1976 Oregon Ducks football team explained

Year:	1976
Team:	Oregon Ducks
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-8
Record:	4–7
Conf Record:	1–6
Head Coach:	Don Read
Hc Year:	3rd
Captain:	Game captains

The 1976 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks were overall in the Pac-8, tied and were outscored

Six days after the season-ending win at Oregon State in the Civil War, Read was fired on the day after Thanksgiving.^{[1] [2] [3]} with a year remaining on a four-year contract ($28,000 He was succeeded by 35-year-old Rich Brooks in mid-December.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Schedule

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Roster

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External links

• Game video (color) – Washington State at Oregon – October 30, 1976

Notes and References

1. News: Oregon fires Don Read . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Withers . Bud . November 26, 1976 . 1C.
2. News: Oregon fires Read . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . November 27, 1976 . 15.
3. News: Oregon starts search for Read's successor . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon) . Associated Press . November 27, 1976 . 12.
4. News: Brooks arrives to get Oregon going . Eugene Register-Guard . Withers . Bud . Conrad . John . December 17, 1976 . 1B.
5. News: Oregon selects Brooks . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press . December 17, 1976 . 31.
6. News: Oregon going with ex-Beaver Brooks . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon) . Associated Press . December 17, 1976 . 14.
7. News: Brooks takes a look at Oregon's situation . Eugene Register-Guard . Withers . Bud . December 17, 1976 . 1B.
8. Web site: . 1976 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . September 4, 2023 .
9. Web site: . 1976 Football Schedule . University of Oregon Athletics . September 4, 2023 .
10. Web site: . 2023 Oregon Football Record Book . University of Oregon Athletics . 46 . September 4, 2023 .
11. News: Starting lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . September 11, 1976 . 1B.
12. News: Lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 20, 1976 . 1B.