2017 Oregon Ducks football team

2017 Oregon Ducks football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 28–38 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
2017 record	7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Willie Taggart (1st season, departed Dec. 5) Mario Cristobal (1st season, bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mario Cristobal (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Gulf Coast
Defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (1st season)
Base defense	Hybrid 3-4
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy		7	–	2					9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x		7	–	2					10	–	3
Washington State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Oregon		4	–	5					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					5	–	7
Oregon State		0	–	9					1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$		8	–	1					11	–	3
Arizona State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Arizona		5	–	4					7	–	6
UCLA		4	–	5					6	–	7
Utah		3	–	6					7	–	6
Colorado		2	–	7					5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Willie Taggart, until he departed at the end of the regular season to accept the head coaching position at Florida State. Co-Offensive Coordinator Mario Cristobal was promoted to interim head coach before being officially hired as head coach on December 8, 2017.^[1] Oregon played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 51st straight year. They competed as a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place in the North Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Boise State.

Previous season[]

They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Coach Mark Helfrich was fired.^[2] He finished at Oregon with a four-year record of 37–16.

Recruiting[]

Position key[]

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits[]

Oregon signed a total of 24 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
C. J. Verdell RB	Chula Vista, California	Mater Dei HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 5, 2016
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Rutger Reitmaier DT	Nashville, Tennessee	Lipscomb Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 8, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Alex Forsyth OT	West Linn, Oregon	West Linn HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Jun 11, 2016
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Sampson Niu LB	San Diego, California	Madison HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jun 22, 2016
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Adam Stack K	Honolulu, Hawaii	Kamehameha	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 6, 2016
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Jaylon Redd CB	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Rancho Cucamonga HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
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Nick Pickett S/WR	Los Angeles, California	Salesian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 30, 2016
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Popo Aumavae DT	Stockton, California	St. Mary's HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Nov 13, 2016
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Johnny Johnson III WR	Chandler, Arizona	Chandler HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Nov 13, 2016
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Darrian McNeal WR	Seffner, Florida	Armwood HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 11, 2016
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Thomas Graham Jr. CB	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Rancho Cucamonga HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 16, 2016
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Jordon Scott DT	Largo, Florida	Pinellas Park HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	345 lb (156 kg)	Dec 25, 2016
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Darrian Felix RB/CB	Fort Myers, Florida	Fort Myers HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
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Braxton Burmeister QB	La Jolla, California	La Jolla Country Day School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jan 13, 2017
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Isaac Slade-Matautia LB	Honolulu, Hawaii	Saint Louis School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jan 21, 2017
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Austin Faoliu DT	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jan 21, 2017
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Cyrus Habibi-Likio RB	Mountain View, California	St. Francis HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 26, 2017
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Bruce Judson QB	Cocoa, Florida	Cocoa HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 27, 2017
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Demetri Burch WR	Apopka, Florida	Apopka HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jan 28, 2017
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Daewood Davis WR	Deerfield Beach, Florida	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
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George Moore OT	Antioch, California	College of San Mateo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	308 lb (140 kg)	Jan 31, 2017
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Cody Shear OG	Eugene, Oregon	Sheldon HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Billy Gibson S	Miami, Florida	Southridge HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Deommodore Lenoir CB	Los Angeles, California	Salesian HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oregon Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "2017 Oregon Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

Personnel[]

