1978 Oregon Ducks football team

1978 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1978 record	2–9 (2–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (2nd season)
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons

1978 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 USC †	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#14 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Ducks compiled a 2–9 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished eighth in the Pac-10, and were outscored 212 to 173.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 7–24	45,389
September 16	No. 8 USC	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 10–37	31,000
September 23	TCU*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 10–14	30,500
September 30	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	L 19–22	63,988
October 7	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	L 18–21	40,350
October 14	BYU*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 16–17	24,500
October 21	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Rivalry)	L 14–20	49,602
October 28	Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	W 31–7	25,000
November 4	at No. 9 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 21–23	37,315
November 11	Arizona	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 3–24	26,200
November 25	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon (Civil War)	W 24–3	36,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1978 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Beekley, BruceBruce Beekley 7.0 !Sr DT 92 Dion, TerryTerry Dion 5.0 !Jr DB 24 Kay, JayJay Kay 5.0 !Jr LB 16 Hinkle, BryanBryan Hinkle 3.0 !So DE 90 Elshire, NeilNeil Elshire 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rich Brooks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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References

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