2018 Oregon Ducks football team

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.

2018 Oregon Ducks football
Redbox Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2018 record9–4 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarcus Arroyo (2nd season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (2nd season)
Base defenseHybrid 3-4/3-3-5
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$  7 2     10 4  
No. 10 Washington State x  7 2     11 2  
Stanford  6 3     9 4  
Oregon  5 4     9 4  
California  4 5     7 6  
Oregon State  1 8     2 10  
South Division
Utah xy  6 3     9 5  
Arizona State  5 4     7 6  
USC  4 5     5 7  
Arizona  4 5     5 7  
UCLA  3 6     3 9  
Colorado  2 7     5 7  
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[2] Troy Dye LB JR
Rimington Trophy[3] Jake Hanson C JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[4] Jalen Jelks DE SR
Troy Dye LB JR
Maxwell Award[5] Justin Herbert QB JR
Davey O'Brien Award[6] Justin Herbert QB JR
Doak Walker Award[7] Tony Brooks-James RB SR
John Mackey Award[8] Jake Breeland TE JR
Butkus Award[9] Troy Dye LB JR
Justin Hollins LB JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[10] Troy Dye LB JR
Jalen Jelks DE SR
Jordon Scott DL SO
Outland Trophy[11] Jake Hanson C JR
Jordon Scott DL SO
Calvin Throckmorton OL JR
Paul Hornung Award[12] Tony Brooks-James RB/KR SR
Wuerffel Trophy[13] Justin Herbert QB JR
Ted Hendricks Award[14] Jalen Jelks DE SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15] Justin Herbert QB JR

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)
1Washington249 (40)
2Stanford198 (2)
3Oregon178 (2)
4California108
5Washington State98
6Oregon State45

