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The 1946 Oregon Ducks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 in PCC, sixth), and were outscored 118 to 81. Home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
| 1946 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–4–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Duke Iversen |
| Home stadium | Hayward Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 UCLA $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oregon was ranked at No. 99 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1] Undefeated through October, Oregon did not score in November and lost four straight conference games.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Pacific (CA)* | W 7–6 | 10,000 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | at California | W 14–13 | 25,000 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | Montana |
| W 34–0 | [4] | ||
| October 19 | Washington State |
| T 0–0 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| October 26 | at Idaho | No. 19 | W 26–13 | 6,500 | [6] | |
| November 2 | at USC | L 0–43 | 45,885 | [7] | ||
| November 9 | No. 4 UCLA |
| L 0–14 | 30,000 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Washington | L 0–16 | 34,000 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | at Oregon State | L 0–13 | 20,000 | [10] | ||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Webfoots were selected.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 7 | 54 | Duke Iversen | Back | New York Giants |
| 20 | 181 | Brad Ecklund | Center | Green Bay Packers |
| 22 | 203 | Charlie Elliott | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams |
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