List of Oregon Ducks head football coaches
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The Oregon Ducks football program is a college football team representing the University of Oregon that is a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team has had 32 head coaches since its founding in 1894. The Ducks have played in more than 1,100 games in 113 seasons. In those seasons, eight different coaches have led Oregon to bowl games: Hugo Bezdek, Shy Huntington, Jim Aiken, Len Casanova, Rich Brooks, Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly and Mark Helfrich. Conference championships have been won by Huntington, Prink Callison, Jim Aiken, Casanova, Brooks, Bellotti, Kelly, and Mark Helfrich. Brooks is the all-time leader in games coached; Mike Bellotti holds the record for most victories, while Chip Kelly is the leader in win percentage for coaches with more than one season of service.
Of the 32 Oregon head coaches, three, Bellotti, Bezdek, and Casanova, are in the College Football Hall of Fame as coaches. John McEwan and Clarence Spears are also in the Hall of Fame, but as players at Army and Dartmouth. Brooks and Kelly have each received National Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. Oregon's current head coach is Mark Helfrich, who was promoted to head coach in 2013 following Chip Kelly's departure to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Coaches
Coach Frank Simpson
Coach Bill Warner
Coach Len Casanova
Coach Chip Kelly
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Young & J.A. Church (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Young & Church | 1–2–1 | — | — | |||||
| Cal Young: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| J.A. Church: | 0–2–1 | ||||||||
| Percy Benson (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Benson | 4–0 | — | — | |||||
| Percy Benson: | 4–0 | ||||||||
| J.F. Frick (Independent) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Frick | 2–1 | — | — | |||||
| J.F. Frick: | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Joe Smith (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Smith | 1–1 | — | — | |||||
| Joe Smith: | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Frank Simpson (Independent) (1898–1899) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Simpson | 3–1 | — | — | |||||
| 1899 | Simpson | 3–2–1 | — | — | |||||
| Frank Simpson: | 6–3–1 | ||||||||
| Lawrence Kaarsberg (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Kaarsberg | 3–3–1 | — | — | |||||
| Lawrence Kaarsberg: | 3–3–1 | ||||||||
| Warren Smith (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Smith | 3–4–1 | — | — | |||||
| Warren Smith: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
| Marion Dolph (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Dolph | 3–1–3 | — | — | |||||
| Marion Dolph: | 3–1–3 | ||||||||
| Warren Smith (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Smith | 4–2–1 | — | — | |||||
| Warren Smith: | 4–2–1 | ||||||||
| Richard Shore Smith (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Smith | 5–3 | — | — | |||||
| Richard Shore Smith: | 5–3 | ||||||||
| Bruce Shorts (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Shorts | 4–2–2 | — | — | |||||
| Bruce Shorts: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
| Hugo Bezdek (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Bezdek | 5–0–1 | — | — | |||||
| Hugo Bezdek: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
| Gordon Frost (Independent) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Frost | 5–1 | — | — | |||||
| Gordon Frost: | 5–1 | ||||||||
| Robert Forbes (Independent) (1908–1909) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Forbes | 5–2 | — | — | |||||
| 1909 | Forbes | 3–2 | — | — | |||||
| Robert Forbes: | 8–4 | ||||||||
| Bill Warner (Independent) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Warner | 4–1 | — | — | |||||
| 1911 | Warner | 3–2 | — | — | |||||
| Bill Warner: | 7–3 | ||||||||
| Louis Pinkham (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Pinkham | 3–4 | — | — | |||||
| Louis Pinkham: | 3–4 | ||||||||
| Hugo Bezdek (Pacific Coast Conference) (1913–1917) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Bezdek | 3–3–1 | — | — | |||||
| 1914 | Bezdek | 4–2–1 | — | — | |||||
| 1915 | Bezdek | 7–2 | — | — | |||||
| 1916 | Bezdek | 7–0–1 | 2–0–1 | 2nd | W Rose | — | — | ||
| 1917 | Bezdek | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4th | — | — | |||
| Hugo Bezdek: | 30–10–4 | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Charles A. Huntington (Pacific Coast Conference) (1918–1923) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Huntington | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | — | — | |||
| 1919 | Huntington | 5–2 | 2–1 | T–1st | L Rose | — | — | ||
