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1974 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1974
team	Oregon Ducks
sport	football
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
record	2–9
conf_record	0–7
head_coach	Don Read
hc_year	1st
off_coach	Joe Wade
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	Veer
def_coach	Fred von Appen
dc_year	1st
captain	Norv Turner
captain2	Tim Slapnicka
stadium	Autzen Stadium
uniform	Pac-8-Uniform-UO-1974-1976.png

The 1974 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks compiled a 2–9 record (0–7 in Pac-8, last) and were outscored 330 to 116. Home games were played in Eugene at Autzen Stadium.

A former head coach at Portland State, Read had been an Oregon assistant for two years (quarterbacks, receivers); he was promoted in early January, immediately after Dick Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey.

Through , this is the most recent season that Oregon football finished last in conference and is widely considered to be the worst season in program history.

Schedule

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Roster

Joe Wade (OC)
Fred von Appen (DC) :Source:

All-conference

Main article: 1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

One Oregon senior was named to the All-Pac-8 team; safety Steve Donnelly was a repeat selection.

NFL draft

Two Oregon seniors were selected in the 1975 NFL draft: tight end Russ Francis (16th) and defensive end George Martin (262nd); Francis sat out the 1974 season.

References

Newnham, Blaine. (October 6, 1974). "Wildcats sneer at the veer". Eugene Register-Guard.
Conrad, John. (November 24, 1974). "Beavers pluck the Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 4, 1974). "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 4, 1974). "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin.
Cawood, Neil. (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard.
Newnham, Blaine. (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard.
(September 15, 1974). "Huskers shuck Oregon, 61–7". Wisconsin State Journal.
(September 22, 1974). "Kane leads Ducks to win". Tri-Valley News.
(September 29, 1974). "Oregon rallies past Utah". The Arizona Republic.
(October 6, 1974). "Anderson's aerials boost Northwestern over Oregon". The News Tribune.
(October 13, 1974). "Cal rips Ducks for 40–10 win". The Times-Herald.
(October 20, 1974). "Field goals lift USC pat Ducks". Oakland Tribune.
(October 27, 1974). "Huskies blast Oregon". The Daily Breeze.
(November 3, 1974). "Cougars defeat Oregon". Express-News.
(November 10, 1974). "Dankworth leads Bruins past Ducks". Ventura County Star.
(November 17, 1974). "Stanford downs Ore.". The Press Democrat.
Conrad, John. (November 24, 1974). "Beavers pluck the Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 25, 1974). "Beavers top Ducks 35–16 in weighty game for Dee". The Bulletin.
. ["1974 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1974-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["1974 Football Schedule"](https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1974). *University of Oregon Athletics*.
. ["2023 Oregon Football Record Book"](https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf). *University of Oregon Athletics*.
(September 21, 1974). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 23, 1974). "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(December 5, 1974). "Donnelley on Pac-8 squad". Eugene Register-Guard.
(December 5, 1974). "3 Cougars on Pac-8 all-stars". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
Cawood, Neil. (December 4, 1974). "Russ resurfaces". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 26, 1975). "Sneaky Russ Francis has chance to play in pros". Tuscaloosa News.

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