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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 6 1:30 pm Stanford L 25–3537,300 [ 4] September 13 1:30 pm Kansas * T 7–727,750 [ 5] September 20 1:30 pm Michigan State * W 35–730,431 [ 6] September 27 1:30 pm at No. 18 Washington W 34–1051,008 [ 7] October 11 1:00 pm at California L 6–3135,000 [ 8] October 18 1:30 pm No. 2 USC T 7–742,733 [ 9] October 25 1:30 pm UNLV * W 32–931,651 [ 10] November 1 12:30 pm Washington State ABC W 20–1030,083 [ 11] November 8 1:30 pm at No. 8 UCLA W 20–1440,907 [ 12] November 15 1:00 pm at Oregon State W 40–2141,600 [ 13] November 22 6:30 pm at Arizona State L 37–4261,623 [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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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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Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL draft , which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).
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^ 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 .
