An Oregon native, Bill Borcher played for the Ducks from 1939-41 before becoming the head coach just ten years later.
Before resigning after just five seasons, Borcher barely eked out an overall winning record.
The sentiment behind hiring a former player is there but the lack of success didn’t equate to him being the right hire. Winning just 13.8 games per season, Borcher also averaged 13.6 games a year.
Borcher’s 50.4 percent winning record made him a poor hire for the Oregon athletic team and one of the worst coaches in the program’s history.