1980 Oregon Ducks football team

1980 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–3–2 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Erik Widmark[1] (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium

1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 USC	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	1:30 pm	Stanford	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 25–35	37,300	[4]
September 13	1:30 pm	Kansas*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		T 7–7	27,750	[5]
September 20	1:30 pm	Michigan State*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 35–7	30,431	[6]
September 27	1:30 pm	at No. 18 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		W 34–10	51,008	[7]
October 11	1:00 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 6–31	35,000	[8]
October 18	1:30 pm	No. 2 USC	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		T 7–7	42,733	[9]
October 25	1:30 pm	UNLV*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 32–9	31,651	[10]
November 1	12:30 pm	Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 20–10	30,083	[11]
November 8	1:30 pm	at No. 8 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 20–14	40,907	[12]
November 15	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)		W 40–21	41,600	[13]
November 22	6:30 pm	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 37–42	61,623	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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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 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 Rich Brooks (4th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Erik Widmark (OC) Bob McCray (OL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL Draft

Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Bryan Hinkle	Linebacker	6	156	Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin McGill	Tackle	12	325	Cleveland Browns

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References

1. Withers, Bud (September 21, 1980). "Ducks settle the score and then some". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
2. "UO gives Brooks two more years". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1980. p. 65.
3. "Brooks agrees to new contract". Eugene Register-Guard. December 10, 1980. p. 1D.
4. "Stanford downs Oregon, 35–25". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Kansas, Oregon take tie". The Lincoln Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ogburn leads Ducks to rout of Michigan State". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Withers, Bud (September 28, 1980). "Ducks take a bite from Huskies' bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
8. "Bears subdue Oregon 31–6". The Sacramento Bee. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "When the opponent's USC, a 7–7 tie looks pretty good". Statesman Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gambling Ducks break the Las Vegas bank 32–9". The Sunday Oregonian. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Defense key as Oregon tops Cougars". The Bellingham Herald. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ogburn stars as Oregon stuns UCLA, 20–14". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Reggie Ogburn sparkles as Oregon topples OSU". The Idaho Statesman. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
15. "1980 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
16. "1980 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
17. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
18. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 20, 1980. p. 2C.
19. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. September 27, 1980. p. 2C.
20. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1980. p. 2B.
21. "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2013.