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

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

"1978 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
"1978 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
"2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
"The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 16, 1978. p. 2B.
"The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 21, 1978. p. 2C.

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