1965 Oregon Ducks football team

1965 Oregon Ducks football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record4–5–1 (0–5 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHayward Field
Multnomah Stadium
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 4 0 0 8 2 1
No. 10 USC 4 1 0 7 2 1
Washington State 2 1 0 7 3 0
Washington 4 3 0 5 5 0
Stanford 2 3 0 6 3 1
California 2 3 0 5 5 0
Oregon State 1 3 0 5 5 0
Oregon 0 5 0 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Oregon Ducks football team represented University of Oregon in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Ducks were led by fifteenth-year head coach Len Casanova and finished with a record of four wins, five losses, and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 0–5 in AAWU, last).

Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Pittsburgh*W 17–1531,916[1]
September 25at Utah*W 31–1419,393[2]
October 2BYU*W 27–1420,500[3]
October 9at StanfordL 14–1739,500[4]
October 16Air Force*T 18–1820,677[5]
October 23Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
L 20–2433,437[6]
October 30Idaho*
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 17–1415,500[7][8]
November 6at Washington StateL 7–2721,200[9]
November 13California
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 0–2416,890[10]
November 20Oregon State
L 14–1921,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "QB highlights Webfoot win against Pitt". The Arizona Republic. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oregon's air strikes blast Utes into submission 31–14". The Sacramento Bee. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oregon hands Cougars first loss 27–14". The Sunday Herald. October 3, 1965. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford skins Ducks 17–14 in last seconds". The Sacramento Bee. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Force ties Oregon". San Antonio Light. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies edge Oregon, 24–20". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon duo beats Idaho". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 31, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 31, 1965). "Oregon finally on winning trail". The Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Washington State conquers Oregon". The Sacramento Union. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears deal Oregon rare shutout". The Daily Report. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Beavers stand off Webfoots, 19 to 14". San Francisco Chronicle. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Oregon)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  13. ^ "1965 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "1965 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 48. Retrieved September 4, 2023.