1958 Oregon Ducks football team

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
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRon Stover
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20IdahoW 27–014,200[2][3]
October 4at No. 1 Oklahoma*L 0–660,511
October 11USCNo. 15W 25–032,734
October 18Washington StateNo. 14
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 0–618,500
October 25at CaliforniaL 6–2347,000
November 1at WashingtonL 0–633,225
November 8Stanford
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 12–0
November 15at UCLAL 3–722,297
November 22at Oregon StateW 20–027,574[4][5]
December 6at Miami (FL)*L 0–2
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1958 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Strite, Dick (September 21, 1958). "Webfoots whip Idaho in PCC opener, 27-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Vandals' showing disappoints coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 22, 1958. p. 15.
  4. ^ Strite, Dick (November 23, 1958). "Ducks shut out Beavers, 20-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Oregon State goes down 20-0 on Saturday". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. November 24, 1958. p. 2.
  6. ^ "1958 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "1958 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.