2012 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2012 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 46th straight year, and was coached by Chip Kelly in his fourth and final year at Oregon. They are a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

2012 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–17 vs. Kansas State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
2012 record12–1 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Helfrich (4th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (16th season)
Base defenseHybrid 3–4
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 2 Oregon x%  8 –1     12 –1  
No. 20 Oregon State  6 –3     9 –4  
Washington  5 –4     7 –6  
California  2 –7     3 –9  
Washington State  1 –8     3 –9  
South Division
UCLA x  6 –3     9 –5  
Arizona State  5 –4     8 –5  
USC  5 –4     7 –6  
Arizona  4 –5     8 –5  
Utah  3 –6     5 –7  
Colorado  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

For the fifth straight season, Oregon swept all of their regional rivals in the Pac-12: Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State.

Previous season

The Ducks won their third straight conference title after defeating UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 45–38 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1917. It was their second Rose Bowl appearance in three years and their sixth overall. It was Oregon's third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game (prior to which having played in the 2010 Rose Bowl and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game), the longest active streak in college football. The Ducks finished the season 12–1 (8–1 Pac-12).

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmArkansas State*No. 5
ESPNW 57–3456,144[1]
September 83:30 pmFresno State*No. 4
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 42–2555,755[2]
September 1512:00 pmTennessee Tech*No. 4
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 63–1457,091[3]
September 227:30 pmNo. 22 ArizonaNo. 3
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ESPNW 49–058,334[4]
September 297:30 pmat Washington StateNo. 2
ESPN2W 51–2660,929[5]
October 67:30 pmNo. 23 WashingtonNo. 2
ESPNW 52–2158,792[6]
October 186:00 pmat Arizona StateNo. 2
ESPNW 43–2171,004[7]
October 2712:00 pmColoradoNo. 2
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 70–1457,521[8]
November 34:00 pmat No. 18 USCNo. 2
FOXW 62–5193,607[9]
November 107:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 2
ESPNW 59–1757,672[10]
November 175:00 pmNo. 14 StanfordNo. 2
ABCL 14–17 OT58,792[11]
November 2412:00 pmat No. 16 Oregon StateNo. 5
P12NW 48–2447,249[12]
January 3, 20135:30 pmvs. No. 5 Kansas StateNo. 4
ESPNW 35–1770,242[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

University of Oregon official schedule

Game summaries

Arkansas State
See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
1 234Total
Arkansas St 0 101014 34
• Oregon 29 2107 57

[14]

Fresno State
See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
Fresno St 3 3109 25
• Oregon 14 2107 42

1st quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 39 Yd field goal; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 39 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd run (Beard kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 22 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 51 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd Run (Beard Kick); FRES – Quentin Breshears 43 Yd field goal

3rd quarter scoring: FRES – Isaiah Burse 18 Yd Pass From Derek Carr (Breshears Kick); FRES – Quentin Breshears 25 Yd field goal

4th quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 37 Yd field goal; ORE – Kenjon Barner 16 Yd Run (Beard Kick); FRES – Robbie Rouse 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Tennessee Tech
See also: 2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
1 234Total
Tennessee Tech 7 070 14
• Oregon 21 14217 63

1st quarter scoring: TNTC – Da'Rick Rogers 23 Yd Pass From Tre Lamb (Zachary Sharp Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 59 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Jake Fisher 1 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 4 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Keanon Lowe 3 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); TNTC – Doug Page 6 Yd Pass From Darian Stone (Sharp Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

Arizona
See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team
1 234Total
Arizona 0 000 0
• Oregon 7 61521 49

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Daryle Hawkins 17 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 27 Yd field goal; ORE – Rob Beard 41 Yd field goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 1 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 55 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 8 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Troy Hill 29 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick)

Washington State
See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team
1 234Total
• Oregon 20 3217 51
Washington St 9 1007 26

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 22 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed); WSU – Andrew Furney 18 Yd field goal; ORE – Marcus Mariota 13 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 30 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); WSU – Carl Winston 2 Yd Run (Pat Failed)

2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Andrew Furney 20 Yd field goal; ORE – Rob Beard 34 Yd field goal; WSU – Brett Bartolone 26 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Furney Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Avery Patterson 34 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 10 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 80 Yd Run (Beard Kick); WSU – Marquess Wilson 25 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Furney Kick)

Washington
See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team
1 234Total
Washington 0 777 21
• Oregon 21 14314 52

