Oregon Football Team History
Oregon Ducks
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Autzen Stadium Capacity: 54,000 Colors: Green & Yellow Coach: Leonard J. Len Casanova Conference: Pacific Coast-
1953 Season Highlights
Leonard J. Len Casanova enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Oregon.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Nebraska
20
12
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Stanford
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
UCLA
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Washington State
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Washington
6
14
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
San Jose State
26
13
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Southern California
13
7
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Idaho
26
6
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
California
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Oregon State
0
7
L
1953 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-1
Points Scored 91
Scoring Average 9.1
Points Allowed 85
Defense Average 8.5
Opponents Record 41-40
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-2
-1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.