2021 Oregon Ducks football team

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	North Division
	South Division
	Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; As of December 26, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

2021 Oregon Ducks football
2021 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 North champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 10–38 vs. Utah
Alamo Bowl, vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
CFP	No. 14
2021 record	10–3 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (4th as head coach, 5th overall season; regular season); Bryan McClendon (bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moorhead (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Salave'a (4th as Co-DC, 5th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ken Wilson (1st as Co-DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium; (Capacity: 54,000)
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Oregon Ducks football team represents the University of Oregon during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Mario Cristobal. The Ducks play their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, and compete as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 a.m.	Fresno State*	No. 11	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 31–24	43,276
September 11	9:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 35–28	100,482
September 18	4:30 p.m.	Stony Brook*	No. 4	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 48–7	42,782
September 25	7:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 3	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 41–19	50,024
October 2	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 3	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 24–31 ^OT	31,610
October 15	7:30 p.m.	California	No. 9	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 24–17	50,008
October 23	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 10	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (College GameDay)	ABC	W 34–31	55,675
October 30	12:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 7	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 52–29	51,449
November 6	4:30 p.m.	at Washington	No. 4	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	ABC	W 26–16	63,193
November 13	7:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 3	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 38–24	52,327
November 20	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Utah	No. 3	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ABC	L 7–38	52,724
November 27	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 11	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–29	56,408
December 3	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Utah	No. 10	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 10–38	56,511
December 29	6:15 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Oklahoma*	No. 14	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Schedule Sources:^[1]

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	11	12	4	3	3	8	9	10	7	7	5	4	11	10	15
Coaches	12	11	4	4	3	9	10	10	8	7	6	5	11	10	15
CFP	Not released									4	3	3	11	10	14	Not released

Game summaries[]

vs Fresno State[]

Fresno State Bulldogs vs No. 11 Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	13	8	3	24
No. 11 Ducks	14	7	0	10	31

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: September 4, 2021
Game time: 11:00 A.M. PDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Overcast;
Game attendance: 43,276
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (Play-By-Play), Lincoln Kennedy (Analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:07) ORE – CJ Verdell 2-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:11; Oregon 7–0)
(6:40) ORE – Travis Dye 4-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:58; Oregon 14–0)

Second quarter

(14:16) FRES – Abraham Montano 33-yard run field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:13; Oregon 14–3)
(3:31) FRES – Abraham Montano 39-yard run field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 6:09; Oregon 14–6)
(1:16) ORE – Johnny Johnson III 32-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:15; Oregon 21–6)
(0:07) FRES – Jalen Cropper 17-yard pass from Jake Haener, Adam Montano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 1:09; Oregon 21–13)

Third quarter

(6:45) FRES – Jake Haener 2-yard run, Juan Rodriguez–Jake Haener 2-point pass (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:26; Tied 21–21)

Fourth quarter

(13:03) FRES – Adam Montano 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:51; Fresno State 24–21)
(7:41) ORE– Camden Lewis 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:35; Tied 24–24)
(2:57) ORE– Anthony Brown 30-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:04; Oregon 31–24)

Statistics	FRES	ORE
First downs	23	20
Plays–yards	76–375	70–364
Rushes–yards	30–77	49–192
Passing yards	298	172
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–43–0	15–24–0
Time of possession	30:33	29:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Jake Haener	30/43, 298 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Mims	4 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Josh Kelly	6 receptions, 84 yards
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	15/24, 172 yards, TD
	Rushing	CJ Verdell	18 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Johnny Johnson III	3 receptions, 76 yards, TD

at No. 3 Ohio State[]

First win against Ohio State (0–9 previously).

