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
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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 117:30 pmColorado State*
W 17–337,800[8]
September 187:30 pmUSC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 0–5340,600[9]
September 256:30 pmat Utah*
W 21–1325,617[10]
October 21:30 pmUtah State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 27–917,300[11]
October 91:30 pmat California
L 10–2737,950[12]
October 1611:30 amat No. 14 Notre Dame*
L 0–4159,075[13]
October 231:30 pmat Washington
L 7–1438,127[14]
October 301:30 pmWashington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 22–2322,200[15]
November 61:30 pmat No. 3 UCLA
L 0–4632,158[16]
November 131:30 pmStanford
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 17–2818,000[17]
November 201:30 pmat Oregon State
W 23–1435,611[18][19][20]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[21][22][23]

Roster

1976 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Jack Henderson Jr
OT 72 Raul Martinez Sr
TE 84 Dave Miller Sr
WR 89 Ken Page So
C 51 Fred Quillan Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Bruce Beekley So
LB 56 Tim Beyer So
DE 93 Mel Cook Jr
DB 25 Craig Feola Jr
CB 4 Reggie Grant Jr
LB 33 Darrell Mehl Sr
LB 42 Kim Nutting Jr
DT 70 Rob Plath Jr
DE 90 John Reed Sr
DT 96 Rod Rickert Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

[24][25]

References

  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.
  8. ^ "Oregon whips Colorado State". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aroused Trojans rip Ducks". Tri-City Herald. September 19, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ducks defeat Utah". Tri-City Herald. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Oregon beats Utah State, 27–9". The Daily Herald. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Withers, Bud (October 10, 1976). "California finally breaks Oregon, 27–10". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1C. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Notre Dame head hunters drop flock of lame Ducks". The Indianapolis Star. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Huskies down Ducks 14–7 on long TD run". Statesman Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Inability to make big plays proves UO undoing against WSU". The Sunday Oregonian. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bruins shut out Oregon, tie school win record". The Fresno Bee. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Stanford scuttles Webfoots". The Sunday Oregonian. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Oregon comes back to beat Oregon State". The Columbian. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Withers, Bud (November 21, 1976). "Oregon makes the ending happy, 23-14". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1C.
  20. ^ "Oregon rallies to beat Beavers, and perhaps save Read's job". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. November 22, 1976. p. 11.
  21. ^ "1976 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  22. ^ "1976 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  23. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  24. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 11, 1976. p. 1B.
  25. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 20, 1976. p. 1B.
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