Rock bottom. 2-8-1. The 0-0 tie with Oregon State was one year away.
2-8-1. Rock bottom. Two wins and a tie. Brooks was in his sixth season and the program was nowhere. But he kept building.
2-8-1
Record
20% Win Rate
2-6
Pac-10
Game-by-Game Results
GameOpponentResult
1Arizona StateL 3-34
2San Jose StateL 13-18
3Fresno StateL 4-10
4@ WashingtonL 21-37
5@ USCL 7-38
6@ CaliforniaL 7-10
7Notre DameT 13-13
8@ UCLAL 12-40
9Washington StateL 3-10
10ArizonaW 13-7
11@ Oregon StateW 7-6
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Oregon went 2-9 in 1981 and 2-8-1 in 1982. The program hadn't been to a bowl game since 1963 and wouldn't return to the postseason until 1989. Rich Brooks rebuilt from the ground up. See all coaching eras.
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