No. 12 Oregon Ducks at No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Ducks	0	14	14	7	35
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	7	7	14	28

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

Date: September 11, 2021
Game time: 9:00 A.M PDT
Game attendance: 100,482
Referee: Steven Strimling
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Analyst), Jenny Taft (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

(14:27) ORE – CJ Verdell 14-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 3:57; Oregon 7–0)
(8:42) OSU – Garrett Wilson 27-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:47; Tied 7–7)
(4:51) ORE – CJ Verdell 14-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:51; Oregon 14–7)

Third quarter

(13:38) ORE – CJ Verdell 77-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:22; Oregon 21–7)
(10:25) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 26-yard pass from C.J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Oregon 21–14)
(7:38) ORE – Travis Dye 5-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Oregon 28–14)

Fourth quarter

(12:54) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 2-yard run, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:08; Oregon 28–21)
(10:10) ORE – Moliki Matavao 14-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:44; Oregon 35–21)
(7:55) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15-yard pass from C.J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:15; Oregon 35–28)

Statistics	ORE	OSU
First downs	27	32
Plays–yards	73–505	85–612
Rushes–yards	38–269	31–128
Passing yards	236	484
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–35–1	35–54–1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	17/35, 236 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	CJ Verdell	20 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	CJ Verdell	3 receptions, 34 yards, TD
Ohio State	Passing	C.J. Stroud	35/54, 484 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	14 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	7 receptions, 145 yards, 2 TD

vs Stony Brook[]

Stony Brook Seawolves vs No. 4 Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	0	0	0	7
No. 4 Ducks	10	7	14	17	48

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: September 18, 2021
Game time: 4:30 P.M. PDT
Game attendance: –
Referee: Justin Elliot
TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(12:23) ORE – Camden Lewis 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:57; Oregon 3–0)
(5:18) ORE – CJ Verdell 9-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:44; Oregon 10–0)
(0:00) SBU – Ty Son Lawton 5-yard run, Angelo Guglielmello kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Oregon 10–7)

Second Quarter

(12:03) ORE – Anthony Brown 7-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:57; Oregon 17–7)

Third Quarter

(7:45) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 1-yard pass from Ty Thompson, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:05; Oregon 24–7)
(1:38) ORE – Travis Dye 3-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:15; Oregon 31–7)

Fourth Quarter

(13:08) ORE – Camden Lewis 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:39; Oregon 34–7)
(8:26) ORE – Dont'e Thornton 54-yard pass from Ty Thompson, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:11; Oregon 41–7)
(2:42) ORE – Trey Benson 3-yard Run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:13; Oregon 48–7)

Statistics	SBU	ORE
First downs	14	26
Plays–yards	62–271	69–436
Rushes–yards	39–140	39–173
Passing yards	131	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–23–3	22–50–0
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Tyquell Fields	10/23, 131 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Ty Son Lawton	15 carries, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Shawn Harris Jr.	3 receptions, 67 yards
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	14/18, 159 yards, TD
	Rushing	Travis Dye	15 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dont'e Thornton	2 receptions, 60 yards, TD

vs Arizona[]

Arizona Wildcats vs No. 3 Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	9	0	19
No. 3 Ducks	17	7	0	17	41

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: September 25, 2021
Game time: 7:30 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Wind: NW 8 MPH
Game attendance: –
Referee: Francisco Villar
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play by play), Rod Gilmore (analyst:), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(13:58) ORE – Jaylon Redd 63-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:02; Oregon 7–0)
(10:51) ORE – Camden Lewis 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:56; Oregon 10–0)
(6:15) UA – Bryce Wolma 11-yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:36; Oregon 10–7)
(4:16) ORE – CJ Verdell 11-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Oregon 17–7)

Second Quarter

(9:59) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 9-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:41; Oregon 24–7)
(4:24) UA – Lucas Havrisik 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:35; Oregon 24–10)

Third Quarter

(7:11) UA – Mo Diallo tackles Anthony Brown in end zone for a safety (Oregon 24–12)
(1:36) UA – Drake Anderson 1-yard run , Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:35; Oregon 24–19)

Fourth Quarter

(13:37) ORE – Camden Lewis 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:59; Oregon 27–19)
(8:26) ORE – Spencer Webb 18-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:00; Oregon 34–19)
(7:04) ORE – Bennett Williams 68-yard interception return, Camden Lewis kick (Oregon 41–19)

