1985 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Toledo (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Schaffeld (3rd season)
CaptainLew Barnes
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(capacity: 41,097)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Oregon 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
California 2 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the Pac-10).[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 315:00 pmat Washington State
TBSW 42–3925,900
September 1412:30 pmat Colorado*
L 17–2130,373
September 211:00 pmStanford
W 45–2833,494
September 2811:30 amat No. 16 Nebraska*
L 0–6375,947
October 51:00 pmWashington
L 13–1944,383
October 191:00 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 24–2727,465
October 267:00 pmat San Diego State*
W 49–3715,432
November 21:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 35–1325,501
November 165:30 pmat Arizona
L 8–2035,292
November 231:00 pmOregon State
W 34–1341,805
November 309:00 pmvs. USC
L 6–2065,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3][4][5]

Game summaries

At Nebraska

Oregon at Nebraska
1 234Total
Ducks 0 000 0
• No. 16 Cornhuskers 14 28147 63
Scoring summary
16:08NEBRathman 1-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 7-0
11:04NEBKaelin 3-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 14-0
27:32NEBTurner 1-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 21-0
26:28NEBMiles 46-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 28-0
23:17NEBJones 25-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 35-0
20:41NEBMiles 1-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 42-0
310:58NEBSheppard 8-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 49-0
34:15NEBSheppard 27-yard run (Klein kick)NEB 56-0
49:54NEBCasterline 4-yard run (Cheloha kick)NEB 63-0

See also: 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Vs. USC

Oregon vs. USC
1 234Total
Ducks 3 030 6
• Trojans 7 1003 20
Scoring summary
1OREMacLeod 32-yard field goalORE 3-0
1USCKnight 2-yard run (Shafer kick)USC 7-3
2USCShafer 32-yard field goalUSC 10-3
2USCNorman 5-yard pass from Peete (Shafer kick)USC 17-3
3OREMacLeod 36-yard field goalUSC 17-6
4USCShafer 44-yard field goalUSC 20-6

See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team and Mirage Bowl (college football)

NFL Draft

Three Ducks were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (335 selections).

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Lew Barnes Wide receiver 5 138 Chicago Bears
Tony Cherry Running back 9 240 San Francisco 49ers
Drew Smetana Tackle 11 298 San Diego Chargers
Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Pacific-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 1, 1985. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Trojans go from sayonara to aloha with win over Oregon". The Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1985 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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