1961 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainKent Peterson, Mickey Bruce
Home stadiumHayward Field
Multnomah Stadium
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Rutgers   –  9 –0 –0
No. 17 Arizona   –  8 –1 –1
Memphis State   –  8 –2 –0
Villanova   –  8 –2 –0
No. 17 Penn State   –  8 –3 –0
No. 14 Syracuse   –  8 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –  7 –3 –0
Navy   –  7 –3 –0
Miami (FL)   –  7 –4 –0
Army   –  6 –4 –0
San Jose State   –  6 –4 –0
Xavier   –  6 –4 –0
Colgate   –  5 –4 –0
Detroit   –  5 –4 –0
Houston   –  5 –4 –1
Notre Dame   –  5 –5 –0
Oregon State   –  5 –5 –0
Florida State   –  4 –5 –1
Boston University   –  4 –5 –0
Boston College   –  4 –6 –0
Oregon   –  4 –6 –0
Air Force   –  3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –  3 –7 –0
Washington State   –  3 –7 –0
Idaho   –  2 –7 –0
Dayton   –  2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Len Casanova and third as an independent, the Webfoots compiled a 4–6 record and outscored their opponents 152 to 112. Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene, with two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Post with 662 passing yards, Mel Renfro with 335 rushing yards, and Paul Burleson with 222 receiving yards.[1] All three were sophomores.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Idaho
W 51–017,800[2][3]
September 30at Utah
L 6–14
October 7at Minnesota
L 7–1450,499
October 14Arizona
L 6–1518,651
October 21San Jose State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 21–610,200
October 28Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 7–632,681
November 4at Stanford
W 19–727,000
November 11at Washington State
L 21–2210,500
November 18at No. 3 Ohio State
L 12–2282,073
November 25Oregon State
L 2–621,300
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

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References

  1. ↑ "1961 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sophomore-laden Oregon romps past Vandals 51-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 24, 1961. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Strite, Dick (September 24, 1961). "Oregon footballers ramble past Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  4. ↑ "1961 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "1961 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 48. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Oregon-OSU lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1961. p. 2B.
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