Statistics	UA	ORE
First downs	31	17
Plays–yards	88–435	55–393
Rushes–yards	53–202	31–187
Passing yards	233	206
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–35–5	10–24–0
Time of possession	37:58	22:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Jordan McCloud	21/35, 233 yards, TD, 5 INT
	Rushing	Drake Anderson	21 carries, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	5 receptions, 75 yards
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	10/21, 206 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Travis Dye	5 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Jaylon Redd	1 reception, 63 yards, TD

at Stanford[]

No. 3 Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 3 Ducks	0	7	10	7	0	24
Cardinal	10	7	0	7	7	31

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

Date: October 2, 2021
Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Sunny
Game attendance: –
Referee: Matthew Richards
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter First Overtime

vs California[]

California Golden Bears vs No. 9 Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	0	3	7	17
No. 9 Ducks	3	7	0	14	24

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: October 15, 2021
Game time: 7:30 P.M. PDT
Game attendance: –
Referee: Steven Strimling
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play by play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)

at UCLA[]

No. 10 Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Ducks	0	14	13	7	34
Bruins	14	3	0	14	31

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Date: October 23, 2021
Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy; Wind: 6 mph NorthWest
Game attendance: 55,675
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe

vs Colorado[]

Colorado Buffaloes vs No. 7 Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	14	0	15	29
No. 7 Ducks	14	17	14	7	52

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: October 30, 2021
Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
Game attendance: 51,449
Referee: Francisco Villar
TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)

at Washington[]

No. 4 Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Ducks	3	7	7	9	26
Huskies	9	0	0	7	16

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

Date: November 6, 2021
Game time: 4:30 P.M. PDT
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); Rain
Game attendance: 63,193
Referee: Michael Mothershed
TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

Top Rushers

Top Receivers

vs Washington State[]

Washington State Cougars vs Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	0	3	17
No. 3 Ducks	14	0	10	14	38

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: November 13, 2021
Game time: 7:40 P.M. PST
Game weather: 57,858 °F (32,126 °C); Sunny;
Game attendance: 52,327
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony

at No. 23 Utah[]

Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Ducks	0	0	7	0	7
No. 23 Utes	7	21	7	3	38

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: November 20, 2021
Game time: –
Game attendance: 52,724
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath

vs Oregon State[]

Oregon State Beavers vs Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	3	0	6	20	29
No. 11 Ducks	14	10	0	14	38

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: November 27, 2021
Game time: 12:35 p.m.
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); Cloudy;
Game attendance: 56,408
Referee: Chris Coyle
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill

vs No. 17 Utah (Pac-12 Championship Game)[]

Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Ducks	0	0	3	7	10
No. 17 Utes	14	9	8	7	38

at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV

Date: December 3, 2021
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
Game attendance: 56,511
Referee: Steven Strimling
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe

Staff[]

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Oregon
Mario Cristobal	Head Coach	5th
Tim DeRuyter	Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers	1st
Joe Moorhead	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2nd
	Associate Head Coach Offense/Offensive Line Coach	4th
Joe Salave'a	Assistant head coach/ Run Game Coordinator/ Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive Line Coach	5th
Ken Wilson	Co-defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach	3rd
Bobby Williams	Special Teams Coordinator/ Tight Ends Coach	4th
	Cornerbacks Coach	2nd
	Running Backs Coach/Run Game Coordinator	4th
Bryan McClendon	Wide Receivers Coach/Pass Game Coordinator	2nd
	Secondary Coach/Pass Game Coordinator	1st

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References[]

^ "2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football schedule". Arizona State University. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ "Football Coaches". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

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2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
No. 14 Oregon xy		7	–	2		10	–	3
Washington State		6	–	3		7	–	5
Oregon State		5	–	4		7	–	6
California		4	–	5		5	–	7
Washington		3	–	6		4	–	8
Stanford		2	–	7		3	–	9
South Division
No. 11 Utah xy$		8	–	1		10	–	3
Arizona State		6	–	3		8	–	4
UCLA		6	–	3		8	–	4
USC		3	–	6		4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6		4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 26, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings