1954 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1954 Oregon Ducks football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 6–4 5–3 Len Casanova 4th Ron Pheister Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium The 1954 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 6–4 record (5–3 in PCC, third), and outscored their opponents 218 to 159. The team played its home games on campus in Eugene at Hayward Field, and at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. On a morning deer hunt east of Eugene in mid-October, senior guard Jack Patera of Portland mistakenly shot and killed former Oregon teammate Ken Sweitzer, a graduate assistant.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BwBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5604%2C4108601 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Shot kills ex-Oregon grid star October 14, 1954 1Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YGopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1231%2C649313 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Tragedy stuns Oregon squad October 15, 1954 14 It was ruled accidental and he was cleared of negligence.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CABWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3008%2C4338751 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Patera cleared of negligence October 15, 1954 1A This was the second death for the team in two months; in mid-August, junior guard Doyle Higdon of Cottage Grove was killed in a logging explosion while removing stumps.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7TpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4123%2C2151755 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UO athlete, co-worker killed in blast August 14, 1954 1 Oregon won all four games against northwest PCC opponents; their next sweep came 26 years later. Schedule 1954 AP September 18 w y 18 Idaho Neale Stadium Moscow, ID 41–0 7,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7v9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6828%2C213641 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Webfoots wallop Idaho 41–0 September 19, 1954 1C September 25 l 16 Stanford Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 13–18 30,214 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-stanford-upsets/189214701/ San Francisco Chronicle Stanford upsets Stanford September 26, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 2 l y Utah Hayward Field Eugene, OR 6–7 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-utah-defeats-oregon/171504466/ The Billings Gazette Utah defeats Oregon, 7 to 6 October 3, 1954 May 1, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 33–27 31,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-oregon-stuns-cal-gridde/189214788/ The Sunday News Tribune & Ledger Oregon stuns Cal gridders October 10, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 l USC Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 14–24 22,766 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-sc-rolls-to-2414-win/189213677/ The Register SC rolls to 24–14 win October 17, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 w y San Jose State Hayward Field Eugene, OR 26–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-shaw-leads-ducks-to-267/189214904/ The Fresno Bee Shaw leads Ducks to 26–7 win over shaky San Jose October 24, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA rivalry 26–7 38,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-after-5-years/189215057/ The Oregon Daily Journal After 5 years, 'poor Huskies,' 26–7 October 31, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 6 l y UCLA 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–41 46,435 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-top-rated-ucla/189215161/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Top rated UCLA blasts Oregon, 41–0 November 7, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 w Washington State Hayward Field Eugene, OR 26–14 16,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-ducks-overcome-wash/189215308/ The Sunday Oregonian Ducks overcome Washington State November 14, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 20 w y Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Civil War 33–14 21,200 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nZcnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3411%2C2121795 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Oregon's Shaw leads 33–14 win over Beavers November 21, 1954 4, sports 1954 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1954-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 3, 2023 1954 Football Schedule https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1954 University of Oregon Athletics September 3, 2023 2023 Oregon Football Record Book https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf University of Oregon Athletics 49 September 3, 2023 Schedule/Results (1954 Oregon) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/403598 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics January 18, 2026 References Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Oregon Ducks football