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2018 Oregon Ducks football Conference Pac-12 Conference Division North Division 2018 record 9–4 (5–4 Pac-12) Head coach Mario Cristobal (1st season)Offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo (2nd season)Offensive scheme Pistol Defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt (2nd season)Base defense Hybrid 3-4/3-3-5 Home stadium Autzen Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)Seasons
The 2018 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led by first-year head coach Mario Cristobal who took over for Willie Taggart who departed for Florida State . Oregon played their games at Autzen Stadium and competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference .
Coming off a 7–6 season under Taggart in 2017 , Oregon began the year ranked 24th in the preseason AP Poll . After sweeping their non-conference slate, they fell to then-No. 7 Stanford in overtime. The team bounced back with wins over No. 24 California and No. 7 Washington and rose to 12th in the polls before losing three of their next four games. The Ducks finished the regular season in fourth in the Pac-12 North Division with a conference record of 5–4. They were invited to the Redbox Bowl , where they defeated Michigan State to end the year at 9–4 overall.
The Oregon offense was led by junior quarterback Justin Herbert , who finished in second the Pac-12 Conference with 31 total touchdowns (29 passing and 2 rushing).[1] Running back C. J. Verdell finished with 1,018 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. Defensively, the team was led by defensive end Jalen Jelks , who was named first-team all-conference.
Previous season [ ]
The Ducks finished the 2017 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 28–38.
Recruiting [ ]
Position Key [ ]
Recruits [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Award watch lists [ ]
Listed in the order that they were released
Pac-12 Media Days [ ]
The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California . Mario Cristobal (HC), Justin Herbert (QB) & Jalen Jelks (DL) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Ducks predicted to finish in third place at Pac-12 North division.[16]
Media poll (North)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Washington
249 (40)
2
Stanford
198 (2)
3
Oregon
178 (2)
4
California
108
5
Washington State
98
6
Oregon State
45
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 5:00 p.m. Bowling Green * No. 24 P12N W 58–2450,112
September 8 11:00 a.m. Portland State * No. 23 P12N W 62–1447,210
September 15 2:00 p.m. San Jose State * No. 20 P12N W 35–2250,049
September 22 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Stanford No. 20 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay ) ABC L 31–38 OT 58,453
September 29 7:30 p.m. at No. 24 California No. 19 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FS1 W 42–2443,448
October 13 12:30 p.m. No. 7 Washington No. 17 ABC/ESPN2 W 30–27 OT 58,691
October 20 4:30 p.m. at No. 25 Washington State No. 12 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (College GameDay )FOX L 20–3433,152
October 27 7:30 p.m. at Arizona No. 19 ESPN L 15–4442,845
November 3 4:30 p.m. UCLA FOX W 42–2156,114
November 10 2:30 p.m. at Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT P12N L 25–3246,275
November 17 7:30 p.m. Arizona State P12N W 31–2950,485
1:00 p.m. at Oregon State FS1 W 55–1539,776
12:00 p.m. vs. Michigan State * FOX W 7–630,212
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Personnel [ ]
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Game summaries [ ]
Bowling Green [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
10
7
7
0
24
No. 24 Ducks
7
30
14
7
58
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Portland State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
7
0
7
14
No. 23 Ducks
14
21
14
13
62
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
San Jose State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
6
6
10
22
No. 20 Ducks
14
7
7
7
35
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Stanford [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 7 Cardinal
0
7
14
10 7
38
No. 20 Ducks
7
17
0
7 0
31
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at California [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Ducks
7
21
7
7
42
No. 24 Golden Bears
3
7
7
7
24
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 7 Huskies
10
7
7
0 3
27
No. 17 Ducks
10
7
7
0 6
30
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Washington State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Ducks
0
0
17
3
20
No. 25 Cougars
7
20
0
7
34
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Ducks
0
8
0
7
15
Wildcats
10
13
14
7
44
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
UCLA [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bruins
0
7
7
7
21
Ducks
14
7
7
14
42
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Utah [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Ducks
0
7
10
8
25
Utes
10
9
3
10
32
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Arizona State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Sun Devils
3
10
3
13
29
Ducks
7
21
0
3
31
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Oregon State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Ducks
14
7
13
21
55
Beavers
0
3
6
6
15
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
vs. Michigan State (Redbox Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
0
6
0
6
Ducks
0
0
0
7
7
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 24 23 20 20 19 18 17 12 19 RV — — — RV RV RV RV Coaches RV RV 23 19 20 18 17 11 21 RV — — — RV RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — — — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ ]
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
NFL Club
4
132
Ugo Amadi
S
Seattle Seahawks
5
156
Justin Hollins
LB
Denver Broncos
7
239
Dillon Mitchell
WR
Minnesota Vikings
7
241
Jalen Jelks
DE
Dallas Cowboys
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^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players" . July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
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^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF) . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll" . July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "2021 Football Roster" .
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