2005 Oregon Ducks football team

In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8-1 (their only loss was to #1 ranked USC 45-13, the loss was vacated in 2010), and still in the hunt for a BCS game. Oregon won their final three games and their success led them into contention for a bid to the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks finished the regular season with a 10-1 record, their best finish since their Joey Harrington-led, Fiesta Bowl-winning 2001–2002 team. They finished 5th overall in the BCS ranking system, which would in many years have been high enough to earn them a bid to a BCS Bowl. In 2005, however, there were no at-large bids available to Oregon. Ohio State finished just ahead of the Ducks, in 4th place, guaranteeing them one of the at-large berths (although they had an inferior 10-2 record). Notre Dame finished 6th in the BCS, also securing a BCS bid due to a pre-existing clause in the BCS contract. Many college football fans were outraged that two teams with worse records were selected over the Ducks. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Pac-10 conference had a team that finished with a one-loss season snubbed by the BCS (the Cal Bears finished 10-1 in 2004). It was later demonstrated that Oregon drew the highest bowl ratings in college football, calling the argument that TV ratings hurt the Ducks' BCS chances into question.[1] The situation (and others like it in recent years) has led to more calls for a playoff system to replace the BCS, which has received widespread criticism from college football fans. Instead of a BCS game, they were assigned to the 2005 Holiday Bowl versus the Oklahoma Sooners. Playing without their starting quarterback, Kellen Clemens, and combined with a strong showing from the Sooners, the Ducks fell in a close game, 17-14.[2]

2005 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
2005 record10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (9th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium (c. 54,000 FieldTurf)
2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 USC † $  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 13 Oregon  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 16 UCLA  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 25 California  4 –4     8 –4  
Arizona State  4 –4     7 –5  
Stanford  4 –4     5 –6  
Oregon State  3 –5     5 –6  
Arizona  2 –6     3 –8  
Washington State  1 –7     4 –7  
Washington  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jonathan Stewart
RB		 Olympia, Washington Timberline HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 4.5 Jan 21, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
James Finley
WR		 Compton, California Compton CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Dec 14, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Ed Dickson
TE		 Bellflower, California Bellflower HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.6 Jan 25, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Derrick Jones
WR		 Long Beach, California Polytechnic HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.6 Feb 2, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Palauni Ma Sun
OL		 Fresno, California Fresno CC 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 333 lb (151 kg) NA Jan 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jason Turner
LB		 Culver City, California West Los Angeles CC 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.6 Jan 19, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Nick Reed
DE		 Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 4.9 Jul 9, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Kevin Garrett
S		 Harbor City, California Nathaniel Narbonne HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 4.7 Nov 30, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jeremiah Johnson
RB		 Los Angeles, California Susan Miller Dorsey HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 4.6 Dec 28, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Brian Truelove
OL		 Snellville, Georgia Brookwood HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 278 lb (126 kg) 5.1 Jul 7, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Mat Webb
OL		 Vancouver, Washington Heritage HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 5.0 Jul 2, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Matt Bramow
S		 Eugene, Oregon South Eugene HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 4.9 Nov 14, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Titus Jackson
S		 Pomona, California Diamond Ranch HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Jan 5, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Chris Mulvanny
LB		 Pleasant Hill, California Diablo Valley College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Dec 17, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Blair Phillips
LB		 Perkinston, Mississippi Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 4.5 Jan 9, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Pat So'oalo
OL		 Fresno, California Fresno CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 298 lb (135 kg) NA Jan 9, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Walter Thurmond
CB		 West Covina, California West Covina HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 4.5 Jan 9, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jairus Byrd
CB		 Clayton, Missouri Clayton HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 4.6 Jan 24, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Tucker Callahan
LB		 Fairhope, Alabama Fairhope HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.6 Dec 1, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Levi Horn
TE		 Spokane, Washington John R Rogers HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (120 kg) 5.1 Jan 5, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Simi Toeaina
DT		 Pago Pago, AS Samoana HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) NA Feb 2, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Matt Dragich
K		 Torrance, California El Camino CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NA Jan 30, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Mark Sunga
LB		 Sherman Oaks, California Notre Dame HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 5.2 Feb 2, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 30   Rivals: 28
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon Football Commitment List 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  • "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2005". Scout.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

    Schedule
    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 14:00 pmat Houston*
    		ESPN2W 38–2419,981
    September 1012:30 pmMontana*
    		W 47–1458,169
    September 174:00 pmNo. 23 Fresno State*
    • Autzen Stadium
    • Eugene, Oregon
    		TBSW 37–3458,201
    September 244:00 pmNo. 1 USCNo. 24
    • Autzen Stadium
    • Eugene, Oregon
    		ABCL 13–4559,129
    October 12:00 pmat Stanford
    		W 44–2027,690
    October 87:15 pmat No. 17 Arizona StateNo. 25
    		FSNW 31–1762,789
    October 1512:30 pmWashingtonNo. 20
    • Autzen Stadium
    • Eugene, Oregon
    		W 45–2158,269
    October 224:00 pmat ArizonaNo. 15
    		W 28–2148,052
    November 512:30 pmNo. 23 CaliforniaNo. 15
    • Autzen Stadium
    • Eugene, Oregon
    		ABCW 27–20 OT58,309
    November 127:15 pmat Washington StateNo. 11
    		FSNW 34–3127,595
    November 193:45 pmOregon StateNo. 10
    		FSNW 56–1458,525
    December 295:00 pmvs. Oklahoma*No. 6
    		ESPNL 14–1765,416
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    Game summaries

    Stanford
    1 234Total
    • Oregon 7 14176 44
    Stanford 10 307 20

    References
    1. TV ratings for college football bowl games, from The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2005.
    2. "The 2005 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
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