1945 Oregon Webfoots football team

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1945 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (3–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHayward Field
Multnomah Stadium (Portland)
Seasons
← 1942
1946 →
1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 USC $ 5 1 0 7 4 0
Washington State 6 2 1 6 2 1
Washington 6 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon State 4 4 0 4 4 1
UCLA 2 3 0 5 4 0
California 2 4 1 4 5 1
Oregon 3 6 0 3 6 0
Idaho 1 5 0 1 7 0
Montana 0 1 0 1 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Webfoots compiled a 3–6 record, finished in fourth place in the PCC, and were outscored 124 to 116.[1] The season marked the resumption of play after the conclusion of World War II; Oregon last fielded a team in 1942 and Oliver last coached them in 1941.

Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at WashingtonL 6–2032,000[2]
October 6IdahoW 33–76,000[3]
October 13at Oregon StateL 6–19
October 13Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 26–13
October 27at UCLAL 0–1240,000[4]
November 3No. 19 WashingtonL 0–728,194[5]
November 10at Washington StateL 13–203,000
November 17at CaliforniaW 20–13
December 1Oregon State
L 12–13
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1945 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Strite, Dick (September 30, 1945). "Huskies defeat Oregon 20–6 in Seattle fray". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ "Webfoots down Idaho 33–7 in passing game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "Bruins down Webfoots in ripsnorter, 12–0". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Proquest.
  5. ^ Strite, Dick (November 4, 1945). "Battling Ducks drop game to Washington, 7–0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google News Archives.

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