1967 Oregon Ducks football team American college football season
The 1967 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season . All five home games were played on campus in Eugene at the new Autzen Stadium , opened this season with a natural grass field (and replaced with AstroTurf two years later ).
Under first-year head coach Jerry Frei , the Ducks were 2–8 overall and 1–5 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, later renamed Pacific-8), in a tie for seventh place, and were outscored 193 to 104. The Ducks met USC for the first time since 1958 , the final Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) season. (UCLA was similarly off of UO's schedule until 1969 ).
Oregon's two victories came against the Palouse neighbors, Idaho and
Washington State . After opening with five losses, shutouts in the last three,[ 1] the 31–6 win over the Vandals on October 21 was the first for Frei and the first for Oregon in Autzen Stadium.[ 2] [ 3] The Ducks traveled to Pullman two weeks later and defeated the Cougars 17–13 for their sole conference win.[ 4] In between, they lost 28–6 to top-ranked USC in Los Angeles,[ 5] but held junior running back O. J. Simpson to just 63 yards on 23 carries.[ 6] He was similarly contained the following season in Eugene.[ 7] [ 8]
In the season-ending Civil War game at Autzen, the visiting #8 Oregon State "Giant Killers" were held scoreless for three quarters, but reached the end zone twice in the fourth period to win 14–10, their fourth straight in the rivalry.[ 9] [ 10]
Oregon's statistical leaders in 1967 were Eric Olson with 840 passing yards, Claxton Welch with 474 rushing yards, and Roger Smith with 402 receiving yards.[ 11]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 at California L 13–2120,000 [ 12] [ 13]
September 23 No. 9 Colorado * L 13–1727,500 [ 14]
September 30 at Utah * L 0–2117,118 [ 15] [ 16]
October 7 Ohio State * L 0–3025,000 [ 17]
October 14 Washington L 0–2633,500 [ 1]
October 21 Idaho * W 31–616,000 [ 2] [ 3]
October 28 at No. 1 USC L 6–2848,807 [ 5] [ 6]
November 4 at Washington State W 17–1318,200 [ 4]
November 11 at Stanford L 14–1729,000 [ 18]
November 18 No. 8 Oregon State L 10–1440,100 [ 9] [ 10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
References
^ a b Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 15, 1967). "Ducks suffer double loss" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ a b Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 22, 1967). "Harrington-led Ducks trample Vandals, 31-6" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ a b Payne, Bob (October 22, 1967). "Ducks drop Vandals with aerial attack" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ a b Wilson, Mike (November 12, 1967). "Last-minute fumble cheats WSU of victory chance" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 12.
^ a b "Trojans roll over Ducks" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 29, 1967. p. 1, sports.
^ a b Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 29, 1967). "Ducks put squeeze on 'Orange Juice' " . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 3, 1968). "Magnificent Oregon gives Trojans scare" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Late Southern Cal scoring drive salvages 20-13 win over Oregon" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 3, sports.
^ a b "Beavers edge Ducks 14-10" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 20, 1967. p. 15.
^ a b "Oregon State overcomes Oregon" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 19, 1967. p. 6, sports.
^ "1967 Oregon Ducks Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016 .
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 17, 1967). "Cal intercepts Ducks in Pacific-8 opener, 21-13" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Ducks pass; Cal wins" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 17, 1967. p. 2, sports.
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 24, 1967). "Determined Duck comeback falls short" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 1, 1967). " 'Other' Oregon team falls to Utah, 21-0" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Utah whips Ducks 21-0" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1967. p. 2, sports.
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 8, 1967). "Buckeyes ambush Ducks" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Ducks fall to Stanford" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1967. p. 2, sports.
^ "1967 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results" . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ "1967 Football Schedule" . University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Oregon Athletics. p. 48. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
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