1959 Oregon Ducks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Oregon Ducks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Len Casanova
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Willie West
| captain2 = Tom Keele
| captain3 = Bob Peterson
| stadium = Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
}}
{{1959 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1959 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1959 college football season. Following the disbandment of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) in the spring of 1959, Oregon was an independent for the next five seasons, before joining the PCC's the successor, the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1964. In their ninth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents, 209 to 113. The team divided its home schedule between Hayward Field in Eugene and Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 865 passing yards, Dave Powell with 495 rushing yards, and Greg Altenhofen with 240 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1959 Oregon Ducks Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 7, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1959.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Stanford
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = 28–27
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| score = 21–6
| attend = 15,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| score = 14–6
| attend = 16,800
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3RZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7004%2C312643 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Ducks, Cougars vie here Saturday |date=October 2, 1959 |page=2B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3hZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6908%2C510639 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Oregon stops Cougars for third win, 14-6 |date=October 4, 1959 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eMxeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3581%2C592737 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Oregon's goal-line stands stymie Washington State, 14-6 |date=October 4, 1959 |page=9}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 9|Friday}}
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 35–12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Multnomah Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 20–3
| attend = 29,162
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6hZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6981%2C2974760 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Oregon, Air Force match unbeaten grid records in Portland Saturday |date=October 16, 1959 |page=2B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7BZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6702%2C3166732 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=No 'milk run' for Air Force! Ducks by 20-3 |date=October 18, 1959 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fm0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6837%2C1214648 |work=Spokesman-Review) |location=Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Ducks halt Airacad |date=October 18, 1959 |page=2, sports}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = l
| rank = 11
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Multnomah Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–13
| attend = 37,000
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8xZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6851%2C4665548 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Oregon win string ended, 13-12 |date=October 25, 1959 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tTtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3336%2C3594474 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Huskies take inside in Rose Bowl race |date=October 26, 1959 |page=2 }}{{cite web|title=2015 Oregon Football Media Guide|url=http://uoregon_ftp.sidearmsports.com/www.goducks.com/pdf9/3873607.pdf |website=GoDucks.com|publisher=Oregon Ducks Athletics|access-date=August 9, 2016|pages=102|format=PDF}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Neale Stadium
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| score = 45–7
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I20pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5141%2C5469420 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Oregon favored at Idaho |date=October 31, 1959 |page=9}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9WwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6464%2C529750 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Talented Cougars win; Idaho walloped |date=November 1, 1959 |page=1, sports}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 15
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = Multnomah Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 20–18
| attend = 20,852
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Rogers Field
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| score = 7–6
| attend = 15,500
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oP9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6040%2C2109515 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Ducks, Cougars play second game Saturday |date=November 13, 1959 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Am0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5586%2C4668148|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Bowl hopes ride on WSU-Duck duel |date=November 14, 1959 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A20pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6776%2C5320920 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=WSU loses in final seconds, 7-6 |date=November 15, 1959 |page=1, sports}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ov9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5955%2C2274500 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Grosz-West 56-yarder sets up 7-6 UO win |date=November 15, 1959 |page=1B}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time =
| w/l = l
| rank = 15
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Hayward Field
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename = Civil War
| score = 7–15
| attend = 22,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1959 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1959-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=September 3, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1959 Football Schedule |url=https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1959 |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 }}
References
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External links
- [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/3220 Game program: Oregon at Washington State] – November 14, 1959
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