1979 Oregon Ducks football team

1979 Pacific-10 football standings
	$ – Conference champion; * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1979 college football season. It was Oregon's first winning season since 1970.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 8	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 33–19
September 15	at #10 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 17–41
September 22	#12 Washington	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Rivalry)	L 17–21
September 29	at #10 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 7–13
October 6	California	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 19–14
October 13	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 13–24
October 20	Air Force*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 17–9
October 27	at Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 37–26
November 10	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 16–7
November 17	UCLA	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 0–35
November 24	Oregon State	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 24–3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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v t e Oregon Ducks football
Venues	Athletic Field (1894) Stewart's Field (1894) Kincaid Field (1895–1919) Hayward Field (1919–1966) Multnomah Stadium (alternate, before 1967) Autzen Stadium (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon State Platypus Trophy Saint Mary's: Governors' Trophy Game Washington Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Marching band Green Garter Band "O" (gesture) 1961 gambling scandal "The Toilet Bowl"
People	Head coaches Quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

1979 Pacific-10 football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
#11 Washington	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Arizona State *	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll