1985 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season

1985 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Rich Brooks (9th season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Toledo (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Schaffeld (3rd season)
CaptainLew Barnes
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 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 StateTBSW 42–3925,900
September 1412:30 pmat Colorado*L 17–2130,373
September 211:00 pmStanfordW 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 ArizonaL 8–2035,292
November 231:00 pmOregon State
W 34–1341,805
November 309:00 pmvs. USC
  • Olympic Memorial Stadium
  • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)
L 6–2065,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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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

Vs. USC

Oregon vs. USC
1 234Total
Ducks 3 030 6
• Trojans 7 1003 20
  • Source: [1]
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

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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