1967 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1967 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. All five home games were played on campus in Eugene at the new Autzen Stadium, opened this season with a natural grass field (and replaced with AstroTurf two years later).

1967 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	2–8 (1–5 AAWU)
Head coach	Jerry Frei (1st season)
Captain	Jim Smith, Cam Molter
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium (natural grass)
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Oregon State	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
UCLA	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Under first-year head coach Jerry Frei, the Ducks were 2–8 overall and 1–5 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, later renamed Pacific-8), in a tie for seventh place, and were outscored 193 to 104. The Ducks met USC for the first time since 1958, the final Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) season. (UCLA was similarly off of UO's schedule until 1969).

Oregon's two victories came against the Palouse neighbors, Idaho and Washington State. After opening with five losses, shutouts in the last three,^[1] the 31–6 win over the Vandals on October 21 was the first for Frei and the first for Oregon in Autzen Stadium.^[2][3] The Ducks traveled to Pullman two weeks later and defeated the Cougars 17–13 for their sole conference win.^[4] In between, they lost 28–6 to top-ranked USC in Los Angeles,^[5] but held junior running back O. J. Simpson to just 63 yards on 23 carries.^[6] He was similarly contained the following season in Eugene.^[7][8]

In the season-ending Civil War game at Autzen, the visiting #8 Oregon State "Giant Killers" were held scoreless for three quarters, but reached the end zone twice in the fourth period to win 14–10, their fourth straight in the rivalry.^[9][10]

Oregon's statistical leaders in 1967 were Eric Olson with 840 passing yards, Claxton Welch with 474 rushing yards, and Roger Smith with 402 receiving yards.^[11]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at California	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–21	20,000	[12][13]
September 23	No. 9 Colorado*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 13–17	27,500	[14]
September 30	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–21	17,118	[15][16]
October 7	Ohio State*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 0–30	25,000	[17]
October 14	Washington	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	L 0–26	33,500	[1]
October 21	Idaho*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 31–6	16,000	[2][3]
October 28	at No. 1 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–28	48,807	[5][6]
November 4	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 17–13	18,200	[4]
November 11	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–17	29,000	[18]
November 18	No. 8 Oregon State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 10–14	40,100	[9][10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 15, 1967). "Ducks suffer double loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
2. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 22, 1967). "Harrington-led Ducks trample Vandals, 31-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
3. Payne, Bob (October 22, 1967). "Ducks drop Vandals with aerial attack". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
4. Wilson, Mike (November 12, 1967). "Last-minute fumble cheats WSU of victory chance". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
5. "Trojans roll over Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 29, 1967. p. 1, sports.
6. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 29, 1967). "Ducks put squeeze on 'Orange Juice'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
7. Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 3, 1968). "Magnificent Oregon gives Trojans scare". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
8. "Late Southern Cal scoring drive salvages 20-13 win over Oregon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 3, sports.
9. "Beavers edge Ducks 14-10". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 20, 1967. p. 15.
10. "Oregon State overcomes Oregon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 19, 1967. p. 6, sports.
11. "1967 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
12. Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 17, 1967). "Cal intercepts Ducks in Pacific-8 opener, 21-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
13. "Ducks pass; Cal wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 17, 1967. p. 2, sports.
14. Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 24, 1967). "Determined Duck comeback falls short". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
15. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 1, 1967). "'Other' Oregon team falls to Utah, 21-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
16. "Utah whips Ducks 21-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1967. p. 2, sports.
17. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 8, 1967). "Buckeyes ambush Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
18. "Ducks fall to Stanford". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1967. p. 2, sports.
19. "1967 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
20. "1967 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
21. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 48. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

External links

• WSU Libraries: Game video – Oregon at Washington State – November 4, 1967