1958 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1958 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–6 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 93 to 50. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

1958 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRon Stover
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 California $610740
Washington State620730
USC421451
Oregon State530640
Oregon440460
UCLA241361
Stanford250280
Washington160370
Idaho030450
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 468 passing yards and Willie West with 470 rushing yards and 140 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20IdahoW 27–014,200[2][3]
October 4at No. 1 Oklahoma*L 0–660,511
October 11USCNo. 15W 25–032,734
October 18Washington StateNo. 14
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 0–618,500
October 25at CaliforniaL 6–2347,000
November 1at WashingtonL 0–633,225
November 8Stanford
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 12–0
November 15at UCLAL 3–722,297
November 22at Oregon StateW 20–027,574[4][5]
December 6at Miami (FL)*L 0–2
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References