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1955 Oregon Ducks football team

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1955 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainLon Stiner
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
Oregon State 5 2 0 6 3 0
No. 16 Stanford 3 2 1 6 3 1
Oregon 4 3 0 6 4 0
Washington 4 3 1 5 4 1
No. 13 USC 3 3 0 6 4 0
California 1 5 1 2 7 1
Washington State 1 5 1 1 7 2
Idaho 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against PCC opponents), finished in fourth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 204 to 158. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Utah*W 14–13
September 23at No. 9 USCL 15–4237,538
October 1No. 19 WashingtonL 7–1929,113
October 8Colorado*
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 6–1312,500
October 15California
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 21–021,515
October 22at Arizona*W 46–27
October 29Idaho
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 25–09,500[1][2]
November 5at Washington StateW 35–09,000
November 12at StanfordL 7–44
November 19No. 19 Oregon State
W 28–022,000[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Strite, Dick (October 30, 1955). "Oregon wins 4th; Vandals blanked, 25-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. ^ "Ducks scamper on wet turf to hand Idaho 25-0 defeat". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 8.
  3. ^ Strite, Dick (November 20, 1955). "A muddy delight! Oregon 28, Oregon State 0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Webfoots steamroller OSC 28 to 0 in muddy classic". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 21, 1955. p. 3.
  5. ^ "1955 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "1955 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.