The 1964 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(AAWU) during

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. Led by 14th-year head coach

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, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 1–2–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the AAWU. Oregon played three home games on campus at

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in Eugene, Oregon and two at

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. After five seasons as an independent following the dissolution of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), Oregon joined the AAWU this season, as did

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. The Ducks played only one of the four conference teams from the state of California, a 10–8 loss to Stanford at Portland, decided with a late field goal. With a perfect record and a No 7 ranking after six games (and a ten-game winning streak), Oregon won just one of its final four. The Oregon State Beavers won the season-ending Civil War by a point at home with a late touchdown. The game was shown on closed-circuit television in Eugene (

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) and Portland ( Memorial Coliseum), with admission at two dollars. The rivalry game loss ended Oregon's season, as the AAWU/Pac-8 (and

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) did not allow a second

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team until the

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season. Oregon was led on the field by All-American quarterback Bob Berry, who finished 13th in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, just behind Joe Namath (

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) and

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(

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). A fifth-year senior, he had already been selected in the

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(and

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) in late 1963. Oregon football made its first-ever trip by jet this season, taking a

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in mid-November.

Schedule

All-conference

Selected by the coaches, the all-conference team included guard Mark Richards and center Dave Tobey.

References

External links

WSU Libraries: Game video
– Washington State at Oregon – November 7, 1964 {{Oregon Ducks football navbox

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