The 1972 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the
University of Oregon
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in the
Pacific-8 Conference
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during the
1972 NCAA University Division football season
The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the 50 AP panelists. Eighth-ranked in the preseason, the Trojans were narro ...
. Home games were played in
Eugene at
Autzen Stadium.
Led by first-year head coach
Dick Enright, the Ducks were 4–7 overall (2–5 in Pac-8, tied for sixth), and were outscored 285 to 194.
Oregon met five ranked teams and won once. In the
Civil War at
Parker Stadium
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in
Corvallis, the Ducks broke an eight-game losing streak against
Oregon State
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,
beating OSU head coach
Dee Andros
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for the first time in the series.
Previously the offensive line coach, Enright was promoted in early February,
two weeks after the resignation of
Jerry Frei.
Oregon was led on the field by senior quarterback
Dan Fouts
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,
a three-year starter who was selected in the
third round
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Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
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of the
1973 NFL Draft, 64th overall. He played fifteen seasons in the
NFL for the
San Diego Chargers and is a member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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.
Schedule
:UCLA game was played on Friday night
Roster
:
Season summary
Oregon State
Oregon's first win over its
in-state rival in nine years.
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All-conference
Two Oregon seniors were named to the All-Pac-8 team: quarterback Dan Fouts and wide receiver Greg Specht.
NFL Draft
Three Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; center Chuck Bradley (52nd), tackle Tim Stokes (60th), and quarterback Dan Fouts (64th).
References
* McCann, Michael C. (1995). ''Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory''. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. .
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Oregon Ducks football seasons
Oregon Webfoots football
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