The 1958 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1958 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–6 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 93 to 50. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.
| 1958 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (4–4 PCC) |
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| Captain | Ron Stover |
| Home stadium | Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 California $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 468 passing yards and Willie West with 470 rushing yards and 140 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Idaho | W 27–0 | 14,200 | [2][3] | ||
| October 4 | at No. 1 Oklahoma* | L 0–6 | 60,511 | |||
| October 11 | USC | No. 15 | W 25–0 | 32,734 | ||
| October 18 | Washington State | No. 14 |
| L 0–6 | 18,500 | |
| October 25 | at California | L 6–23 | 47,000 | |||
| November 1 | at Washington | L 0–6 | 33,225 | |||
| November 8 | Stanford |
| W 12–0 | |||
| November 15 | at UCLA | L 3–7 | 22,297 | |||
| November 22 | at Oregon State | W 20–0 | 27,574 | [4][5] | ||
| December 6 | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–2 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1958 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Strite, Dick (September 21, 1958). "Webfoots whip Idaho in PCC opener, 27-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- ^ "Vandals' showing disappoints coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 22, 1958. p. 15.
- ^ Strite, Dick (November 23, 1958). "Ducks shut out Beavers, 20-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Oregon State goes down 20-0 on Saturday". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. November 24, 1958. p. 2.
- ^ "1958 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "1958 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.