1964 Oregon Ducks football team explained

Year:1964
Team:Oregon Ducks
Sport:football
Conference:Athletic Association of Western Universities
Short Conf:AAWU
Record:7–2–1
Conf Record:1–2–1
Head Coach:Len Casanova
Hc Year:14th
Captain:Bob Berry, Lowell Dean
Stadium:Hayward Field
Multnomah Stadium

The 1964 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the AAWU. Oregon played three home games on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

After five seasons as an independent following the dissolution of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), Oregon joined the AAWU this season, as did Oregon State. The Ducks played only one of the four conference teams from the state of California, a 10–8 loss to Stanford at Portland, decided with a late field goal.[1] [2]

With a perfect record and a No 7 ranking after six games (and a ten-game winning streak),[1] Oregon won just one of its final four. The Oregon State Beavers won the season-ending Civil War by a point at home with a late touchdown.[3] The game was shown on closed-circuit television in Eugene (McArthur Court) and Portland (Memorial Coliseum), with admission at two dollars.[4] [5] [6] [7] The rivalry game loss ended Oregon's season, as the AAWU/Pac-8 (and Big Ten) did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season.

Oregon was led on the field by All-American quarterback Bob Berry, who finished 13th in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, just behind Joe Namath (Alabama) and Gale Sayers (Kansas).[8] [9] A fifth-year senior, he had already been selected in the 1964 NFL draft (and AFL Draft) in late 1963.

Oregon football made its first-ever trip by jet this season, taking a Boeing 720 to Indiana in mid-November.[10]

Schedule

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All-conference

Selected by the coaches, the all-conference team included guard Mark Richards and center Dave Tobey.[14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Oregon eleven out to spoil Stanford's upset ambitions . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Uhrhammer . Jerry . October 30, 1964 . 3B.
  2. News: Stanford tips Oregon on field goal in final 13 seconds of play . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . November 1, 1964 . 14.
  3. News: Beavers win by a kick 7-6 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Uhrhammer . Jerry . November 22, 1964 . 1B.
  4. News: Season just half finished for Webfoots . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 17, 1964 . 2B.
  5. News: Football: Oregon vs. Oregon State - Closed Circuit Television . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . (advertisement) . November 19, 1964 . 4D.
  6. News: 4,000 may see game at Mac Court . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 20, 1964 . 3B.
  7. News: Football fans at McArthur Court warm . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon) . Millegan . Lloyd E. . November 22, 1964 . 2B.
  8. News: Huarte wins Heisman gridiron trophy . Chicago Tribune. Associated Press . November 25, 1964 . 1, sec. 3 .
  9. Web site: John Huarte . Heisman Trophy . 1964 . January 25, 2017.
  10. News: Switch in travel plans to send Ducks into 'jet age' . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Uhrhammer . Jerry . November 4, 1964 . 3C.
  11. Web site: . 1964 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . September 4, 2023 .
  12. Web site: . 1964 Football Schedule . University of Oregon Athletics . September 4, 2023 .
  13. Web site: . 2023 Oregon Football Record Book . University of Oregon Athletics . 48 . September 4, 2023 .
  14. News: PAC coaches pick Morton, 2 Webfoots . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . December 12, 1964 . 2B.
  15. News: Williams only WSU player named to PAC all-star unit . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . December 12, 1964 . 9.