1953 Oregon Ducks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Oregon Ducks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Pacific Coast Conference
| short_conf = PCC
| record = 4–5–1
| conf_record = 2–5–1
| head_coach = Len Casanova
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Emery Barnes
| stadium = Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
}}
{{1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1953 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–5–1 against PCC opponents), finished in eighth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 91 to 85. The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1953
| poll = AP
| time = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| tv = NBC
| score = 20–12
| attend = 31,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Stanford
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = 0–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| score = 0–12
| attend = 24,587
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Rogers Field
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| score = 0–7
| attend = 16,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Multnomah Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–14
| attend = 21,677
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| score = 26–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Multnomah Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 13–7
| attend = 17,772
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| score = 25–6
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oh1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578%2C5582223 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Webfoots, Vandals slate Saturday contest here |date=November 6, 1953 |page=2B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pB1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3172%2C5779723|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Webfoots defeat Vandal eleven 25-6 |date=November 8, 1953 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BcJeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ozEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1536%2C674735 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Shaw leads Oregon past Vandals 25-6 |date=November 8, 1953 |page=11}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 0–0
| attend = 24,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename = Civil War
| score = 0–7
| attend = 18,500
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UhpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5948%2C1036784 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7-0 |date=November 22, 1953 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GFVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2497%2C5065075 |work=Bend Bulletin |location=(Oregon) |agency=United Press |title=Kip Taylor elated after win over UO |date=November 23, 1953 |page=2}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1953 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1953-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=September 3, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1953 Football Schedule |url=https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1953 |publisher=University of Oregon Athletics |access-date=September 3, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Oregon Football Record Book |url=https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=University of Oregon Athletics |page=49 |access-date=September 3, 2023 }}