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1953 Oregon Ducks football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach
Captain Emery Barnes
Home stadium Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954 →
1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 19 Stanford 5 1 1 6 3 1
USC 4 2 1 6 3 1
California 2 2 2 4 4 2
Washington State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Oregon State 3 5 0 3 6 0
Washington 2 4 1 3 6 1
Oregon 2 5 1 4 5 1
Idaho 0 3 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Nebraska* NBCW 20–1231,000
September 26at StanfordL 0–7
October 3No. 5 UCLAL 0–1224,587
October 10at Washington StateL 0–716,000
October 17 WashingtonL 6–1421,677
October 24 San Jose State*
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 26–13
October 31No. 7 USC
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 13–717,772
November 71:30 p.m. Idaho
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 25–610,000 [1] [2] [3]
November 14at CaliforniaT 0–024,000
November 21 Oregon State
L 0–718,500 [4] [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Strite, Dick (November 6, 1953). "Webfoots, Vandals slate Saturday contest here". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
  2. ^ Strite, Dick (November 8, 1953). "Webfoots defeat Vandal eleven 25-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  3. ^ "Shaw leads Oregon past Vandals 25-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1953. p. 11.
  4. ^ Strite, Dick (November 22, 1953). "Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  5. ^ "Kip Taylor elated after win over UO". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 23, 1953. p. 2.
  6. ^ "1953 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "1953 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.