1958 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1958 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1958 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–6 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 93 to 50. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

1958 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach	Len Casanova (8th season)
Captain	Ron Stover
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 California $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
UCLA	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 468 passing yards and Willie West with 470 rushing yards and 140 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Idaho		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 27–0	14,200	[2][3]
October 4	at No. 1 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–6	60,511
October 11	USC	No. 15	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 25–0	32,734
October 18	Washington State	No. 14	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 0–6	18,500
October 25	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–23	47,000
November 1	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 0–6	33,225
November 8	Stanford		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 12–0
November 15	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 3–7	22,297
November 22	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	W 20–0	27,574	[4][5]
December 6	at Miami (FL)*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–2
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1958 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. Strite, Dick (September 21, 1958). "Webfoots whip Idaho in PCC opener, 27-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
3. "Vandals' showing disappoints coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 22, 1958. p. 15.
4. Strite, Dick (November 23, 1958). "Ducks shut out Beavers, 20-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
5. "Oregon State goes down 20-0 on Saturday". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. November 24, 1958. p. 2.
6. "1958 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
7. "1958 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
8. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.