The 1963 Sun Bowl – Casanova’s Lone Bowl Victory

Jim Maloney History

  The 1963 Oregon Ducks football team finished 7-3 on the season, accepting an invitation to the 1963 Sun Bowl, where they took on the Mustangs of SMU. Led by Dave Wilcox, the Ducks were a team of over achievers, who banded together to get Len Casanova his only bowl win at Oregon. Oregon’s offense — which finished ranked fourth …

All I Want For Christmas Is Madness in March

Daniel Hendricks FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

With Oregon football securely in another BCS bowl, I’ve turned my holiday wishes to hoops.  This year’s squad is playing with promise and purpose, and the Ducks seem primed for a return to the NCAA Tourney.  At 10-2 with one non-conference game remaining, the magic number is 20 wins in the regular season.  So what stands in our way?  An improved but …

Oregon’s “Numbers” Advantage In The Fiesta Bowl

Josh Schlichter Fish Reports

Chip Kelly and the Oregon Duck offense have seen countless variations, stunts, and unconventional packages thrown their way over the years. Whether defenses are bringing men out of coverage to account for the run, aligning in creative fashions to confuse the conventional zone blocking schemes, or simply feigning an injury to give the defense a chance to rest, there isn’t …

Pushing Through with Senior Guard Ryan Clanton

Jerry Thompson Men of Oregon: Players and Coaches

Pushing Through with Senior Guard Ryan Clanton Another in a series from our friends at Mighty Oregon. An interview with senior offensive guard, Ryan Clanton. By Dusty Ritter Ryan Clanton puts in an audacious amount of work on Oregon’s offensive line. His 450-pound bench press not only leads, but inspires his offensive peers. It should come as no surprise that he …

My Oregon Wishlist

Joel Gunderson FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

After another fascinating season for the University of Oregon athletic department, 2013 seems primed for success. Teams are filled to the brim with young talent, locked-up coaches, and deep pockets. With football, basketball, baseball and softball on the rise or near the top, a few breaks along the way could yield a national championship for any sport. Here is my …

Ho, Ho, Ho, Hum: Ducks Roll Huskies 91-50

Luke Roth FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

After a long flight back from Texas Wednesday night, the Ducks basketball team was looking to put the triple-overtime loss suffered at UTEP in the rear view mirror as soon as possible. With a home game scheduled Saturday against Houston Baptist, the hangover from the disappointing defeat wouldn’t last long. Oregon jumped on the young Huskies early and cruised to …

Bowl Games Were Different When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

November 19, 1989: We had just beaten the Beavers in the Civil War.  Most seasons that would have been a good end to a season.  This year we had a chance for more.  I went to a local liquor store that I knew sold papers from around the country.  (Remember, this was before there was a computer in everyone’s home.)  I wanted to …

Oregon Unknowns: Puddles Not Allowed in Autzen Stadium?

Josh White The Duck

The Oregon Duck. You know the one: fluffy white feathers, big feet, good dancer.  Always wears that infectious, if not permanent smile, even after hammering out a few hundred push-ups. The mascot for the University of Oregon has seen his popularity surge to unprecedented heights in the last decade. Largely attributable to entertaining gameday antics and a good-natured personality, combined …

Could Jabari Brown Be The Next Chris Harper?

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Normally, a reserve guard for the Missouri Tigers going 1-for-7 on three-pointers while playing twenty minutes in a Tuesday night non-conference game would elicit as little interest as any topic that could be written about herein.  However, the reserve guard in question isn’t just anyone, but once the most celebrated recruit to have signed with Oregon in nearly a decade, …

Missed Opportunities Plague Ducks in Triple-Overtime Defeat

Luke Roth FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

EL PASO — The Ducks battled back to take the lead in the second half of their game at UTEP Wednesday night, but failed to get key defensive stops down the stretch and missed chance after chance at the free throw line at the end of regulation and in overtime, in dropping a winnable game on the road Wednesday night, …