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2017 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Cristobal (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMarcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive schemeGulf Coast
Defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (1st season)
Base defenseHybrid 3-4
CaptainRoyce Freeman, Henry Mondeaux
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy   7 2     9 5  
No. 16 Washington x   7 2     10 3  
Washington State   6 3     9 4  
Oregon   4 5     7 6  
California   2 7     5 7  
Oregon State   0 9     1 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$   8 1     11 3  
Arizona State   6 3     7 6  
Arizona   5 4     7 6  
UCLA   4 5     6 7  
Utah   3 6     7 6  
Colorado   2 7     5 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Willie Taggart, until he departed at the end of the regular season to accept the head coaching position at Florida State. Co-offensive coordinator Mario Cristobal was promoted to interim head coach before being officially hired as head coach on December 8, 2017.[1] Oregon played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 51st straight year. They competed as a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division. They finished the 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.

Recruiting

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Position key

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Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

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Oregon signed a total of 24 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
C. J. Verdell
RB
Chula Vista, California Mater Dei HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Rutger Reitmaier
DT
Nashville, Tennessee Lipscomb Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jun 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Alex Forsyth
OT
West Linn, Oregon West Linn HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Jun 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Sampson Niu
LB
San Diego, California Madison HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jun 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Adam Stack
K
Honolulu, Hawaii Kamehameha 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jaylon Redd
CB
Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Nick Pickett
S/WR
Los Angeles, California Salesian HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Popo Aumavae
DT
Stockton, California St. Mary's HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Nov 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Johnny Johnson III
WR
Chandler, Arizona Chandler HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Nov 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Darrian McNeal
WR
Seffner, Florida Armwood HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Thomas Graham Jr.
CB
Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jordon Scott
DT
Largo, Florida Pinellas Park HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 345 lb (156 kg) Dec 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Darrian Felix
RB/CB
Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jan 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Braxton Burmeister
QB
La Jolla, California La Jolla Country Day School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jan 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Isaac Slade-Matautia
LB
Honolulu, Hawaii Saint Louis School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jan 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Austin Faoliu
DT
Santa Ana, California Mater Dei HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jan 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cyrus Habibi-Likio
RB
Mountain View, California St. Francis HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Bruce Judson
QB
Cocoa, Florida Cocoa HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jan 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Demetri Burch
WR
Apopka, Florida Apopka HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jan 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Daewood Davis
WR
Deerfield Beach, Florida Deerfield Beach HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
George Moore
OT
Antioch, California College of San Mateo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 308 lb (140 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cody Shear
OG
Eugene, Oregon Sheldon HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Billy Gibson
S
Miami, Florida Southridge HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Deommodore Lenoir
CB
Los Angeles, California Salesian HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  • "2017 Oregon Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:15 p.m.Southern Utah*P12NW 77–2152,204
September 91:30 p.m.Nebraska*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FOXW 42–3558,389
September 164:00 p.m.at Wyoming*CBSSNW 49–1329,139
September 237:00 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 24P12NL 35–3750,110
September 307:30 p.m.California
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FS1W 45–2455,707
October 75:00 p.m.No. 11 Washington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FOXL 10–3356,653
October 148:00 p.m.at No. 23 StanfordFS1L 7–4948,559
October 211:00 p.m.at UCLAP12NL 14–3155,711
October 282:45 p.m.Utahdagger
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 41–2056,154
November 47:00 p.m.at No. 12 WashingtonFS1L 3–3870,572
November 184:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
P12NW 48–2851,799
November 254:00 p.m.Oregon State
ESPN2W 69–1057,475
December 1612:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 Boise State*ABCL 28–3836,432
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel

