1976 Oregon Ducks football team

1976 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 UCLA 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 4–7 overall (1–6 in the Pac-8, tied for last), and were outscored 271 to 144.

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 annually).[2] He was succeeded by 35-year-old Rich Brooks in mid-December.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Withers, Bud (November 26, 1976). "Oregon fires Don Read". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  2. ^ a b "Oregon fires Read". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Oregon starts search for Read's successor". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 12.
  4. ^ Withers, Bud; Conrad, John (December 17, 1976). "Brooks arrives to get Oregon going". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Oregon selects Brooks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 31.
  6. ^ "Oregon going with ex-Beaver Brooks". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 14.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (December 17, 1976). "Brooks takes a look at Oregon's situation". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.