| 1920 | Huntington | 3–2–1 | 1–1–1 | T–3rd | — | — | |||
| 1921 | Huntington | 5–1–3 | 0–1–2 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1922 | Huntington | 6–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 2nd | — | — | |||
| 1923 | Huntington | 3–4–1 | 0–4–1 | 8th | — | — | |||
| Charles Huntington: | 26–12–6 | 8–8–5 | |||||||
| Joe Maddock (Pacific Coast Conference) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Maddock | 4–3–2 | 2–2–1 | 6th | — | — | |||
| Joe Maddock: | 4–3–2 | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| Richard Shore Smith (Pacific Coast Conference) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Smith | 1–5–1 | 0–5 | 9th | — | — | |||
| Richard Shore Smith: | 6–8–1 | 0–5 | |||||||
| John McEwan (Pacific Coast Conference) (1926–1929) | |||||||||
| 1926 | McEwan | 2–4–1 | 1–4 | 7th | — | — | |||
| 1927 | McEwan | 2–4–1 | 0–4–1 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 1928 | McEwan | 9–2 | 4–2 | 4th | — | — | |||
| 1929 | McEwan | 7–3 | 4–1 | T–3rd | — | — | |||
| John McEwan: | 20–13–2 | 9–11–1 | |||||||
| Clarence Spears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Spears | 7–2 | 3–1 | 4th | — | — | |||
| 1931 | Spears | 6–2–2 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | — | — | |||
| Clarence Spears: | 13–4–2 | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Prink Callison (Pacific Coast Conference) (1932–1937) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Callison | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–5th | — | — | |||
| 1933 | Callison | 9–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | — | — | |||
| 1934 | Callison | 6–4 | 4–2 | 4th | — | — | |||
| 1935 | Callison | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–4th | — | — | |||
| 1936 | Callison | 2–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 1937 | Callison | 4–6 | 2–5 | 8th | — | — | |||
| Prink Callison: | 33–23–2 | 16–17–2 | |||||||
| Tex Oliver (Pacific Coast Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Oliver | 4–5 | 4–4 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1939 | Oliver | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1940 | Oliver | 4–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1941 | Oliver | 5–5 | 4–4 | 5th | — | — | |||
| Tex Oliver: | 16–18–2 | 14–15–2 | |||||||
| John A. Warren (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Warren | 2–6 | 2–5 | 8th | — | — | |||
| John A. Warren: | 2–6 | 2–5 | |||||||
| Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945–1946) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Oliver | 3–6 | 3–6 | 7th | — | — | |||
| 1946 | Oliver | 4–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | — | — | |||
| Tex Oliver: | 23–28–3 | 20–25–3 | |||||||
| Jim Aiken (Pacific Coast Conference) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Aiken | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–2nd | — | — | |||
| 1948 | Aiken | 9–2 | 7–0 | T–1st | L Cotton | 9 | — | ||
| 1949 | Aiken | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| 1950 | Aiken | 1–9 | 0–7 | 9th | — | — | |||
| Aiken: | 21–20 | 14–13 | |||||||
| Len Casanova (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1951–1966) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Casanova | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 1952 | Casanova | 2–7–1 | 2–5 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| 1953 | Casanova | 4–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 1954 | Casanova | 6–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | — | — | |||
| 1955 | Casanova | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | — | — | |||
| 1956 | Casanova | 4–4–2 | 3–3–2 | T–4th | — | — | |||
| 1957 | Casanova | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Rose | 17 | — | ||
| 1958 | Casanova | 4–6 | 4–4 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1959 | Casanova | 8–2 | — | — | |||||
| 1960 | Casanova | 7–3–1 | L Liberty | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | Casanova | 4–6 | — | — | |||||
| 1962 | Casanova | 6–3–1 | — | — | |||||
| 1963 | Casanova | 8–3 | W Sun | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | Casanova | 7–2–1 | 1–2–1 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| 1965 | Casanova | 4–5–1 | 0–5 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Casanova | 3–7 | 1–3 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| Casanova: | 82–73–8 | 29–41–4 | |||||||
| Jerry Frei (Pacific-8 Conference) (1967–1971) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Frei | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–7th | — | — | |||
| 1968 | Frei | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | — | — | |||
| 1969 | Frei | 5–5–1 | 2–3 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1970 | Frei | 6–4–1 | 4–3 | T–2nd | — | — | |||
