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American college football season
The 1975 Oregon Ducks football team represented the
University of Oregon in the
Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the
1975 NCAA Division I football season . Led by second-year head coach
Don Read , the Ducks were 3–8 overall (2–5 in the Pac-8, sixth place).
Oregon defeated
Utah of the
WAC in late October to break a 14-game losing streak, the nation's longest at the time. They won the next week at
Washington State , and the season-ending
Civil War over
Oregon State , the final game for Beavers' head coach
Dee Andros , only his second loss in the rivalry in his
eleven seasons .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 11:30 am at No. 1
Oklahoma * L 62–770,213
September 20 7:30 pm
San Jose State * L 5–025,000
September 27 11:30 am at
Minnesota * L 10–734,300
October 4 1:30 pm
Washington Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (
rivalry ) L 27–1728,500
October 11 1:30 pm
California Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (
rivalry ) L 34–718,500
October 18 1:30 pm at No. 3
USC L 17–350,542
October 25 1:30 pm
Utah * W 18–710,500
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November 1 1:30 pm at
Washington State W 26–1418,100
November 8 1:30 pm
UCLA L 50–1715,500
November 15 1:30 pm at
Stanford L 33–3038,500
November 22 1:30 pm
Oregon State W 14–735,000
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*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Pacific time
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Game summaries
Oregon State
Oregon State at Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon State
7
0 0 0
7
• Oregon
0
7 7 0
14
Scoring summary 1 1:21 OSU Lacey 94-yard interception return (Nelson kick) OSU 7-0
2 12:24 ORE Willis 15-yard interception return (Woodfill kick) Tied 7-7
3 13:21 ORE Bennett 3-yard run (Woodfill kick) ORE 14-7
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Roster
1975 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
13
Jack Henderson
So
RB
35
George Bennett
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FS
12
Chuck Wills (C)
Sr
DE
88
Don Johnson (C)
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Statistics
Passing
Player
Att
Comp
Yards
TD
INT
Jack Henderson
151
321
1,492
6
16
Rushing
Player
Att
Yards
TD
George Bennett
175
805
7
Receiving
Player
Rec
Yards
TD
George Bauer
52
616
4
[16]
References
^ Withers, Bud (October 26, 1975).
"Ducks start another streak" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
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"Ducks beat Utah 18-7" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 3B.
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"Oregon waits year for another win – against same team" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1975.
^
a
b Withers, Bud (November 23, 1975).
"Ducks steal Dee day, 14-7" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^
a
b Baum, Bob (November 24, 1975).
"Oregon slips by OSU in mistake-filled game" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. p. 14.
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"1975 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results" . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
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"1975 Football Schedule" . University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
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"2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
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"The starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). September 20, 1975. p. 1B.
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"The lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 4, 1975. p. 1B.
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"Starting lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 11, 1975. p. 1B.
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"The lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 25, 1975. p. 1B.
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"Ducks vs. Cougars: rosters" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 1, 1975. p. 17.
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"Oregon Ducks: Probable starters, coaches" . Stanford Daily . (California). (Stanford University). November 15, 1975. p. 4.
^
"The lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 22, 1975. p. 1B.
^ 2010 Oregon football multi-media guide
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