Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, September 20, 1993, Page 2B, Image 37

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Duck football looks to step up
By Steve Mima
Orwgon D*r frmrw*)
Oregon head football coach
Rich Brook* and his football
team know what they must do to
belter last season's 6-6 record
and take the next step toward
the top of the Pacific-10 Confer
ence.
"I really believe this team has
an opportunity to be better than
last year's group." Brooks said.
"But to do that wo obviously
have to come out of the chute
much better. The consistency of
our offense is what we also must
improve on if we want to be a
contender in November for the
Rose Bowl.”
Oregon’s season-opening 24
21 loss to Hawaii last year
marked the first time since 10(13
that a Duck team dropped its
first game. The Ducks followed
that disappointment bv losing
their conference opener to Stan
ford. 21-7. the next week.
The schedule will not make it
easy for (he Ducks to gel out of
the blocks quickly Ibis season,
as they open the season with
four out of five games on the
road. The Ducks have won only
four of their last 14 road games,
with two of those wins coming
at Oregon Stale.
However, this year's team
says it is not affected by either
the schedule or unfriendly fans.
"I love playing on the road.”
Oregon senior wide receiver
Derrick Deadwiler said. "The
crowds don’t bother me; plus. 1
really love to travel."
That type of attitude is to be
expected from the vetorans on
the team, but it appears to have
rubbed off on the younger play
ers as well.
"A game is a game no matter
where you play it.” said sopho
more Kory Murphy, who will lx;
1993 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 25 at Illinois
~)ct.2 at California
9 USC
16 at Arizona St.
23 at Washington
30 Washington St.
Nov. 6 at Arizona
13 Stanford
20 Oregon St.
lining up across from Deadwiler
at wide receiver. "We have to
keep our cool on the road
because you ran get sidetracked,
but if you keep your head in the
game, everything should be all
right "
The Ducks opened the season
at Colorado State before return
ing home to face Montana. This
weekend Oregon travels to Big
Ten country to meet Illinois in
its final non-conference game.
The Pile -10 schedule begins Oct.
2 at California and includes later
visits to Arizona State, Wash
ington and Arizona
For the third consecutive sea
son. Danny O'Neil will be the
man in charge of directing the
offense. The junior from New
port Beach, Calif., put his name
among esteemed company last
year when he became the fourth
quarterback in school history to
threw for more than 2,000 yards
in a season
Only Bill Musgrave, Chris
Miller and Dan Fouls have sur
passed O’Neil's total of 2,132
yards in 1992. With 17 college
starts behind him. O'Neil said
he feels more comfortable than
ever with the starting role.
‘Tve put away the little things
that bothered me." O'Neil said.
"Now I (an just come out, make
reads and throw the football,
and 1 am anxious to do that.”
O'Neil will have familiar com
pany in the backfield as he is
joined by tailliacks Sean Burweil
and Ricky Whittle and fullback
Juan Shedrick. That trio has a
combined 50 starts at Oregon.
Burweil is Oregon's second all
time leading rusher, and Whittle
gained 634 yards on the ground
a year ago.
Brooks said he is excited
about his options in the back
field.
“We have some sets with one
back, some with a fullback and a
tailback and others with two
tailbacks. How much we use
those will depend on how they
work early in the season," ho
said.
The experienced backfield
should take some pressure off of
a talented, but inexperienced,
group of receivers. Deadwiler
and Brian Brown, who has
struggled with injuries in his
career, are the only seniors
Turn to BROOKS, Page 18B
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