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-
1959 Season Highlights
Leonard J. Len Casanova enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Oregon.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Stanford
28
27
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Utah
21
6
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Washington State
14
6
W
Fri., Oct. 9 @
San Jose State
35
12
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Air Force
20
3
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Washington
12
13
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Idaho
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
California
20
18
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Washington State
7
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Oregon State
7
15
L
1959 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 209
Scoring Average 20.9
Points Allowed 113
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 44-46
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-0
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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