1976 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 UCLA 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks were 4–7 overall (1–6 in the Pac-8, tied for last), and were outscored 271 to 144.

Six days after the season-ending win at Oregon State in the Civil War, Read was fired on the day after Thanksgiving.[1][2][3] with a year remaining on a four-year contract ($28,000 annually).[2] He was succeeded by 35-year-old Rich Brooks in mid-December.[4][5][6][7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 117:30 pmColorado State*
W 17–337,800
September 187:30 pmUSC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 0–5340,600
September 256:30 pmat Utah*
W 21–1325,617
October 21:30 pmUtah State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 27–917,300
October 91:30 pmat California
L 10–2737,950
October 1611:30 amat No. 14 Notre Dame*
L 0–4159,075
October 231:30 pmat Washington
L 7–1438,127
October 301:30 pmWashington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 22–2322,200
November 61:30 pmat No. 3 UCLA
L 0–4632,158
November 131:30 pmStanford
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 17–2818,000
November 201:30 pmat Oregon State
W 23–1435,611[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[10][11][12]

Roster

1976 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Jack Henderson Jr
OT 72 Raul Martinez Sr
TE 84 Dave Miller Sr
WR 89 Ken Page So
C 51 Fred Quillan Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Bruce Beekley So
LB 56 Tim Beyer So
DE 93 Mel Cook Jr
DB 25 Craig Feola Jr
CB 4 Reggie Grant Jr
LB 33 Darrell Mehl Sr
LB 42 Kim Nutting Jr
DT 70 Rob Plath Jr
DE 90 John Reed Sr
DT 96 Rod Rickert Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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References

  1. ^ Withers, Bud (November 26, 1976). "Oregon fires Don Read". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  2. ^ a b "Oregon fires Read". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Oregon starts search for Read's successor". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 27, 1976. p. 12.
  4. ^ Withers, Bud; Conrad, John (December 17, 1976). "Brooks arrives to get Oregon going". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Oregon selects Brooks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 31.
  6. ^ "Oregon going with ex-Beaver Brooks". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 17, 1976. p. 14.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (December 17, 1976). "Brooks takes a look at Oregon's situation". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Withers, Bud (November 21, 1976). "Oregon makes the ending happy, 23-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  9. ^ "Oregon rallies to beat Beavers, and perhaps save Read's job". The Bulletin. (Bend,Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1976. p. 11.
  10. ^ "1976 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "1976 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 11, 1976. p. 1B.
  14. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1976. p. 1B.

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