1945 Oregon Ducks football team
| 1945 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (3–6 PCC) |
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| Captain | Jake Leicht |
| Home stadium | Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 USC $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 3–6 record, finished in fourth place in the PCC, and were outscored 124 to 116. The season marked the resumption of play after the conclusion of World War II; Oregon last fielded a team in 1942 and Oliver last coached them in 1941.
Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Washington | L 6–20 | 32,000 | [1] | ||
| October 6 | Idaho | W 33–7 | 6,000 | [2] | ||
| October 13 | at Oregon State | L 6–19 | ||||
| October 13 | Washington State |
| W 26–13 | |||
| October 26 | 8:30 p.m. | at UCLA | L 0–12 | 40,000 | [3][4] | |
| November 3 | No. 19 Washington | L 0–7 | 28,194 | [5] | ||
| November 10 | at Washington State | L 13–20 | 3,000 | |||
| November 17 | at California | W 20–13 | ||||
| December 1 | Oregon State |
| L 12–13 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ Strite, Dick (September 30, 1945). "Huskies defeat Oregon 20–6 in Seattle fray". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Webfoots down Idaho 33–7 in passing game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 26, 1945). "Webfoots Invade Bruins' Lair Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 10, part I. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Wolf, Al (October 27, 1945). "Bruins Down Webfoots In Ripsnorter, 12-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 6, part I. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Strite, Dick (November 4, 1945). "Battling Ducks drop game to Washington, 7–0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "1945 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "1945 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Game program: Oregon at Washington State – November 10, 1945
- Game video – Oregon at Washington State – November 10, 1945