1994 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1994 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Brooks, who was in his 18th season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1994 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 20–38 vs. Penn State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1994 record9–4 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Belotti (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 41,698)
1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Oregon $ 7 –1 –0  9 –4 –0
No. 13 USC 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
No. 20 Arizona 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 21 Washington State 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Washington 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
UCLA 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
California 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Stanford 2 –6 –0  3 –7 –1
Arizona State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmPortland State*
W 58–1630,505
September 1010:00 pmat Hawaii*
OSNL 16–3637,214
September 171:00 pmUtah*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
L 16–3425,358
September 241:00 pmIowa*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 40–1829,287
October 13:30 pmat No. 19 USC
PrimeW 22–744,232
October 82:00 pmat No. 17 Washington State
L 7–2137,600
October 151:00 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 23–730,678
October 2212:30 pmNo. 9 Washington
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon (rivalry)
ABCW 31–2044,134
October 2912:30 pmNo. 11 Arizona
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
ABCW 10–936,960
November 51:00 pmArizona StateNo. 21
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 34–1041,693
November 123:30 pmat StanfordNo. 15
PrimeW 55–2143,802
November 1912:30 pmat Oregon StateNo. 12
ABCW 17–1337,010
January 21:30 pmvs. No. 2 Penn StateNo. 12
ABCL 20–38102,247
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster
1994 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Tony Graziani So
WR 83 Pat Johnson Fr
WR 1 Cristin McLemore Jr
QB 16 Danny O'Neil Sr
RB 12 Dino Philyaw Sr
TE 82 Blake Spence Fr
RB 14 Ricky Whittle Jr
TE 90 Josh Wilcox So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 7 Chad Cota Sr
LB 47 Reggie Jordan
DB 1 Alex Molden Jr
DB 4 Herman O'Berry  Sr
CB Kenny Wheaton Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P Matt Belden Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Portland State
See also: Portland State Vikings football


Hawaii
See also: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 1992 L 21–24

Utah
See also: 1994 Utah Utes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–6 1991 W 24–17

Iowa
Iowa at Oregon
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 12 060 18
• Ducks 7 20130 40
See also: 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1989 W 44–6

USC
See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–32–2 1993 L 13–21

Washington State
See also: 1994 Washington State Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–32–7 1993 W 46–23

California
See also: 1994 California Golden Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–36–2 1993 L 41–42

Washington
Washington at Oregon
1 234Total
No. 9 Huskies 0 1307 20
• Ducks 0 14314 31
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Autzen Stadium
  • Game attendance: 44,134
  • Game weather: Sunny
See also: 1994 Washington Huskies football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–54–5 1993 L 6–21

In previous matchups, Oregon had their share of disappointment: Mark Lee returned a punt 59 yards for touchdown to win the game in 1979. The defense held the #9-ranked Huskies to 109 yards and 3 first downs in 1984, but still fell 17–10. This, combined with Washington's 17–4 record against the Ducks, including a five-game win streak, had many Oregon fans fearing the worst.

In the 1994 edition of the heated rivalry with the University of Washington, the #9-ranked Huskies came into Autzen Stadium with a 5–1 record, including a victory over the University of Miami, snapping a 58-game home winning streak. The game was a tough and close contest, with the Ducks clinging to a 24–20 lead late in the game. UW quarterback Damon Huard guided the Huskies to a first down on the 9-yard line with plenty of time remaining. Huard dropped back and whipped the ball to wide receiver Dave Janoski. U of O freshman cornerback Kenny Wheaton stepped in front of the pass, intercepted it and headed up the sideline for a clinching touchdown, putting Oregon ahead for good 31–20.[1]

Ultimately, Oregon would win its final six games to carry them to the Rose Bowl ahead of Washington. It's now tradition at all of the Oregon Ducks football games to play "The Pick" on the DuckVision right before the Ducks run onto the field.

Arizona
See also: 1994 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–11 1993 L 10–31

Arizona State
See also: 1994 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–10 1993 W 45–36

Stanford
See also: 1994 Stanford Cardinal football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–39–1 1993 L 34–38

Oregon State
See also: 1994 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry)
Overall record Last meeting Result
47–40–10 1993 L 12–15

Rose Bowl
Penn State vs. Oregon
1 234Total
• No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 71410 38
No. 12 Ducks 7 076 20
See also: 1995 Rose Bowl and 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 1964 W, 22–14

References

Citations
  1. "Ducks upset Huskies". Gainesville Sun. AP. October 23, 1994. p. 2C.

Bibliography
  • McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, Oregon: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
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