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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: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Leonard J. Len Casanova enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Oregon.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Penn State	7	17	L	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Stanford	36	7	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ West Virginia	35	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Idaho	41	21	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Arizona	28	12	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Washington	19	26	L	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. San Jose State	7	13	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Washington State	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Indiana	28	22	W	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Oregon State	31	14	W
Tue., Dec. 31	Southern Methodist	21	14	W	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

1963 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	274
Scoring Average	24.9
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	13.9
Opponents Record	45-55
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	4-0

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	3-7	118	299					Mike Lude
East Carolina	9-1	230	54					Clarence Stasavich
Memphis	9-0-1	199	52					Billy J. Murphy
Navy	9-2	320	165	Lost 6-28				Wayne Hardin
Pittsburgh	9-1	236	130					John P. Michelosen
Oregon	8-3	274	153	Won 21-14				Leonard J. Len Casanova
Syracuse	8-2	255	101					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Utah State	8-2	318	99					Tony Knap
Air Force	7-4	249	150	Lost 0-35				Ben Martin
Army	7-3	177	97					Paul Dietzel
Penn State	7-3	165	114					Charles A. Rip Engle
Boston College	6-3	168	130					James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo	5-3-1	120	85					Dick Offenhammer
Oregon State	5-5	198	192					J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
San Jose State	5-5	187	194					Robert Bob Titchenal
Southern Mississippi	5-3-1	128	64					Thad Pie Vann
Florida State	4-5-1	167	93					Bill Peterson
Louisville	3-7	118	213					Frank Camp
Miami	3-7	116	174					Andy Gustafson
New Mexico State	3-6-1	158	209					Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso	3-7	98	142					Warren Harper
Arkansas State	2-6	159	174					Bennie Ellender
Eastern Michigan	2-6	96	201					Fred Trosko
Houston	2-8	149	208					Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame	2-7	108	159					Hugh J. Devore

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).