1953 Oregon Ducks football team
American college football season

1953 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainEmery Barnes
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
California 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Oregon 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–5–1 against PCC opponents), finished in eighth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 91 to 85. The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Nebraska*
NBCW 20–1231,000[1]
September 26at Stanford
L 0–714,500[2]
October 3No. 5 UCLA
L 0–1224,587[3]
October 10at Washington State
L 0–716,000[4]
October 17Washington
L 6–1421,677[5]
October 24San Jose State*
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 26–1311,500[6]
October 31No. 7 USC
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 13–717,772[7]
November 71:30 p.m.Idaho
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 25–610,000[8][9][10]
November 14at California
T 0–024,000[11]
November 21Oregon State
L 0–718,500[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Oregon in upset over Cornhuskers". The Daily Nonpareil. September 20, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Indians drive once, edge Ducks, 7–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hyland, D. (October 4, 1953). "Bruins down Ducks, 12–0, to end jinx". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166548349.
  4. ^ "83-yard WSC drive beats Oregon, 7–0". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies nose out Webfoots, 14 to 6". The Sunday Oregonian. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ducks trim Spartans". The San Francisco Examiner. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Shaw standout as Oregon tops Trojans, 13 to 7". The Sunday Oregonian. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Strite, Dick (November 6, 1953). "Webfoots, Vandals slate Saturday contest here". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 2B.
  9. ^ Strite, Dick (November 8, 1953). "Webfoots defeat Vandal eleven 25–6". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1C.
  10. ^ "Shaw leads Oregon past Vandals 25–6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 8, 1953. p. 11.
  11. ^ "California gets tie with Oregon Ducks". The Sunday Olympian. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Strite, Dick (November 22, 1953). "Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7–0". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1C.
  13. ^ "Kip Taylor elated after win over UO". Bend Bulletin. United Press. November 23, 1953. p. 2.
  14. ^ "1953 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "1953 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Schedule/Results (1953 Oregon)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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