1972 Oregon Webfoots football team

1972 Oregon Webfoots football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
1972 record	4–7 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach	Dick Enright (1st season)
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons

1972 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 USC †	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#15 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#19 Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1972 college football season. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.

Led by first-year head coach Dick Enright, the Ducks were 4–7 overall and 2–5 in the Pacific-8 Conference. Tied for sixth place in the Pac-8, Oregon was outscored by their opponents, 285 to 194. Oregon met five ranked teams and won once. In the Civil War at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, the Ducks broke an eight-game losing streak against Oregon State, beating OSU head coach Dee Andros for the first time in the series.

Oregon was led on the field by senior quarterback Dan Fouts, who was selected in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft, 64th overall. He played fifteen seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

• UCLA game was played on Friday night

Roster

1972 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Fouts, DanDan Fouts 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Enright Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Oregon State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 10 17 3 0 30 Oregon St 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 18 Location: Parker Stadium Game attendance: 41,544 Game weather: Rain

Scoring summary Q1 12:57 ORE Reynolds 60 yard run (Woodward kick) ORE 7–0 Q1 1:45 ORE Woodward 41 yard field goal ORE 10–0 Q2 8:01 ORE Woodward 23 yard field goal ORE 13–0 Q2 6:21 ORE Lindsay 65 yard pass from Fouts (kick failed) ORE 19–0 Q2 2:28 ORST McGraw 28 yard field goal ORE 19–3 Q2 0:00 ORE Guy recovered blocked punt in end zone (Specht pass from Fouts) ORE 27–3 Q3 7:59 ORE Woodward 31 yard field goal ORE 30–3

Oregon's first win versus its rival since 1963 (eight straight losses).

References

• McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.