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Keanon Lowe 21 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Avery Patterson 43 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: WASH – Bishop Sankey 1 Yd Run (Travis Coons Kick); ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 34 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 28 Yd field goal; WASH – Bishop Sankey 6 Yd Run (Coons Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 13 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); WASH – Erich Wilson II 1 Yd Run (Coons Kick)

Arizona State
See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
1 234Total
• Oregon 22 2100 43
Arizona St 7 0014 21

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 28 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 71 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 6 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 86 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring:

4th quarter scoring: ASU – Anthony Jones 36 Yd Interception Return (Garoutte Kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 23 Yd Pass From Michael Eubank (Garoutte Kick)

Colorado
See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team
1 234Total
Colorado 0 0140 14
• Oregon 28 28140 70

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 9 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 5 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Bralon Addison 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 73 Yd Punt Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Daryle Hawkins 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: COLO – Christian Powell 1 Yd Run (Will Oliver Kick); COLO – Christian Powell 20 Yd Run (Oliver Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 3 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 17 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring:

USC
See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team
#2 Oregon Ducks (8–0) at #18 USC Trojans (6–2)
1 2 34Total
Oregon 14 20 141462
USC 3 21 141351

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Hazy • 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
  • Game attendance: 93,607
  • Referee: Jay Strichez
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria
  • Box Score

California
See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team
1 234Total
• Oregon 14 101421 59
California 7 370 17

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); CAL – Darius Powe 10 Yd Pass From Allan Bridgford (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 3 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: CAL – D'Amato 27 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Maldonado 26 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Josh Huff 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: CAL – Isi Sofele 4 Yd Run (D'Amato Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 35 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 39 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 14 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Will Murphy 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – B.J. Kelley 18 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Maldonado Kick)

Stanford
See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team
1 234OTTotal
• Stanford 0 7073 17
Oregon 0 7700 14

1st quarter scoring:

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 1 Yd Run. (Jordan Williamson Kick); ORE – Keanon Lowe 28 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota. (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 6 Yd Run. (Maldonado Kick);

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Zach Ertz 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan. (Williamson Kick)

Over Time scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 37 Yd Field Goal

Oregon State
See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry)
1 234Total
• Oregon 6 141414 48
Oregon St 7 377 24

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Marcus Mariota 42 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed);ORST – Storm Woods 7 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 2 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORST – Trevor Romaine 36 Yd Field Goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORST – Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Romaine Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 5 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 29 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – B.J. Kelley 2 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORST – Micah Hatfield 6 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Romaine Kick)

Fiesta Bowl
See also: 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
• Oregon 15 7103 35
Kansas St 0 1007 17

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Dion Jordan Run For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 23 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: KSU – Collin Klein 6 Yd Run (Anthony Cantele Kick); KSU – Anthony Cantele 25 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 33 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick Blocked, Recovered By Kansas State For 1-Point Safety For Oregon)

4th quarter scoring: KSU – John Hubert 10 Yd Pass From Collin Klein (Anthony Cantele Kick); ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 24 Yd Field Goal

Roster
2012 Oregon Ducks Football

Quarterback

Running Back

Offensive Lineman

  • 54 Hamani Stevens – Sophomore
  • 55 Hroniss Grasu – Sophomore
  • 57 Trevor Fox – Junior
  • 58 James Euscher – Freshman
  • 60 Ryan Clanton – Senior
  • 61 Nick Cody – Senior
  • 62 Matt Pierson – Freshman
  • 63 Mana Greig – Junior
  • 64 Tyler Johnstone – Freshman
  • 68 Jamal Prater – Freshman
  • 69 Brandon Thomas – Sophomore
  • 71 Everett Benyard – Junior
  • 72 Andre Yruretagoyena – Freshman
  • 74 Kyle Long – Senior
  • 75 Jake Fisher – Sophomore
  • 77 Carson York – Senior
  • 78 Karrington Armstrong – Junior

Wide Receiver

  •  1 Josh Huff – Junior
  •  3. Kevin Jackson – ' Freshman
  •  7 Keanon Lowe – Sophomore''
  • 10 Rahsaan Vaughn – Senior
  • 12 Devon Blackmon – Freshman
  • 16 Daryle Hawkins – Junior
  • 19 Eric Dungy – Sophomore
  • 23 B.J. Kelley – Freshman
  • 26 Ben Butterfield – Junior
  • 41 Blake Stanton – Sophomore
  • 81 Justin Hoffman – Senior
  • 84 Chad Delaney – Junior
  • 90 Will Murphy – Senior
  • 91 Dane Ebanez – Junior
  • 92 Miles Johnson – Freshman
  

