1959 Oregon
8–2, coached by Len Casanova. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 17 Air Force 20–3Oct 17
Air Force was ranked No. 17, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Stanford | W 28–27 | 57% |
| Sep 26 | vs Utah | W 21–6 | 68% |
| Oct 3 | vs Washington State | W 14–6 | 55% |
| Oct 9 | at San José State | W 35–12 | 63% |
| Oct 17 | vs 17Air Force | W 20–3 | 52% |
| Oct 24 | vs Washington | L 12–13 | 70% |
| Oct 31 | at Idaho | W 45–7 | 75% |
| Nov 7 | vs California | W 20–18 | 81% |
| Nov 14 | atWashington State | W 7–6 | 43% |
| Nov 21 | vs Oregon State | L 7–15 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 15–7; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 11
- Wk 7: 16
- Wk 8: 15
- Wk 9: 14
- 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 1959.
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 209–113
- Coach
- Len Casanova
- Elo
- 1588 +69 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.8 No. 23 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Willie West, Tom Keele and Bob Peterson
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 4 | Willie West RB | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Willie WestRBAP-1; UPI-2
Bob PetersonCAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Dave GroszQBAP-2
- Alden KimbroughEAP-2
- Dave UrellOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).