Template:1971 Pacific-8 football standings
The 1971 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1971 college football season . Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium .
Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Frei , the Ducks were 5–6 overall and 2–4 in the Pacific-8 Conference . They did not play UCLA and lost the Civil War to Oregon State for an eighth consecutive year.[1]
Oregon was led by junior quarterback Dan Fouts and senior All-American halfback Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashād ), the fourth overall pick of the 1972 NFL Draft , taken by the St. Louis Cardinals . Rashād played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings .
Two months after the season, Frei resigned as head coach on January 19, 1972 ,[2] [3] Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later.[4] [5]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 11 at No. 2 Nebraska * L 7–3467,437 September 18 Utah * W 36–2927,000 September 25 at No. 13 Stanford L 17–38October 2 at No. 3 Texas * L 7–3566,500 October 9 at USC W 28–2350,111 October 16 No. 18 Washington W 23–2144,200 October 23 San Jose State * Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR [11] W 34–1414,000 October 30 at Washington State L 21–3125,400 November 6 at Air Force * W 23–1426,435 November 13 California Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR [14] L 10–1718,500 November 20 Oregon State L 29–3043,000 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [15]
Roster [ ]
1971 Oregon Ducks football team roster
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↑ 1.0 1.1 Cawood, Neil (November 21, 1971). "Beavers pull it off again, 30-29" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69lVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6464%2C4711033 . ↑ Newnham, Blaine (January 20, 1972). "Frei quits, blames rumors" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wdhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6139%2C4158565 . ↑ "Jerry Frei quits job at Oregon" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 22. January 21, 1972. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=je9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6315%2C2194416 .↑ Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972). "Enright appointed UO football coach" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C969099 . ↑ "Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach" . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Associated Press ((South Carolina)): p. A6. February 5, 1972. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CHcsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2117%2C632224 .↑ "Nebraska overpowers Oregon for 20th consecutive grid victory" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 17. September 12, 1971. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RaJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5339%2C2484890 .↑ "Moore leads" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 17. September 19, 1971. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TKJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6356%2C3930774 .↑ Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense" . Deseret News ((Salt Lake City, Utah)): p. 4B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vbVSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7314%2C4701387 . ↑ "Ducks impressed with Stanford" . The Bulletin . UPI ((Bend, Oregon)): p. 11. September 27, 1971. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1442%2C3680464 .↑ Cawood, Neil (October 17, 1971). "Ducks nip Huskies as kick foiled" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B6FWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6283%2C3486347 . ↑ Cawood, Neil (October 24, 1971). "Ducks pull away from Spartans" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2799%2C5081671 . ↑ Cawood, Neil (October 31, 1971). "WSU dims Ducks' Pasadena bid" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6398%2C6692874 . ↑ Newnham, Blaine (November 7, 1971). "Ducks wake up, whip Air Force" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3tlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6367%2C1256178 . ↑ Cawood, Neil (November 14, 1971). "Bear power fells Webfoots, 17-10" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5NlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591%2C2912512 . ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