2017 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 5 Taj Griffin Jr WR 6 Charles Nelson Sr QB 10 Justin Herbert So QB 11 Braxton Burmeister Fr QB 12 Taylor Alie  Sr WR 13 Dillon Mitchell So ATH 14 Demetri Burch Fr QB 17 Mike Irwin Fr RB 20 Tony Brooks-James  Jr RB 21 Royce Freeman Sr RB 22 Darrian Felix Fr WR 23 Malik Lovette  So RB 25 C. J. Verdell Fr WR 26 Kyle Buckner  So TE 27 Jake Breeland  So WR 28 Chayce Maday  Jr RB 29 Kani Benoit  Sr WR 30 Jaylon Redd Fr RB 33 Cyrus Habibi-Likio Fr TE 37 Ivan Faulhaber  Sr TE 40 Taylor Stinson  Jr TE 44 Matt Mariota  So OL 52 Cody Shear Fr OL 54 Calvin Throckmorton  So OL 55 Jake Hanson  So OL 57 Doug Brenner  Sr OL 60 Logan Bathke  Fr OL 64 Charlie Landgraf  So OL 66 Brady Aiello  So OL 68 Shane Lemieux  So OL 71 Jacob Capra  Fr OL 72 Samuel Poutasi  Fr OL 73 Tyrell Crosby Sr OL 76 Jake Pisarcik  Sr OL 77 George Moore So OL 78 Alex Forsyth Fr OL 79 Evan Voeller  Sr WR 80 Johnny Johnson III Fr WR 81 Daewood Davis Fr WR 82 Casey Eugenio  Jr WR 83 Alex Ofodile  So TE 84 Cameron McCormick  Fr WR 85 Alfonso Cobb  Fr WR 86 Brenden Schooler So TE 87 Ryan Bay  So TE 88 Drake Brennan  So WR 89 Darrian McNeal Fr QB - Bruce Judson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Arrion Springs Sr DB 2 Tyree Robinson  Sr OLB 3 Jonah Moi  Sr CB 4 Thomas Graham Jr. Fr DL 5 Scott Pagano  Sr CB 7 Ugo Amadi Jr CB 10 Ty Griffin  Sr LB 11 Justin Hollins  Jr LB 12 Sampson Niu Fr CB 15 Deommodore Lenoir Fr S 16 Nick Pickett Fr S 17 Juwaan Williams  Sr LB 18 Jimmie Swain Sr LB 19 Fotu Leiato II Jr S 21 Mattrell McGraw  Jr CB 22 Jihree Stewart  So LB 24 Keith Simms So S 25 Brady Breeze  Fr S 26 Kahlil Oliver  Jr S 28 Billy Gibson Fr S 29 Pou Peleti-Gore  Jr CB 31 Sean Killpatrick  So LB 32 La'Mar Winston Jr. So DL 34 Jordon Scott Fr LB 35 Troy Dye So CB 37 Dexter Myers  Fr LB 39 Kaulana Apelu Jr LB 43 Isaac Slade-Matautia Fr DL 45 Gus Cumberlander  So DL 48 Hunter Kampmoyer}link=y  Fr DL 50 Popo Aumavae Fr DL 51 Gary Baker  So LB 53 Blake Rugraff  So LB 55 A.J. Hotchkins Sr DE 56 Bryson Young So DL 90 Drayton Carlberg  So DL 91 Elijah George  Sr DL 92 Henry Mondeaux Sr DL 94 Malik Young  Sr DL 97 Jalen Jelks  Jr DL 98 Jordan Kurahara  Jr DT 99 Austin Faoliu Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Alec Hallman Fr PK 40 Zach Emerson  Fr K 41 Aidan Schneider Sr P 42 Blake Maimone  So LS 58 Tanner Carew Sr LS 66 Devin Melendez Sr K 96 Adam Stack Fr	Head coach Willie Taggart Coordinators/assistant coaches Offense Marcus Arroyo – Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks & Tight Ends Mario Cristobal – Co-Offensive Coordinator / Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Michael Johnson – Wide Receivers Donte Pimpleton – Running Backs Irele Oderinde – Strength and Conditioning Defense Charles Clark - Cornerbacks Keith Heyward – Safeties Jim Leavitt – Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Joe Salave'a – Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line Raymond Woodie – Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:15 p.m.	Southern Utah*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 77–21	52,204
September 9	1:30 p.m.	Nebraska*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 42–35	58,389
September 16	4:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	W 49–13	29,139
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 24	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 35–37	50,110
September 30	7:30 p.m.	California		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	W 45–24	55,707
October 7	5:00 p.m.	No. 11 Washington State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	L 10–33	56,653
October 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 7–49	48,559
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 14–31	55,711
October 28	2:45 p.m.	Utah		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 41–20	56,154
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	FS1	L 3–38	70,572
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Arizona		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 48–28	51,799
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Oregon State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	ESPN2	W 69–10	57,475
December 16	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Boise State*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	L 28–38	36,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source: ^[4]

