1945 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (3–6 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJake Leicht
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1946 →
1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 USC $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Washington 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
California 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Webfoots compiled a 3–6 record, finished in fourth place in the PCC, and were outscored 124 to 116. The season marked the resumption of play after the conclusion of World War II; Oregon last fielded a team in 1942 and Oliver last coached them in 1941.

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Washington
L 6–2032,000[1]
October 6Idaho
W 33–76,000[2]
October 13at Oregon State
L 6–19
October 13Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 26–13
October 268:30 p.m.at UCLA
L 0–1240,000[3][4]
November 3No. 19 Washington
L 0–728,194[5]
November 10at Washington State
L 13–203,000
November 17at California
W 20–13
December 1Oregon State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 12–13

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References

  1. ^ Strite, Dick (September 30, 1945). "Huskies defeat Oregon 20–6 in Seattle fray". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  2. ^ "Webfoots down Idaho 33–7 in passing game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ Wolf, Al (October 26, 1945). "Webfoots Invade Bruins' Lair Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 10, part I. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Wolf, Al (October 27, 1945). "Bruins Down Webfoots In Ripsnorter, 12-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 6, part I. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Strite, Dick (November 4, 1945). "Battling Ducks drop game to Washington, 7–0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ "1945 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "1945 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

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