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1957 Oregon

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Len Casanova.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1957, game by game: won at Idaho 9–6; lost vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh 3–6; won vs. No. 19 UCLA 21–0; won vs. San José State 26–0; won at No. 19 Washington State 14–13; won vs. California 24–6; won at Stanford 27–26; lost vs. Washington 6–13; won at USC 16–7; lost vs. Oregon State 7–10; lost vs. No. 2 Ohio State 7–10+26−7Won 9–6 at Idaho+3IdahoLost 3–6 vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh-3No. 16 PittsburghWon 21–0 vs. No. 19 UCLA+21No. 19 UCLAWon 26–0 vs. San José State+26San José StateWon 14–13 at No. 19 Washington State+1No. 19 Washington StateWon 24–6 vs. California+18CaliforniaWon 27–26 at Stanford+1StanfordLost 6–13 vs. Washington-7WashingtonWon 16–7 at USC+9USCLost 7–10 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 7–10 vs. No. 2 Ohio State-3No. 2 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atIdahoW 9–⁠654%
Sep 28vs16PittsburghL 3–⁠655%
Oct 5vs19UCLAW 21–⁠047%
Oct 12vsSan José StateW 26–⁠082%
Oct 19at19Washington StateW 14–⁠1356%
Oct 26vsCaliforniaW 24–⁠678%
Nov 2atStanfordW 27–⁠2648%
Nov 9vsWashingtonL 6–⁠1378%
Nov 16atUSCW 16–⁠756%
Nov 23vsOregon StateL 7–⁠1055%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2Ohio StateRose BowlL 7–⁠1031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 10–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 18
  2. Wk 7: 15
  3. Wk 8: 13
  4. Wk 9: 16
  5. Wk 10: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Oregon State

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
160–⁠97
Coach
Len Casanova
Elo
1566 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.0 No. 32 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim Shanley, Jack Morris, Norm Chapman and Harry Mondale

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Jim ShanleyB
  • Harry MondaleOGAP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Jack MorrisBAP-2; Coaches-2; UP-2
  • Ron StoverEAP-2; Coaches-2; UP-2
  • Ron WheatcroftEAP-2; Coaches-2
  • Ted BatesOTAP-2; Coaches-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1957 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon State6–⁠28–⁠2
Oregon6–⁠27–⁠4
UCLA5–⁠28–⁠2
Washington State5–⁠36–⁠4
Stanford4–⁠36–⁠4
Washington3–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
California1–⁠61–⁠9
USC1–⁠61–⁠9
Idaho0–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.