American college football season
The 1975 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season . Led by second-year head coach Don Read , the Ducks were 3–8 overall (2–5 in the Pac-8, sixth place).
Oregon defeated Utah of the WAC in late October to break a 14-game losing streak, the nation's longest at the time. They won the next week at Washington State , and the season-ending Civil War over Oregon State , the final game for Beavers' head coach Dee Andros , only his second loss in the rivalry in his eleven seasons
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 11:30 am at No. 1 Oklahoma * L 62–770,213 September 20 7:30 pm San Jose State * L 5–025,000 September 27 11:30 am at Minnesota * L 10–734,300 October 4 1:30 pm Washington L 27–1728,500 October 11 1:30 pm California L 34–718,500 October 18 1:30 pm at No. 3 USC L 17–350,542 October 25 1:30 pm Utah * W 18–710,500 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] November 1 1:30 pm at Washington State W 26–1418,100 November 8 1:30 pm UCLA L 50–1715,500 November 15 1:30 pm at Stanford L 33–3038,500 November 22 1:30 pm Oregon State W 14–735,000 [ 4] [ 5] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Oregon State at Oregon 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon State 7 0 0 0 7 • Oregon 0 7 7 0 14
Scoring summary 1 1:21 OSU Lacey 94-yard interception return (Nelson kick) OSU 7-0 2 12:24 ORE Willis 15-yard interception return (Woodfill kick) Tied 7-7 3 13:21 ORE Bennett 3-yard run (Woodfill kick) ORE 14-7
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1975 Oregon Ducks football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Jack Henderson So RB 35 George Bennett Jr
Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 12 Chuck Wills (C) Sr DE 88 Don Johnson (C) Sr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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Player Att Comp Yards TD INT Jack Henderson 151 321 1,492 6 16
Player Att Yards TD George Bennett 175 805 7
Player Rec Yards TD George Bauer 52 616 4
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