| 1971 | Frei | 5–6 | 2–4 | 6th | — | — | |||
| Frei: | 22–29–2 | 11–19 | |||||||
| Dick Enright (Pacific-8 Conference) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Enright | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| 1973 | Enright | 2–9 | 2–5 | T–5th | — | — | |||
| Dick Enright: | 6–16 | 4–10 | |||||||
| Don Read (Pacific-8 Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Read | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Read | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Read | 4–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | — | — | |||
| Don Read: | 9–24 | 3–18 | |||||||
| Rich Brooks (Pacific-10 Conference) (1977–1994) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Brooks | 2–9 | 1–6 | 7th | — | — | |||
| 1978 | Brooks | 2–9 | 2–5 | 6th | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Brooks | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | — | — | |||
| 1980 | Brooks | 6–3–2 | 4–3–1 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1981 | Brooks | 2–9 | 1–6 | 9th | — | — | |||
| 1982 | Brooks | 2–8–1 | 2–6 | 9th | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Brooks | 4–6–1 | 3–3–1 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Brooks | 6–5 | 3–5 | 7th | — | — | |||
| 1985 | Brooks | 5–6 | 3–4 | 6th | — | — | |||
| 1986 | Brooks | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | — | — | |||
| 1987 | Brooks | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | — | — | |||
| 1988 | Brooks | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | — | — | |||
| 1989 | Brooks | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | W Independence | — | — | ||
| 1990 | Brooks | 8–4 | 4–3 | 3rd | L Freedom | — | — | ||
| 1991 | Brooks | 3–8 | 1–7 | T–9th | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Brooks | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | L Independence | — | — | ||
| 1993 | Brooks | 5–6 | 2–6 | T–8th | — | — | |||
| 1994 | Brooks | 9–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L Rose | 11 | 11 | ||
| Rich Brooks: | 91–109–4 | 56–79–2 | |||||||
| Mike Bellotti (Pacific-10 Conference) (1995–2008) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Bellotti | 9–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | L Cotton | 18 | 18 | ||
| 1996 | Bellotti | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–5th | — | — | |||
| 1997 | Bellotti | 7–5 | 3–5 | T–7th | W Las Vegas | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Bellotti | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L Aloha | — | — | ||
| 1999 | Bellotti | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Sun | 18 | 19 | ||
| 2000 | Bellotti | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Holiday | 9 | 7 | ||
| 2001 | Bellotti | 11–1 | 7–1 | 1st | W Fiesta | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | Bellotti | 7–6 | 3–5 | 8th | L Seattle | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Bellotti | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L Sun | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Bellotti | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Bellotti | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Holiday | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2006 | Bellotti | 7–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | L Las Vegas | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Bellotti | 9–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | W Sun | 23 | 24 | ||
| 2008 | Bellotti | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Holiday | 9 | 10 | ||
| Mike Bellotti: | 116–55 | 72–43 | |||||||
| Chip Kelly (Pac-12 Conference) (2009–2012) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Kelly | 10–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L Rose | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2010 | Kelly | 12–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L BCS NCG | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | Kelly | 12–2 | 8–1 | T–1st (North) | W Rose | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | Kelly | 12–1 | 8–1 | T–1st (North) | W Fiesta | 2 | 2 | ||
| Chip Kelly: | 46–7 | 33–3 | |||||||
| Mark Helfrich (Pac-12 Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Helfrich | 11–2 | 7–2 | T-1st (North) | W Alamo | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2014 | Helfrich | 13–2 | 8–1 | 1st (North) | W Rose Bowl† L CFP NCG† |
2 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Helfrich | 9–4 | 7–2 | 2nd (North) | L Alamo Bowl | 20 | 19 | ||
| Mark Helfrich: | 33–8 | 22–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 637–479–46 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. |
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Note: No team from 1943 to 1944 due to World War 2
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