1978 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1978 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Ducks compiled a 2–9 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished eighth in the Pac-10, and were outscored 212 to 173.

1978 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Becker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Howard Tippett (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 14 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–24	45,389	[1]
September 16	No. 8 USC	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–37	31,000	[2]
September 23	TCU*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–14	30,500	[3]
September 30	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 19–22	63,988	[4]
October 7	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 18–21	40,350	[5]
October 14	BYU*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 16–17	24,500	[6]
October 21	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 14–20	49,602	[7]
October 28	Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 31–7	25,000	[8]
November 4	at No. 9 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 21–23	37,315	[9]
November 11	Arizona	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 3–24	26,200	[10]
November 25	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	W 24–3	36,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Bruce Beekley Sr DT 92 Terry Dion Jr DB 24 Jay Kay Jr LB 16 Bryan Hinkle So DE 90 Neil Elshire Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rich Brooks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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