1989 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1989 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Brooks, who was in his 13th season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 5–3 in the Pac-10) and defeated Tulsa in the Independence Bowl.

1989 Oregon Ducks football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Belotti (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (4th season)
Captain	Bill Musgrave, Derek Loville, Mark Kearns, Chris Oldham
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	3:30 pm	California		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Prime	W 35–19	35,854
September 16	11:00 am	at No. 24 Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 44–6	67,700
September 23	1:00 pm	at Stanford	No. 22	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 17–18	35,000
September 30	3:30 pm	No. 17 Arizona		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Prime	W 16–10	39,631
October 7	3:30 pm	No. 21 Washington State	No. 23	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Prime	L 38–51	44,963
October 14	1:00 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		L 14–20	70,442
October 21	3:30 pm	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Prime	W 27–7	67,350
October 28	1:00 pm	Long Beach State*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 52–10	31,381	^[1]
November 4	11:00 am	at No. 23 BYU*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 41-45	63,865
November 11	3:30 pm	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 38–20	46,433
November 18	1:00 pm	Oregon State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)		W 30–21	46,087
December 16	5:00 pm	vs. Tulsa*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	CBS	W 27–24	44,621
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel

1989 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Dondre Bausley RB Latin Berry OL Scott Boatright QB Bob Brothers OL David Collinsworth OL Curt Dykes OL Collin Hall OL Brian Hanable WR Tony Hargain OL Chris Husko WR Anthony Jones RB Brandon Jumper OL Todd Kaanapu RB Ngalu Kelemeni RB Russell Lawson RB Derek Loville TE Joe Meerten QB Bill Musgrave QB Pete Nelson WR Terry Obee WR Joe Reitzug RB Kerrell Robinson OL Andy Sunia TE Kolya Tefft TE Jeff Thomason	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Peter Brantley DB Eric Castle LB Andy Conner DL David Cusano DB Rory Dairy LB Joe Farwell DB Derek Horton LB Bjarne Jensen LB Mark Kearns DB Steve Kemp DL Matt LaBounty DB Chris Oldham DB Daryl Reed DL Andre Williams DL Marcus Woods	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Gregg McCallum P Marc Penso P Ben Rough	Head coach Rich Brooks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers (4–5–1) at Oregon Ducks (6–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	0	0	8	13	21
Oregon	10	6	0	14	30

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

• Date: November 18
• Game attendance: 46,067
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Game information

First quarter UO – Gregg McCallum 40-yard field goal. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards. UO – Derek Loville 4-yard run (Gregg McCallum kick), 3:20. Oregon 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards. Second quarter UO – Gregg McCallum 41-yard field goal, 8:59. Oregon 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards. UO – Gregg McCallum 24-yard field goal, 2:55. Oregon 16–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards. Third quarter OSU – Marcus Wilson 25-yard pass from Nick Schichtle (run good), 1:44. Oregon 16–8. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards. Fourth quarter UO – Terry Obee 24-yard pass from Bill Musgrave (Gregg McCallum kick), 12:58. Oregon 23–8. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards. OSU – Pat Chaffey 1-yard run (pass failed), 10:01. Oregon 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards. OSU – Pat Chaffey 24-yard pass from Nick Schichtle (Tony Bussanich kick), 7:51. Oregon 23–21. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards. UO – Derek Loville 2-yard run (Gregg McCallum kick), 4:41. Oregon 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards. Top passers OSU – Nick Schichtle – 15/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT UO – Bill Musgrave – 19/38, 267 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OSU – Pat Chaffey – 20 rushes, 61 yards, TD UO – Derek Loville – 27 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OSU – Pat Chaffey – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD UO – Terry Obee – 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD

Largest crowd to attend football game in state history

References

1. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
2. "1989 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
3. "1989 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
4. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
5. "It's finally a battle as Ducks win War". Google News Archive. Eugene Register-Guard. November 18, 1989. Retrieved November 5, 2022.