1982 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1982 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of two wins, eight losses and one tie (2–8–1 overall, 2–6 in the Pac-10, ninth).

1982 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErik Widmark[1][2] (3rd season)
CaptainMichael Walter
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 1 1 10 1 1
No. 7 Washington 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 15 USC 5 2 0 8 3 0
Arizona 4 3 1 6 4 1
California 4 4 0 7 4 0
Stanford 3 5 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 4 1 3 7 1
Oregon 2 6 0 2 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:00 pmNo. 19 Arizona StateL 3–3423,127
September 111:00 pmSan Jose State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 13–1817,629
September 181:00 pmFresno State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 4–1020,856
September 251:30 pmat No. 1 WashingtonL 21–3758,742
October 21:30 pmat No. 16 USCL 7–3847,181
October 161:00 pmat CaliforniaL 7–1031,736
October 231:00 pmNo. 15 Notre Dame*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ESPNT 13–1340,381
October 301:30 pmat No. 11 UCLAL 12–4040,808
November 61:00 pmWashington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 3–1020,178
November 201:00 pmArizona
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 13–716,489
November 271:00 pmat Oregon StateW 7–636,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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Oregon State

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1 234Total
• Oregon 0 007 7
Oregon St 3 003 6

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NFL Draft

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Two Ducks were selected in the 1983 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (335 selections).

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Walter Linebacker 2 50 Dallas Cowboys
Steve Brown Defensive back 3 83 Houston Oilers

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References

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  1. ^ Conrad, John (13 December 1982). "Brooks fires UO offensive coordinator". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  2. ^ "Brooks drops assistant". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. 14 December 1982. p. 26.
  3. ^ "1982 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1982 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ Conrad, John (28 November 1982). "Ducks crush Beavers with one TD". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1C.
  7. ^ "Oregon 7, Oregon State 6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. 28 November 1982. p. 3B.
  8. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 28. Retrieved 2018-Oct-17.
  9. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 17 November 2013.