1953 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1953 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–5–1 against PCC opponents), finished in eighth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 91 to 85. The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

1953 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Len Casanova (3rd season)
Captain	Emery Barnes
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium

1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Oregon	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	NBC	W 20–12	31,000
September 26		at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 0–7
October 3		No. 5 UCLA	Hayward Field Eugene, OR		L 0–12	24,587
October 10		at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA		L 0–7	16,000
October 17		Washington	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)		L 6–14	21,677
October 24		San Jose State*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR		W 26–13
October 31		No. 7 USC	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR		W 13–7	17,772
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Idaho	Hayward Field Eugene, OR		W 25–6	10,000
November 14		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		T 0–0	24,000
November 21		Oregon State	Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)		L 0–7	18,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game