1957 Oregon Ducks football team

1957 Oregon Ducks football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 7–10 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record7–4 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Shanley, Jack Morris, Norm Chapman, Harry Mondale
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Oregon ^ + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
USC 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1957 Oregon Ducks represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1957 college football season. Three home games were played on campus in Eugene at Hayward Field and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Led by seventh-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks were 7–3 in the regular season and 6–2 in the PCC, co-champions with rival Oregon State. Although the Beavers won the Civil War game in Eugene,[1][2] the PCC had a no-repeat rule for the Rose Bowl, so the Ducks had clinched the berth the previous week with a win in Los Angeles over struggling USC.[3][4]

In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, Oregon met Big Ten champion Ohio State (8–1), second-ranked and led by head coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were ranked first in the UPI coaches poll and heavily favored, by up to twenty points,[5][6][7][8] but needed a fourth quarter field goal to break a tie for a 10–7 win.[9][10][11]

Outside the 27–26 win at Stanford,[12] the Ducks did not allow more than thirteen points in their ten other games, which included two shutouts, and finished at 7–4.

  1. ^ "OSC forces UO to share PCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 24, 1957. p. 1B.
  2. ^ "OSC gets title share; beats Oregon 10 to 7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1957. p. 2, sports.
  3. ^ "Oregon cinches bowl; beats USC, 16 to 7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 17, 1957. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "Oregon meets OSC for title in 'Civil War' football clash". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 18, 1957. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "UO team unawed by odds on game". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. December 31, 1957. p. 1B.
  6. ^ Myers, Bob (January 1, 1958). "100,809 to see Bucks battle Oregon in Rose Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 54.
  7. ^ Cromie, Robert (January 1, 1958). "Today's menu; football by the bowlful". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  8. ^ Boni, Bill (January 1, 1958). "Ohio State overwhelming favorite". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
  9. ^ Harvey, Paul III (January 2, 1958). "Oregon magnificent in 10 to 7 defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Boni, Bill (January 2, 1958). "Late Ohio State field goal beats Oregon's underrated underdogs". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 16.
  11. ^ Cromie, Robert (January 2, 1958). "Ohio's field goal beats Oregon, 10-7". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  12. ^ Strite, Dick (November 3, 1957). "Oregon wins high-powered offensive battle". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.