1970 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1970 Oregon Ducks football Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 6–4–1 4–3 Jerry Frei 4th Tom Blanchard Lionel Coleman Bob Newland Autzen Stadium The 1970 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Five home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OLRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C2227721 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil California slight favorite over Ducks in Portland tilt September 11, 1970 3B Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Frei, the Ducks were 6–4–1 overall and 4–3 in the Pacific-8 Conference, tied for second. The opener was played in Portland,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OrRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6216%2C2473532 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Fouts paces Webfoots past Bears in opener September 13, 1970 1B the Ducks' first game there in four years; the last was in 1966, prior to the opening of Autzen. After upsetting both UCLA and USC, Oregon was 5–2 and ranked #16 in the AP Poll,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CrFeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5679%2C5774622 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Texas replaces Ohio State as number one grid team October 27, 1970 19 but won just one of their last four games. In the second game of the season at Illinois, senior quarterback (and punter) Tom Blanchard injured a troublesome knee and was relieved by sophomore Dan Fouts,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QbRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6534%2C3967887 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Underdog Illinois hands Oregon 20-16 loss September 20, 1970 1B who became the starter. Blanchard returned the next week against third-ranked Stanford, but only as the punter.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SLRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6616%2C5615727 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10 September 27, 1970 1B The Ducks lost the season-ending Civil War game to Oregon State for a seventh consecutive year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MedVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5483%2C5285180 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Conrad John Aroused Beavers shock UO for 'our biggest victory ever' November 22, 1970 2B The marching band was not funded this year; in its place was the student rock band Ouroboros, paid $210 per game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UalVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6795%2C4742536 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Rock-n-roll band supplying music for UO home games October 23, 1970 9A Schedule 1970 AP September 12 8:01 pm w California Civic Stadium Portland, OR 31–24 26,566 September 19 11:30 am l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 16–20 33,246 September 26 1:30 pm l Stanford 3 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 10–33 38,400 October 3 1:30 pm w Washington State Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 28–13 21,800 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PqlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6143%2C471288 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Ducks find balance, knock over Cougars October 4, 1970 1B October 10 8:00 pm w y UCLA 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 41–40 44,722 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RalVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6353%2C2032688 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Webfoot comeback effort stuns Bruins 41-40 October 11, 1970 1B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ze5LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7277%2C4238874 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Webfoot(s) win wild contest October 11, 1970 2, sports October 17 1:30 pm w y Idaho Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 49–13 21,300 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TKlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6439%2C3540155 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Ducks bomb Vandals as UO records tumble October 18, 1970 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=clRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4829%2C1227952 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Payne Bob Oregon's offense surely too much October 18, 1970 1, sports October 24 1:30 pm w USC 10 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 10–7 34,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U6lVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433%2C5062415 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Ducks stun USC, keep hopes alive October 25, 1970 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B7FeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5461%2C5179826 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Oregon upsets USC October 25, 1970 16 October 31 1:30 pm l y 16 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA rivalry 23–25 58,580 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HOdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C46447 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Last-second field goal dumps Ducks, 25-23 November 1, 1970 1B November 7 1:30 pm w y Air Force 9 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 46–35 24,700 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I-dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6156%2C1735720 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Ducks shoot down Air Force, 46-35 November 8, 1970 1B November 14 11:02 am t y y 19 Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 22–22 39,455 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KudVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6173%2C3482091 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Webfoots salvage tie with underdog Army November 15, 1970 1B November 21 1:30 pm l y Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Civil War 9–24 40,299 1970 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1970-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 4, 2023 1970 Football Schedule https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1970 University of Oregon Athletics September 4, 2023 2023 Oregon Football Record Book https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf University of Oregon Athletics 47 September 4, 2023 Schedule/Results (1970 Oregon) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296677 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 19, 2025 Roster 1970 Oregon Ducks f 41 So Jim Anderson FB 42 Jr Thurman Anderson FB 63 Sr Mark Andrews G 17 Sr Tom Blanchard QB y 74 Jr Tom Drougas T y 54 Jr Jim Figoni C 11 So Dan Fouts QB y 48 Jr Leland Glass WR y 40 Sr Greg Marshall TE FB 60 Jr John McKean OL 23 Jr Bobby Moore RB y Ahmad Rashad 81 Sr Bob Newland WR y 87 So Greg Specht TE 65 Sr Jack Stambaugh G 70 So Tim Stokes G y 30 Sr Bill Brauner S 95 Jr Steve Buettner DE 32 Sr Lionel Coleman CB 38 Jr Bill Drake CB 52 Jr Tom Graham Tom Graham (American football) LB y 46 Jr Bob Green S 76 Sr Mike Johnson DT 93 Jr Delton Lewis LB 37 So Fred Manuel DB 56 Jr Mike McConnel LB 37 So Ray Reeves DE 90 Jr Steve Rennie LB 66 Sr Dave Walker DT 17 Sr Tom Blanchard P y 11 So Dan Fouts P y Jr Steve Bailey P 28 Sr Ken Woody PK *Jerry Frei (4th year) John Robinson Bruce Snyder Dick Enright (OL) Norm Chapman Ron Stratten (DL) George Seifert (DB) John Marshall https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OLRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5924%2C2226168 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Oregon-California September 11, 1970 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iAcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5514%2C233282 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Probable starting lineups October 2, 1970 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L-dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4715%2C4987253 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Probable lineups November 20, 1970 3B All-conference 1970 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team Four Oregon players were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: junior halfback Bobby Moore (later Ahmad Rashad), senior split end Bob Newland, junior linebacker Tom Graham, and senior cornerback Lionel Coleman. On the second team (honorable mention) were senior guard Jack Stambaugh and junior cornerback Bill Drake.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BckTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3711%2C44104 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Pac-8 All-Stars December 1, 1970 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DQAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008%2C73737 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington WSU Pac-8 coach lauded by coach December 1, 1970 14 Moore also made the first team as a sophomore in 1969 and as a senior in 1971.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NvAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3243%2C5566056 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Four Cougars on All-Stars November 28, 1971 1, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8dlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2574%2C6611603 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad November 28, 1971 1B References External links WSU Libraries: Game video (color) – Washington State at Oregon – October 3, 1970 Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Oregon Ducks football