1957 Oregon Webfoots football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 7–10 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record7–4 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Shanley, Jack Morris, Norm Chapman, Harry Mondale
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Oregon ^ + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
USC 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1957 Oregon Webfoots represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Three home games were played on campus in Eugene at Hayward Field and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Led by seventh-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks were 7–3 in the regular season and 6–2 in the PCC, co-champions with rival Oregon State. Although the Beavers won the Civil War game in Eugene,[1][2] the PCC had a no-repeat rule for the Rose Bowl, so the Ducks had clinched the berth the previous week with a win in Los Angeles over struggling USC.[3][4]

In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, Oregon met Big Ten champion Ohio State (8–1), second-ranked and led by head coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were ranked first in the UPI coaches poll and heavily favored, by up to twenty points,[5][6][7][8] but needed a fourth quarter field goal to break a tie for a 10–7 win.[9][10][11]

Outside the 27–26 win at Stanford,[12] the Ducks did not allow more than thirteen points in their ten other games, which included two shutouts, and finished at 7–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Idaho
W 9–610,000[13][14]
September 28No. 16 Pittsburgh*
L 3–620,486[15]
October 5No. 19 UCLA
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 21–016,332[16]
October 12San Jose State*
W 26–010,300[17]
October 19at No. 19 Washington State
W 14–1319,000[18][19]
October 26CaliforniaNo. 18
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 24–618,321[20]
November 2at StanfordNo. 15
W 27–2656,000[12]
November 9WashingtonNo. 13
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
L 6–1330,010[21]
November 16at USCNo. 16
W 16–730,975[3]
November 23Oregon StateNo. 15
L 7–1023,150[1][2]
January 1, 1958vs. No. 2 Ohio State
L 7–1098,202[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[22][23][24]

Roster

[25][26][27]

References

  1. ^ a b "OSC forces UO to share PCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 24, 1957. p. 1B.
  2. ^ a b "OSC gets title share; beats Oregon 10 to 7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1957. p. 2, sports.
  3. ^ a b "Oregon cinches bowl; beats USC, 16 to 7". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 17, 1957. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "Oregon meets OSC for title in 'Civil War' football clash". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 18, 1957. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "UO team unawed by odds on game". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. December 31, 1957. p. 1B.
  6. ^ Myers, Bob (January 1, 1958). "100,809 to see Bucks battle Oregon in Rose Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 54.
  7. ^ Cromie, Robert (January 1, 1958). "Today's menu; football by the bowlful". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  8. ^ Boni, Bill (January 1, 1958). "Ohio State overwhelming favorite". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
  9. ^ a b Harvey, Paul III (January 2, 1958). "Oregon magnificent in 10 to 7 defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  10. ^ a b Boni, Bill (January 2, 1958). "Late Ohio State field goal beats Oregon's underrated underdogs". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 16.
  11. ^ Cromie, Robert (January 2, 1958). "Ohio's field goal beats Oregon, 10-7". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  12. ^ a b Strite, Dick (November 3, 1957). "Oregon wins high-powered offensive battle". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  13. ^ Strite, Dick (September 22, 1957). "Morris boots field goal; Ducks tip Idaho 9-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  14. ^ Boni, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Oregon field goal nips valieant Vandals, 9-6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  15. ^ Strite, Dick (September 29, 1957). "Pitt edges Ducks, 6-3, in final 22 seconds". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  16. ^ Strite, Dick (October 6, 1957). "Ducks wallop UCLA, 21-0. in mud, rain". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  17. ^ Strite, Dick (October 13, 1957). "Oregon blanks San Jose State, 26-0, in rain". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  18. ^ Strite, Dick (October 20, 1957). "Ducks shatter WSC's Rose Bowl hopes, 14-13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  19. ^ Boni, Bill (October 20, 1957). "Oregon Ducks escape, 14-13". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  20. ^ Strite, Dick (October 27, 1957). "Oregon scores decisive 24-6 win over Cal". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  21. ^ Strite, Dick (November 10, 1957). "Webfoots sidetracked by 13-6 Husky upset". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  22. ^ "1957 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  23. ^ "1957 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  24. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  25. ^ "Cougars vs. Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 19, 1957. p. 10.
  26. ^ "University of Oregon roster". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 30, 1957. p. 14B.
  27. ^ "Oregon roster". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). January 1, 1958. p. 39.

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