Tight End

  • 15 Colt Lyerla – Sophomore
  • 82 Christian French – Freshman
  • 83 Curtis White – Sophomore
  • 85 Pharaoh Brown – Freshman
  • 86 Brian Teague – Junior
  • 98 Dallen Voeller – Sophomore

Defensive Lineman

  • 97 Nick Morrison – Junior
  • 99 Sam Kamp – Freshman

Defensive Tackle

  • 50 Ryan Hagen – Junior
  • 65 Isaac Remington – Senior
  • 66 Taylor Hart – Junior
  • 90 Ricky Heimuli – Junior
  • 92 Wade Keliikipi – Junior
  • 94 Axel McQuaw – Junior
  • 97 Jared Ebert, Jared – Junior

Defensive End

  • 57 Ryan McCandless – Freshman
  • 91 Tony Washington – Sophomore
  • 95 Koa Ka'ai – Freshman
  • 96 Dion Jordan – Senior

Linebacker

  • 22 Derrick Malone – Sophomore
  • 25 Boseko Lokombo – Junior
  • 26 Carlyle Garrick – Freshman
  • 33 Tyson Coleman – Freshman
  • 34 Rahim Cassell – Freshman
  • 35 Anthony Wallace – Sophomore
  • 38 Mike Garrity – Sophomore
  • 43 Keloni Kamalani – Junior
  • 46 Michael Clay – Senior
  • 47 Kiko Alonso – Senior
  • 48 Rodney Hardrick – Sophomore
  • 51 Isaac Ava – Sophomore
  • 36 Jennings Stewart – Senior
  • 59 Grant Thompson – Sophomore
  

Defensive Back

  •  2 Troy Hill – Sophomore
  •  4 Erick Dargan – Sophomore
  •  5 Issac Dixon – Freshman
  • 12 Brian Jackson – Junior
  • 17 James Scales – Sophomore
  • 27 Terrance Mitchell – Sophomore
  • 30 Bronson Yim – Freshman
  • 32 J.R. Maffie – Junior

Cornerback

  •  3 Dior Mathis – Sophomore
  • 14 Ifo Ekpre-Olomu – Sophomore
  • 21 Avery Patterson – Junior

Safety

Long Snapper

  • 39 Drew Howell – Junior
  • 38 Jeff Palmer – Senior

Punter

  • 49 Jackson Rice – Senior

Placekicker

  • 41 Alejandro Maldonado – Junior
  • 48 Eric Solis – Sophomore
  • 93 Rob Beard – Senior
Sources: 2012 Oregon Ducks Football Roster

Notes
  • November 3, 2012 – Oregon is the first team to score 60 points on USC in 124 years.
  • November 8, 2012 – USC was reprimanded and fined by the conference for illegally deflated game balls by a student manager during the Oregon game on November 3, 2012.[15]

Coaching staff
  • Chip Kelly – Head Coach
  • Steve Greatwood – Offensive Line
  • Nick Aliotti – Defensive Coordinator
  • Mark Helfrich – Offensive Coordinator
  • Gary Campbell – Running Backs
  • Jerry Azzinaro – Defensive Line
  • John Neal – Secondary
  • Tom Osborne – Tight Ends & Special Teams
  • Don Pellum – Linebackers & Recruiting Coordinator
  • Scott Frost – Wide Receivers
  • Jim Radcliffe – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Alex Miller – Graduate Assistant Coach
  • Peter Sirmon – Graduate Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Hawkins – Senior Associate Athletics Director, Football Operations
  • Kyle Wiest – Asst. Director of Football Operations
  • Jim Fisher – Asst. Director of Football Operations/Recruiting

Rankings
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 (45) 5 6 6 2 
Coaches 5 4 4 (1) 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 (44) 4 4 4 2 
Harris Not released 2 (5) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 1 (90) 4 4 4 Not released 
BCS Not released 3 4 4 3 2 5 5 5 Not released

References
  1. "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  2. "Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  3. "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. "Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  6. "Washington Huskies vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  7. "Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  8. "Oregon Ducks vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  9. "Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  10. "Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  11. "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  12. "Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  13. "Oregon Ducks vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  14. ESPN
  15. Dufresne, Chris (November 8, 2012). "USC Football Needs Air Pumped Back into the Program". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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