1955 Oregon Ducks football team

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.

1955 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 PCC)
Head coach	Len Casanova (5th season)
Captain	Lon Stiner
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 14–13
September 23	at No. 9 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 15–42	37,538
October 1	No. 19 Washington	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	L 7–19	29,113
October 8	Colorado*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 6–13	12,500
October 15	California	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 21–0	21,515
October 22	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 46–27
October 29	Idaho	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 25–0	9,500	^[1]^[2]
November 5	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 35–0	9,000
November 12	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–44
November 19	No. 19 Oregon State	Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 28–0	22,000	^[3]^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.