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 24P12NW 58–2450,112
September 811:00 a.m.Portland State*No. 23
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 62–1447,210
September 152:00 p.m.San Jose State*No. 20
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 35–2250,049
September 225:00 p.m.No. 7 StanfordNo. 20
ABCL 31–38 OT58,453
September 297:30 p.m.at No. 24 CaliforniaNo. 19FS1W 42–2443,448
October 1312:30 p.m.No. 7 WashingtonNo. 17
ABC/ESPN2W 30–27 OT58,691
October 204:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington StateNo. 12FOXL 20–3433,152
October 277:30 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 19ESPNL 15–4442,845
November 34:30 p.m.UCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FOXW 42–2156,114
November 102:30 p.m.at UtahP12NL 25–3246,275
November 177:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 31–2950,485
November 231:00 p.m.at Oregon StateFS1W 55–1539,776
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Michigan State*FOXW 7–630,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2018 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3 Johnny Johnson III So
WR 9 Brenden Schooler Jr
QB 10 Justin Herbert Jr
QB 11 Braxton Burmeister So
QB 12 Tyler Shough Fr
WR 13 Dillon Mitchell Jr
WR 14 Demetri Burch  Fr
QB 16 Bradley Yaffe Fr
QB 17 Mike Irwin  Fr
WR 17 Tevin Jeannis Fr
TE 18 Spencer Webb Fr
RB 20 Tony Brooks-James  Sr
RB 22 Darrian Felix So
WR 24 Vincenzo Logan Fr
WR 25 Kyle Buckner Jr
RB 25 Travis Dye Fr
TE 27 Jake Breeland  Jr
WR 29 John Keller Jr
WR 30 Jaylon Redd So
RB 31 KJ Maduike  Fr
RB 33 Cyrus Habibi-Likio  Fr
RB 34 C. J. Verdell  Fr
WR 37 Noah Holmes  Fr
RB 40 Noah Dahl So
RB 43 Demarques Singleton Fr
TE 44 Matt Mariota  Jr
TE 48 Hunter Kampmoyer So
OL 52 Cody Shear  Fr
OL 53 Ryan Walk  Fr
OL 54 Calvin Throckmorton  Jr
OL 55 Jake Hanson  Jr
OL 58 Penei Sewell Fr
OL 59 Devin Lewis Fr
OL 64 Charlie Landgraf  Jr
OL 66 Brady Aiello  Jr
OL 68 Shane Lemieux  Jr
OL 70 Dawson Jaramillo Fr
OL 72 Sam Poutasi  So
OL 73 Justin Johnson Fr
OL 74 Steven Jones Fr
OL 75 Dallas Warmack  Jr
OL 77 George Moore Jr
OL 78 Alex Forsyth  Fr
OL 79 Chris Randazzo  Fr
WR 80 Bryan Addison Fr
WR 81 Daewood Davis  Fr
WR 82 Justin Collins So
WR 82 Jack Vecchi  Fr
WR 83 Alfonso Cobb  So
TE 84 Cameron McCormick  So
TE 85 Kano Dillon Sr
WR 86 Korbin Williams Fr
TE 87 Ryan Bay  Jr
WR 88 Isaiah Crocker Fr
WR 89 JJ Tucker Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4 Thomas Graham Jr. So
DB 7 Ugo Amadi Sr
DB 8 Jevon Holland Fr
DB 10 Steve Stephens Fr
LB 11 Justin Hollins  Sr
DB 12 Haki Woods Jr. Sr
DB 15 Deommodore Lenoir So
DB 16 Nick Pickett So
DB 21 Mattrell McGraw  Sr
DB 23 Vernon McKinley III Fr
LB 24 Keith Simms So
DB 25 Brady Breeze  So
DB 26 Damon Hickok Fr
DB 27 Dexter Myers So
DB 28 Billy Gibson So
LB 29 Adrian Jackson Fr
LB 30 Andrew Johnson Jr. Fr
DB 31 Sean Killpatrick  Jr
LB 32 La'Mar Winston Jr. Jr
DB 33 Jordan Adeyemi-John Fr
DL 34 Jordon Scott So
LB 35 Troy Dye Jr
DB 36 Charles Sudduth Jr
DB 37 Kahlef Hailassie Fr
DB 38 Lucas Noland Fr
LB 41 Isaac Slade-Matautia  Fr
LB 42 MJ Cunningham Fr
LB 43 Nick Weibe Fr
LB 44 D.J. Johnson So
DL 45 Gus Cumberlander  Jr
LB 46 Nate Heaukulani Jr
DB 46 Elijah Jones Sr
LB 47 Anthony Booker Fr
LB 48 Isaiah Pitre Fr
DB 49 Tyler Reid Sr
DL 50 Popo Aumavae  Fr
DL 51 Gary Baker  Jr
DL 52 Andrew Faoliu Fr
LB 53 Matt Christman Jr
LB 55 Sampson Nou So
DL 56 Bryson Young Jr
LB 57 Ben Gomes Jr
LB 59 Pou Peleti-Gore  Sr
DL 90 Drayton Carlberg  Jr
LB 91 Avery Burt Fr
DL 92 Miguel Nevarez Fr
DL 93 Sione Kava Jr
DL 94 DJ Wong Sr
DL 97 Jalen Jelks  Sr
LB 98 Chris Beedles Fr
DL 99 Austin Faoliu So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 36 Jace Krier Fr
K 38 Tom Snee Fr
K 40 Zach Emerson  So
P 42 Blake Maimone  Jr
LS 47 Peyton Yanagi Fr
LS 49 Devin Melendez Sr
LS 63 Karsten Battles Fr
K 90 Henry Katleman Fr
K 91 Taylor Koth Fr
K 96 Adam Stack So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Joe Salave'aAssociate Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line
  • Marcus ArroyoAssistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks & Tight Ends
  • Jim LeavittCo-Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers
  • Keith HeywardCo-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
  • Bobby WilliamsSpecial Teams Coordinator
  • Michael JohnsonWide Receivers
  • Jim Mastro – Running Backs / Run Game Coordinator
  • Alex Mirabal – Offensive Line
  • Cort Dennison – Outside Linebackers
  • Donte Williams – Cornerbacks
  • Aaron Feld – Strength and Conditioning
  • Matt Fyle – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
  • Shaud Williams – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
  • Mark Davis – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
  • Ikaika Johnson – Graduate Assistant
  • Jonathan Krause – Graduate Assistant
  • Tre Watson – Graduate Assistant
  • Cody Woodiel – Graduate Assistant
  • Kwame Agyeman – Defensive Analyst
  • Rod Chance – Defensive Analyst
  • David Gilbertson – Offensive Analyst
  • Danny Langsdorf – Offensive Analyst
  • Chris Norris – Special Teams Analyst
  • Matt Noyer – Director, Football Operations
  • Kodi Look – Assistant Director of Football Operations
  • Stephen Field – Director, Recruiting
  • Funaki Asisi – Recruiting Assistant / Player Development
  • Matt Leitch – Recruiting Assistant
  • Eli Miller – Recruiting Assistant
  • Da'Vell Winters – Recruiting Assistant / Player Development
  • Thomas Arends – Director, Player Personnel / Pro Liaison
  • Ryan Bartow – Director, High School Relations
  • Cassidy Noyer – Director, External Relations
  • Josh Heim – Director, Digital Media
  • Alex Verdugo – Director, Graphic Design & Social Media
  • Dustin Smith – Video Coordinator
  • Steve Poehl – Video Production Coordinator
  • Kenny Farr – Football Equipment Administrator
  • Taylor Hughes – Sports Dietitian

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

[17]

Game summaries

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 7 7 0 24
No. 24 Ducks 7 30 14 7 58
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Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 7 14
No. 23 Ducks 14 21 14 13 62
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San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 6 6 10 22
No. 20 Ducks 14 7 7 7 35
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Stanford

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 7 Cardinal 0 7 14 107 38
No. 20 Ducks 7 17 0 70 31
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at California

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Ducks 7 21 7 7 42
No. 24 Golden Bears 3 7 7 7 24
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Washington

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 7 Huskies 10 7 7 03 27
No. 17 Ducks 10 7 7 06 30
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at Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Ducks 0 0 17 3 20
No. 25 Cougars 7 20 0 7 34
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at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Ducks 0 8 0 7 15
Wildcats 10 13 14 7 44
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UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 7 7 7 21
Ducks 14 7 7 14 42
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at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 0 7 10 8 25
Utes 10 9 3 10 32
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Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 3 10 3 13 29
Ducks 7 21 0 3 31
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at Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 14 7 13 21 55
Beavers 0 3 6 6 15
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vs. Michigan State (Redbox Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 6 0 6
Ducks 0 0 0 7 7
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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 15 Final 
AP 24 23 20 20 19 18 17 12 19 RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 
Coaches RV RV 23 19 20 18 17 11 21 RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4132Ugo AmadiSSeattle Seahawks
5156Justin HollinsLBDenver Broncos
7239Dillon MitchellWRMinnesota Vikings
7241Jalen JelksDEDallas Cowboys

References

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  3. "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  12. "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.
  13. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  15. "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  16. "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  17. http://www.goducks.com/roster.aspx?path=football
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