1979 Oregon Ducks football team

1979 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Becker[1][2][3] (3rd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
No. 11 Washington 5 2 0 9 3 0
Arizona 4 3 0 6 5 1
Oregon 4 3 0 6 5 0
California 5 4 0 6 6 0
Stanford 3 3 1 5 5 1
Arizona State 3 4 0 6 6 0
UCLA 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[4]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his third year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–3 in the Pac-10).

It was Oregon's first winning season since 1970.

Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."[5]: 168 

  1. ^ Newnham, Blaine (December 18, 1979). "U of O assistant football quits". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  2. ^ Baker, Tony (December 19, 1979). "Baker makes resignation official". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Oregon: football assistant resigns as FBI inquiry continues". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1979. p. 1C.
  4. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.