Green Jr
DT 76 Mike Johnson Sr
LB 93 Delton Lewis Jr
DB 37 Fred Manuel So
LB 56 Mike McConnel Jr
DE 37 Ray Reeves So
LB 90 Steve Rennie Jr
DT 66 Dave Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Tom Blanchard Sr
P 11 Dan Fouts So
P Steve Bailey Jr
PK 28 Ken Woody Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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All-conference

Main article: 1970 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

Four Oregon players were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: junior halfback Bobby Moore (later Ahmad Rashad), senior split end Bob Newland, junior linebacker Tom Graham, and senior cornerback Lionel Coleman. On the second team (honorable mention) were senior guard Jack Stambaugh and junior cornerback Bill Drake.[24][25] Moore also made the first team as a sophomore in 1969 and as a senior in 1971.[26][27]

References

  1. ^ Cawood, Neil (September 11, 1970). "California slight favorite over Ducks in Portland tilt". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
  2. ^ a b Cawood, Neil (September 13, 1970). "Fouts paces Webfoots past Bears in opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Texas replaces Ohio State as number one grid team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1970. p. 19.
  4. ^ a b Cawood, Neil (September 20, 1970). "Underdog Illinois hands Oregon 20-16 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ^ a b Cawood, Neil (September 27, 1970). "Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ a b Conrad, John (November 22, 1970). "Aroused Beavers shock UO for 'our biggest victory ever'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
  7. ^ "Rock-n-roll band supplying music for UO home games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 23, 1970. p. 9A.
  8. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 4, 1970). "Ducks find balance, knock over Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  9. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 11, 1970). "Webfoot comeback effort stuns Bruins 41-40". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  10. ^ "Webfoot(s) win wild contest". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 11, 1970. p. 2, sports.
  11. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 18, 1970). "Ducks bomb Vandals as UO records tumble". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  12. ^ Payne, Bob (October 18, 1970). "Oregon's offense surely too much". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  13. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 25, 1970). "Ducks stun USC, keep hopes alive". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  14. ^ "Oregon upsets USC". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 16.
  15. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 1, 1970). "Last-second field goal dumps Ducks, 25-23". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  16. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 8, 1970). "Ducks shoot down Air Force, 46-35". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  17. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 15, 1970). "Webfoots salvage tie with underdog Army". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  18. ^ "1970 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "1970 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  20. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  21. ^ "Oregon-California". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 11, 1970. p. 3B.
  22. ^ "Probable starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 2, 1970. p. 3B.
  23. ^ "Probable lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1970. p. 3B.
  24. ^ "Pac-8 All-Stars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 1, 1970. p. 3B.
  25. ^ "WSU Pac-8 coach lauded by coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 1, 1970. p. 14.
  26. ^ "Four Cougars on All-Stars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 28, 1971. p. 1, sports.
  27. ^ "Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 28, 1971. p. 1B.