Oregon Football 1997.....Akili Smith to Patrick Johnson
We happened to stay in the same hotel as the team
this year as we were at the game. We were a few
floors up and settling in on Friday afternoon;
tossing pennies down into the duck-filled atrium
fountain - and got reprimanded by the manager.
Suddenly, Akili Smith comes rolling out of the
elevator, looking for the team meeting room. He had
gotten off on the wrong floor. I took advantage of
the moment to ask him if we were gonig to win
tomorrow. His reply?
We are gonna SHOCK THE WORLD!
...AND WE DID.
VIDEO
Go Ducks.
The Schedule...(7-5)
Date Opponent Location Results
Thur, Sep 04
Arizona
Eugene, Or
16 - 9 (W)
Sat, Sep 13
Nevada
Reno, Nv
24 - 20 (W)
Sat, Sep 20
Fresno St
Eugene, Or
43-40 (W)ot
Sat, Sep 27
Stanford
Stanford, Ca
49 - 58 (L)
Sat, Oct 04
Washington St
Eugene, Or
13 - 24 (L)
Sat, Oct 11
UCLA
Eugene, Or
31 - 39 (L)
Sat, Oct 18
Utah
Eugene, Or
31 - 13 (W)
Sat, Oct 25
USC
Los Angeles
22 - 24 (L)
Sat, Nov 08
Washington
Seattle, Wa
31 - 28 (W)
Sat, Nov 15
Arizona St
Tempe, Az
31 - 52 (L)
Sat, Nov 22
Oregon State
Eugene, Or
48 - 30 (W)
Sat, Dec 20
Air Force
Las Vegas
41 - 13 (W)
The Lyrics...
Jerry Allen makes the call
Peter Sirmon proved
