1971 Oregon Ducks football team explained

Year:	1971
Team:	Oregon Ducks
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-8
Record:	5–6
Conf Record:	2–4
Head Coach:	Jerry Frei
Hc Year:	5th
Captain:	Jim Figoni, Bobby Moore, Steve Rennie
Stadium:	Autzen Stadium

The 1971 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.

Led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Frei, the Ducks were 5–6 overall and 2–4 in the Pacific-8 Conference. They did not play UCLA and lost the Civil War to Oregon State for an eighth consecutive year.^[1]

Oregon was led by junior quarterback Dan Fouts and senior All-American halfback Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad), the fourth overall pick of the 1972 NFL draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. Rashad played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings.

Two months after the season, Frei resigned as head coach on January 19, 1972,^{[2] [3]} and assistant coach Dick Enright was promoted two weeks later.^{[4] [5]}

Schedule

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Roster

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All-conference

See main article: 1971 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team. Four Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pacific-8 team: halfback Bobby Moore, tackle Tom Drougas, guard John McKean, and defensive back Bill Drake. It was the third straight year on the first team for Moore.^{[13] [14]}

External links

• Game program: Oregon vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 30, 1971
• Game video (color) – Oregon vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 30, 1971

Notes and References

1. News: Beavers pull it off again, 30-29 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Cawood . Neil . November 21, 1971 . 1B .
2. News: Frei quits, blames rumors . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Newnham . Blaine . January 20, 1972 . 1A.
3. News: Jerry Frei quits job at Oregon . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . January 21, 1972 . 22.
4. News: Enright appointed UO football coach . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Newnham . Blaine . February 4, 1972 . 1A .
5. News: Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . (South Carolina) . Associated Press . February 5, 1972 . A6.
6. Web site: . 1971 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . September 4, 2023 .
7. Web site: . 1971 Football Schedule . University of Oregon Athletics . September 4, 2023 .
8. Web site: . 2023 Oregon Football Record Book . University of Oregon Athletics . 47 . September 4, 2023 .
9. News: Duck-Husky lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 16, 1971 . 1B.
10. News: Ducks vs. Cougars . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (rosters) . October 30, 1971 . 14.
11. News: Oregon-Cal lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 13, 1971 . 2B.
12. News: Probable lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 20, 1971 . 1B.
13. News: Four Ducks on Pac-8 Squad . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 28, 1971 . 1B.
14. News: Four Cougars on All-Stars . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 28, 1971 . 1, sports.