1978 Oregon Ducks football team

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

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.

Schedule[edit]

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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