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
Redbox Bowl, W 7–6 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
2018 record	9–4 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (2nd season)
Base defense	Hybrid 3-4/3-3-5
Home stadium	Autzen 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)
1	Washington	249 (40)
2	Stanford	198 (2)
3	Oregon	178 (2)
4	California	108
5	Washington State	98
6	Oregon State	45

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 24	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 58–24	50,112
September 8	11:00 a.m.	Portland State*	No. 23	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 62–14	47,210
September 15	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	No. 20	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 35–22	50,049
September 22	5:00 p.m.	No. 7 Stanford	No. 20	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	ABC	L 31–38 ^OT	58,453
September 29	7:30 p.m.	at No. 24 California	No. 19	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	W 42–24	43,448
October 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 Washington	No. 17	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 30–27 ^OT	58,691
October 20	4:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington State	No. 12	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (College GameDay)	FOX	L 20–34	33,152
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	L 15–44	42,845
November 3	4:30 p.m.	UCLA		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 42–21	56,114
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 25–32	46,275
November 17	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 31–29	50,485
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	FS1	W 55–15	39,776
December 31	12:00 p.m.	vs. Michigan State*		Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Redbox Bowl)	FOX	W 7–6	30,212
*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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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 Mario Cristobal Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Salave'a – Associate Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Marcus Arroyo – Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks & Tight Ends Jim Leavitt – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Keith Heyward – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Bobby Williams – Special Teams Coordinator Michael Johnson – Wide 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

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Game summaries

Bowling Green

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Portland State

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

San Jose State

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 7 Cardinal	0	7	14	10	7	38
No. 20 Ducks	7	17	0	7	0	31

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

at California

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Washington

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 7 Huskies	10	7	7	0	3	27
No. 17 Ducks	10	7	7	0	6	30

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

at Washington State

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

at Arizona

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

UCLA

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

at Utah

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Arizona State

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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	14	7	13	21	55
Beavers	0	3	6	6	15

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

vs. Michigan State (Redbox Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	6	0	6
Ducks	0	0	0	7	7

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	132	Ugo Amadi	S	Seattle Seahawks
5	156	Justin Hollins	LB	Denver Broncos
7	239	Dillon Mitchell	WR	Minnesota Vikings
7	241	Jalen Jelks	DE	Dallas Cowboys

References

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17. http://www.goducks.com/roster.aspx?path=football