The Oregon Ducks are the athletic teams of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The ducks play in American football as well as basketball in the Pacific-12 Conference, a Division 1-A League. The ducks for their football and Athletics program are known. Just the latter helped the city of Eugene, that she became known as “Track town, United States”. There are regular trials (trials) for the Olympic Games or World Championships. There are special rivalry with the Oregon State Beavers (the so-called civil wars) and the Washington Huskies.

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American football

The University of Oregon has a football team since 1893 and 1894 played their first official game against Albany College. In 1919 the football team shared its training facility and its playing field with the Athletics team. in 1967, the Autzen was then completed stage. In this stadium, which almost 55,000 spectators, the football team will be played out since then. in 1917, the ducks won their first Bowl, the Rose Bowl against the University of Pennsylvania, under the former head coach Hugo Bezdek. Meanwhile, the ducks were four more times in the Rose Bowl (1920, 1957, 1995 and most recently 2010). In 2002, the ducks of also have the Fiesta Bowl against the won Colorado Buffaloes.

Overall, the ducks won eight Conference titles. Five times the Pacific Coast Conference (1919, 1933, 1948 and 1957), as well as three times the PAC-10-Conference (1994, 2001, 2009). In the year 2000, the ducks had the title share with the Oregon State Beavers and the Washington Huskies. After the successful season of 1994, coach of rich Brooks resigned and his offensive coordinator Mike Belotti was appointed his successor. Mike Belotti is the most successful coach in the history of the Oregon Ducks football with a total of 116 WINS. in 2009, he resigned and also was appointed his offensive coordinator chip Kelly as his successor. Chip Kelly started very successfully with 10-3 win, the PAC-10 Conference title and participate in the Rose Bowl (17:26 defeat against Ohio State).

Basketball

The Oregon Ducks basketball program has not the same value as the football or Athletics program nationally. The biggest success dates from the year 1939. The ducks against the Ohio State University won the NCAA title with 46:33. The head coach was at this time Howard Hobson, who made known his team nicknamed “The Tall Firs”. In addition to a further Pacific Coast Conference title the ducks won two more Pac-10 titles (2001/02 and 2006/07). In the 2006/07 season, reached the elite eight ducks, there but lost against the Florida Gators, who then won the NCAA title. Their home games have the ducks at McArthur Court around 9000 overall viewers.

Athletics

After several difficult years, took over the track and field program in 1904 Bill Hayward as head coach and this remained until 1947. In those 44 years, he built up not only a very solid program for athletics, but also Daniel Kelly and Ralph Hill, who each won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. in 1949, his Deputy in the Office of head coach Bill Bowerman took over then. Bill Bowerman became a legend as a head coach. He won several national championships and coached some all-Americans and Olympic athletes.

The most famous protege was Steve Prefontaine, who co-founded later the company Nike and Eugene in which brought especially the Olympic trials and the NCA Championships Hayward Field. Steve Preforntaine trained in the early 1970s in Eugene. He held 13 American records and lost only three races in his own stadium, and only once at the NCAA Championship. He won seven national titles during his career. Today the Prefontaine will be held every year Classic at Howard field. Bill Bowerman retired in 1973 and his assistant Bill Dellinger became the new head coach.

The Athletics program has won many NCAA titles across almost all disciplines and is the only Division with NCAA titles for the Oregon Ducks next to the basketball court and the football team. The success of the program led to the nickname of the city of Eugene, “Track town, United States”.

Baseball

The Oregon Ducks baseball team played in 1877 their first game, a year after the founding of the University. in 1981, the baseball program for cost reasons was set, but 26 years later again in 2007 set up. The ducks played their first game back in 2009. Head coach George is currently hoarding, the Cal State Fullerton in 2004 led to an NCAA title.

Sports facilities

The sports facilities of the Oregon ducks, especially the football complex, are among the best sports sites of American universities. Here truly fantastic training opportunities for athletes. The football complex is located in the North of the main University campus and includes a the Autzen Stadium, where the ducks play their home games. In addition the Len Casanova Center with the dressing rooms, the rooms of power and other training facilities, as well as the indoor training field named Moshofsky Center.

The PK Park joins directly to the football complex, where since 2009 again the baseball team plays its games. The basketball team plays, as well as the other indoor sports, at McArthur Court. This Hall complex has been built in 1926 and Matt Court is soon replaced by the new arena. Finally, there’s still the legendary Hayward Field, which was built originally in 1919 as a football stadium and only in 1921 was a cinder track. Today it’s Hayward Field home of the Athletics team. In addition the NCAA Championships and the Olympic trials are aligned regularly.

Rivalries

The Oregon Ducks live in particular the Oregon internal rivalry against the Oregon State Beavers. This rivalry is called “Civil War”. The football teams play in this rivalry the Platypus trophy. The Platypus is half duck (mascot of the ducks) and half Beaver (mascot of the Oregon State Beavers). The trophy itself was lost from 1962 to 2005. In addition to the rivalry with the Oregon State Beavers, the ducks have still a rivalry against the Washington Huskies. This rivalry was created in 1948, when the ducks and the California Golden had to share the Pacific Coast Conference title beavers, and voted the Washington Huskies for the Golden Bears Rose Bowl participants. A few years later attempted to remove Oregon, Oregon State and Washington State of the PAC-10 Conference, so that the Huskies could rise no influence. This failed however.