1977 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Becker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorHoward Tippett (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Washington $  6 –1   8 –4  
No. 15 Stanford  5 –2   9 –3  
No. 13 USC  5 –2   8 –4  
California  3 –4   7 –4  
Washington State  3 –4   6 –5  
Oregon  1 –6   2 –9  
Oregon State  0 –7   2 –9  
UCLA †  0 –2   0 –4  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Oregon was a member of the Pac-8 Conference and home games were played at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Led by first-year head coach Rich Brooks, Oregon was 2–9 overall and 1–6 in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 19 Georgia*
L 16–2745,000[1]
September 17at TCU*
W 29–2415,031
September 24Wisconsin*
L 10–2230,750
October 11:50 pmat Stanford
L 10–2036,500
October 81:30 pmWashington
L 0–5429,500[2][3]
October 151:30 pmat No. 6 USC
L 15–3351,120
October 225:30 pmat LSU*
L 17–5659,017[4]
October 291:00 pmat Washington State
L 20–5627,200
November 51:30 pmUCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 3–2120,000
November 121:30 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 16–4815,000
November 191:30 pmOregon State
W 28–1634,068[5][6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1977 Oregon Webfoots football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 44 Gary Beck Fr
QB 13 Jack Henderson Sr
WR 89 Ken Page Jr
C 51 Fred Quillan Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 Bruce Beekley Jr
LB 56 Tim Beyer Jr
LB 39 Willie Blasher Jr
DB 10 Kenny Bryant Jr
DT 92 Terry Dion So
DE 90 Neil Elshire So
DT 63 Vince Goldsmith Fr
DB 4 Reggie Grant Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 3 Roy Geiger Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • John Becker (OC)
  • Howard Tippett (DC)
  • Ron Hudson (RB, WR)
  • A. J. Christoff (OLB)
  • Milt Jackson (DB)
  • Bob McCray (OL)
  • Joe Schaffeld (LB)
  • Bill Tarrow (OL)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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Game summaries

Oregon State

1 234Total
Oregon State 0 1006 16
• Oregon 7 2100 28
Scoring summary
112:15ORENutting 1 yard run (Geiger kick)ORE 7-0
212:51ORENutting 1 yard run (Geiger kick)ORE 14-0
27:03OSUWalford 34 yard field goalORE 14-3
25:42OREBullock 4 yard run (Geiger kick)ORE 21-3
21:44ORECafferty 12 yard pass from Henderson (Geiger kick)ORE 28-3
20:25OSUFields 1 yard run (Walford kick)ORE 28-10
412:28OSUKahoonei 1 yard run (pass failed)ORE 28-16

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia defeats hustling Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Withers, Bud (October 8, 1977). "Who gets out of the hole?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ↑ Withers, Bud (October 9, 1977). "Huskies roll and the Ducks roll over, 54-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  4. ↑ "LSU humbles Oregon, 56–17". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Withers, Bud (November 19, 1977). "Ducks, OSU fight for remaining crumb". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  6. 1 2 Withers, Bud (November 20, 1977). "Ducks come out smoking, end it that way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  7. 1 2 "Ducks take early lead, hang on to down Beavers". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1977. p. 12.
  8. ↑ "1977 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "1977 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1977. p. 3B.
  12. ↑ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 5, 1977. p. 2B.
  13. ↑ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 19, 1977. p. 1E.
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