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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
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
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored91
  Scoring Average9.1
  Points Allowed85
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record41-40
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-2 -1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 8-222476Lost  20-286-117241  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 6-3-1246148 5-1-115190  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California 6-3-1199161 4-2-114192  Jesse T. Jess Hill
California 4-4-2220170 2-2-212798  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6146256 2-471148  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State 3-639187 2-514153  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1154217 2-4-1113132  John Cherberg
Oregon 4-5-19185 1-5-11954  Leonard J. Len Casanova

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.