1958 Oregon Ducks football team

1958 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRon Stover
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 California $ 6 1 0 7 4 0
Washington State 6 2 0 7 3 0
USC 4 2 1 4 5 1
Oregon State 5 3 0 6 4 0
Oregon 4 4 0 4 6 0
UCLA 2 4 1 3 6 1
Stanford 2 5 0 2 8 0
Washington 1 6 0 3 7 0
Idaho 0 3 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1958 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–6 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 93 to 50. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 468 passing yards and Willie West with 470 rushing yards and 140 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20IdahoW 27–014,200[2][3]
October 4at No. 1 Oklahoma*L 0–661,700[4]
October 11USCNo. 15W 25–032,734[5]
October 18Washington StateNo. 14
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 0–618,500[6]
October 25at CaliforniaL 6–2347,000[7]
November 1at WashingtonL 0–632,000[8]
November 8Stanford
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 12–013,500[9]
November 15at UCLAL 3–722,297[10]
November 22at Oregon StateW 20–027,574[11][12]
December 6at Miami (FL)*L 0–222,898[13]

References

  1. ^ "1958 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Strite, Dick (September 21, 1958). "Webfoots whip Idaho in PCC opener, 27–0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Vandals' showing disappoints coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 22, 1958. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma nudges Oregon 6–0 in closely-fought test". The Wichita Eagle. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oregon belts fumbling USC before 32,000 fans, 25–0". The Press Democrat. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington State outplays Oregon for 6–0 victory". Medford Mail Tribune. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kapp led Bears bag Ducks, 23–6". The Modesto Bee. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies blank Webfoots". The Eugene Register-Guard. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ducks tip Stanford". The Spokesman-Review. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bruins edge Ducks in 7–3 struggle". The Vallejo Times-Herald. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Strite, Dick (November 23, 1958). "Ducks shut out Beavers, 20–0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  12. ^ "Oregon State goes down 20–0 on Saturday". Bend Bulletin. Oregon. UPI. November 24, 1958. p. 2.
  13. ^ "Oregon falls to Miami in TV tilt, 2–0". The Sunday Oregonian. December 7, 1958. Retrieved January 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Oregon)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  15. ^ "1958 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "1958 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.