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Roster

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2017 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 5 Taj Griffin Jr
WR 6 Charles Nelson Sr
QB 10 Justin Herbert So
QB 11 Braxton Burmeister Fr
QB 12 Taylor Alie  Sr
WR 13 Dillon Mitchell So
ATH 14 Demetri Burch Fr
QB 17 Mike Irwin Fr
RB 20 Tony Brooks-James  Jr
RB 21 Royce Freeman Sr
RB 22 Darrian Felix Fr
WR 23 Malik Lovette  So
RB 25 C. J. Verdell Fr
WR 26 Kyle Buckner  So
TE 27 Jake Breeland  So
WR 28 Chayce Maday  Jr
RB 29 Kani Benoit  Sr
WR 30 Jaylon Redd Fr
RB 33 Cyrus Habibi-Likio Fr
TE 37 Ivan Faulhaber  Sr
TE 40 Taylor Stinson  Jr
TE 44 Matt Mariota  So
OL 52 Cody Shear Fr
OL 54 Calvin Throckmorton  So
OL 55 Jake Hanson  So
OL 57 Doug Brenner  Sr
OL 60 Logan Bathke  Fr
OL 64 Charlie Landgraf  So
OL 66 Brady Aiello  So
OL 68 Shane Lemieux  So
OL 71 Jacob Capra  Fr
OL 72 Samuel Poutasi  Fr
OL 73 Tyrell Crosby Sr
OL 76 Jake Pisarcik  Sr
OL 77 George Moore So
OL 78 Alex Forsyth Fr
OL 79 Evan Voeller  Sr
WR 80 Johnny Johnson III Fr
WR 81 Daewood Davis Fr
WR 82 Casey Eugenio  Jr
WR 83 Alex Ofodile  So
TE 84 Cameron McCormick  Fr
WR 85 Alfonso Cobb  Fr
WR 86 Brenden Schooler So
TE 87 Ryan Bay  So
TE 88 Drake Brennan  So
WR 89 Darrian McNeal Fr
QB - Bruce Judson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Arrion Springs Sr
DB 2 Tyree Robinson  Sr
OLB 3 Jonah Moi  Sr
CB 4 Thomas Graham Jr. Fr
DL 5 Scott Pagano  Sr
CB 7 Ugo Amadi Jr
CB 10 Ty Griffin  Sr
LB 11 Justin Hollins  Jr
LB 12 Sampson Niu Fr
CB 15 Deommodore Lenoir Fr
S 16 Nick Pickett Fr
S 17 Juwaan Williams  Sr
LB 18 Jimmie Swain Sr
LB 19 Fotu Leiato II Jr
S 21 Mattrell McGraw  Jr
CB 22 Jihree Stewart  So
LB 24 Keith Simms So
S 25 Brady Breeze  Fr
S 26 Kahlil Oliver  Jr
S 28 Billy Gibson Fr
S 29 Pou Peleti-Gore  Jr
CB 31 Sean Killpatrick  So
LB 32 La'Mar Winston Jr. So
DL 34 Jordon Scott Fr
LB 35 Troy Dye So
CB 37 Dexter Myers  Fr
LB 39 Kaulana Apelu Jr
LB 43 Isaac Slade-Matautia Fr
DL 45 Gus Cumberlander  So
DL 48 Hunter Kampmoyer  Fr
DL 50 Popo Aumavae Fr
DL 51 Gary Baker  So
LB 53 Blake Rugraff  So
LB 55 A.J. Hotchkins Sr
DE 56 Bryson Young So
DL 90 Drayton Carlberg  So
DL 91 Elijah George  Sr
DL 92 Henry Mondeaux Sr
DL 94 Malik Young  Sr
DL 97 Jalen Jelks  Jr
DL 98 Jordan Kurahara  Jr
DT 99 Austin Faoliu Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 38 Alec Hallman Fr
PK 40 Zach Emerson  Fr
K 41 Aidan Schneider Sr
P 42 Blake Maimone  So
LS 58 Tanner Carew Sr
LS 66 Devin Melendez Sr
K 96 Adam Stack Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Offense

  • Marcus Arroyo – Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks & tight ends
  • Mario Cristobal – Co-offensive coordinator / run game coordinator / offensive line
  • Michael Johnson – Wide receivers
  • Donte Pimpleton – Running backs
  • Irele Oderinde – Strength and conditioning

Defense

  • Charles Clark - Cornerbacks
  • Keith Heyward – Safeties
  • Jim Leavitt – Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers
  • Joe Salave'a – Associate head coach / defensive line
  • Raymond Woodie – Special teams coordinator / outside linebackers

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

Roster

Coaching staff

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Name Position Years at current

position at Oregon

Alma mater
Willie Taggart Head coach 0 Western Kentucky (1998)
Mario Cristobal Head coach (Bowl Game), Co-offensive coordinator,

Offensive line coach

0 Miami (1992)
Marcus Arroyo Co-offensive coordinator,

Quarterbacks coach

0 San Jose State (2002)
Jim Leavitt Defensive coordinator,

Linebackers coach

0 Missouri (1977)
Donte Pimpleton Running backs coach 0 Western Kentucky (2002)
Charles Clark Cornerbacks coach 0 Ole Miss (2007)
Keith Heyward Safeties Coach 0 Oregon State (2000)
Joe Salave'a Defensive line coach 0 Arizona (1997)
Raymond Woodie Special teams coordinator 0 Bethune-Cookman (1995)
Irele Oderinde Head Strength Coach 0 Western Kentucky (2003)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRV24RVRV
CoachesRVRVRV24RVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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Southern Utah

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1 234Total
Southern Utah 7 1400 21
• Oregon 21 212114 77

Nebraska

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1 234Total
Nebraska 7 7147 35
• Oregon 21 2100 42
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

Wyoming

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1 234Total
• Oregon 14 2807 49
Wyoming 10 030 13

Arizona State

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1 234Total
Oregon 7 7147 35
• Arizona St 17 0146 37

California

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1 234Total
California 0 7710 24
• Oregon 17 0721 45
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

Washington State

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1 234Total
• Washington St 7 61010 33
Oregon 10 0010 20
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

Stanford

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1 234Total
Oregon 7 000 7
• Stanford 21 7714 49

UCLA

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1 234Total
Oregon 0 1400 14
• UCLA 14 0107 31

Utah

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1 234Total
Utah 0 677 20
• Oregon 7 101014 41
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

Washington

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1 234Total
Oregon 3 000 3
• Washington 0 17210 38

Arizona

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1 234Total
Arizona 7 1470 28
• Oregon 14 14713 48
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

Oregon State

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1 234Total
Oregon St 7 030 10
• Oregon 17 35107 69
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Autzen Stadium

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Las Vegas Bowl

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1 234Total
Oregon 0 14014 28
• Boise St 14 1077 38

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon Ducks to hire Mario Cristobal as new head coach". ESPN. December 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 39. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-29.