The 1983 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of 4–6–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Pac-10).
The season-ending Civil War game with Oregon State was a scoreless tie;[2] it later became known as The Toilet Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 1:00 pm | Pacific* | | | L 15–21 | 26,273 |
September 10 | 10:30 am | at No. 7 Ohio State* | | KEZI | L 6–31 | 88,524 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | Houston* | | | W 15–14 | 26,105 |
October 1 | 7:00 pm | at San Jose State* | | | L 34–44 | 20,109 |
October 8 | 1:00 pm | California | | | W 24–17 | 27,102 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Arizona | | | W 19–10 | 45,233 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 14 Washington | | KEZI | L 3–32 | 44,303 |
October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Washington State | | | L 7–24 | 29,500 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | UCLA | | | L 13–24 | 24,511 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Stanford | | | W 16–7 | 31,420 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | Oregon State | | | T 0–0 | 33,176 |
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Personnel
1983 Oregon Ducks football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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Lew Barnes
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WR
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Harry Billups
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RB
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Todd Bland
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TE
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Dave Christensen
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TE
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Rich Gaiser
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WR
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Kwante Hampton
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TE
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Doug Herman
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RB
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Alan Jackson
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RB
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Ladaria Johnson
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QB
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Mike Jorgensen
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RB
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Eugene King
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RB
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Alex Mack
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RB
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Kevin McCall
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QB
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12
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Chris Miller
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QB
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Mike Owens
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OL
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Greg Schwab
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OL
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Scott Shepard
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OL
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Brad Smith
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OL
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Ed Stringer
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WR
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Osborn Thomas
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OL
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Lino Vaccher
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OL
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Ken Warner
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RB
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Kevin Willhite
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OL
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Gary Zimmerman
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OL
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Ryan Zinke
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DL
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Steve Baack
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DB
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Don Brown
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DL
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John Byrne
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DB
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Wendell Cason
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LB
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Dan Devaney
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DL
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Dale Dorning
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LB
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E.J. Duffy
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LB
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Bob Hudetz
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DB
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Ron Johnson
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DB
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Doug Judge
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DL
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Dave Maley
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DB
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Danny McCalister
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LB
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Jerry Mikels
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DL
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Dan Ralph
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DB
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Dan Wilken
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DB
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Jeff Williams
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LB
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Larry Wilson
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DL
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Terry Youngblood
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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Kevin Hicks
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K
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Todd Lee
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K
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Paul Schwabe
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries
California
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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California |
0 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
• Oregon |
12 |
2 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 13:26 | ORE | Barnes 48 yard pass from Christensen (kick failed) | ORE 6–0 |
| Q1 | 9:15 | ORE | Jorgensen 1 yard run (pass failed) | ORE 12–0 |
| Q2 | 7:32 | CAL | Bark 18 yard pass from Gilbert (Pratt kick) | ORE 12–7 |
| Q2 | 1:16 | ORE | Safety, punt snap out of end zone | ORE 14–7 |
| Q2 | :00 | CAL | Pratt 47 yard field goal | ORE 14–10 |
| Q3 | 2:03 | ORE | Schwabe 28 yard field goal | ORE 17–10 |
| Q4 | 2:39 | ORE | McCall 1 yard run (Schwabe kick) | ORE 24–10 |
| Q4 | :05 | CAL | Rivera 36 yard fumble return (Pratt kick) | ORE 24–17 |
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References