Personnel[]

Name	Position	Years at Current Position at Oregon	Alma Mater
Willie Taggart	Head Coach	0	Western Kentucky (1998)
Mario Cristobal	Head Coach (Bowl Game), Co-Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach	0	Miami (1992)
Marcus Arroyo	Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach	0	San Jose State (2002)
Jim Leavitt	Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach	0	Missouri (1977)
Donte Pimpleton	Running Backs Coach	0	Western Kentucky (2002)
Charles Clark	Cornerbacks Coach	0	Ole Miss (2007)
Keith Heyward	Safeties Coach	0	Oregon State (2000)
Joe Salave'a	Defensive Line Coach	0	Arizona (1997)
Raymond Woodie	Special Teams Coordinator	0	Bethune-Cookman (1995)
Irele Oderinde	Head Strength Coach	0	Western Kentucky (2003)

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Game summaries[]

Southern Utah[]

1 2 3 4 Total Southern Utah 7 14 0 0 21 • Oregon 21 21 21 14 77 Date: September 2 Location: Autzen Stadium

Nebraska[]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 7 7 14 7 35 • Oregon 21 21 0 0 42 Date: September 9 Location: Autzen Stadium

Wyoming[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 14 28 0 7 49 Wyoming 10 0 3 0 13 Date: September 16 Location: War Memorial Stadium

Arizona State[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 7 7 14 7 35 • Arizona St 17 0 14 6 37 Date: September 23 Location: Sun Devil Stadium

California[]

1 2 3 4 Total California 0 7 7 10 24 • Oregon 17 0 7 21 45 Date: September 30 Location: Autzen Stadium

Washington State[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington St 7 6 10 10 33 Oregon 10 0 0 10 20 Date: October 7 Location: Autzen Stadium

Stanford[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 7 0 0 0 7 • Stanford 21 7 7 14 49 Date: October 14 Location: Stanford Stadium

UCLA[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 14 0 0 14 • UCLA 14 0 10 7 31 Date: October 21 Location: Rose Bowl

Utah[]

1 2 3 4 Total Utah 0 6 7 7 20 • Oregon 7 10 10 14 41 Date: October 28 Location: Autzen Stadium

Washington[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 3 0 0 0 3 • Washington 0 17 21 0 38 Date: November 4 Location: Husky Stadium

Arizona[]

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 7 14 7 0 28 • Oregon 14 14 7 13 48 Date: November 18 Location: Autzen Stadium

Oregon State[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon St 7 0 3 0 10 • Oregon 17 35 10 7 69 Date: November 25 Location: Autzen Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 11:26 ORE Schneider 31 yard field goal ORE 3–0 Q1 6:50 ORE Freeman 2 yard run (Schneider kick) ORE 10–0 Q1 3:28 ORE Mitchell 29 yard pass from Herbert (Schneider kick) ORE 17–0 Q1 0:51 ORST Hernandez 43 yard pass from Garretson (Choukair kick) ORE 17–7 Q2 14:56 ORE Breeland 12 yard pass from Herbert (Schneider kick) ORE 24–7 Q2 10:49 ORE Freeman 13 yard run (Schneider kick) ORE 31–7 Q2 8:49 ORE Redd 19 yard run (Schneider kick) ORE 38–7 Q2 7:43 ORE Herbert 6 yard run (Schneider kick) ORE 45–7 Q2 2:13 ORE Mitchell 53 yard pass from Herbert (Schneider kick) ORE 52–7 Q3 7:21 ORE Schneider 25 yard field goal ORE 55–7 Q3 6:22 ORE Hollins 11 yard interception return (Schneider kick) ORE 62–7 Q3 3:31 ORST Choukair 24 yard field goal ORE 62—10 Q4 11:24 ORE Benoit 47 yard run (Schneider kick) ORE 69–10

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Las Vegas Bowl[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 14 0 14 28 • Boise St 14 10 7 7 38 Date: December 16 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium

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