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Opening game vs. UC Davis, September 3, 2016
The 2016 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 50th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.
They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Helfrich was fired.[1] He finished at Oregon with a four year record of 37–16.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
2:00 PM |
UC Davis* |
No. 24 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
P12N |
W 53–28 |
53,817 |
September 10 |
7:30 PM |
Virginia* |
No. 24 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
ESPN |
W 44–26 |
53,774 |
September 17 |
12:30 PM |
at Nebraska* |
No. 22 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ABC |
L 32–35 |
91,414 |
September 24 |
2:30 PM |
Colorado |
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
P12N |
L 38–41 |
53,974 |
October 1 |
6:30 PM |
at Washington State |
|
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
P12N |
L 33–51 |
33,528 |
October 8 |
4:30 PM |
No. 5 Washington |
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Rivalry) |
FOX |
L 21–70 |
58,842 |
October 21 |
7:30 PM |
at California |
|
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
ESPN |
L 49–52 2OT |
43,048 |
October 29 |
1:00 PM |
Arizona State |
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
P12N |
W 54–35 |
53,898 |
November 5 |
4:00 PM |
at USC |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ESPN |
L 20–45 |
74,625 |
November 12 |
1:00 PM |
Stanford |
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
P12N |
L 27–52 |
53,757 |
November 19 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 11 Utah |
|
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT |
P12N |
W 30–28 |
46,327 |
November 26 |
1:00 PM |
at Oregon State |
|
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (120th Civil War/Platypus Trophy) |
P12N |
L 24–34 |
44,160 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change. |
- Source: [2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
24 |
24 |
22 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Coaches |
22 |
23 |
21 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
CFP |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
Game summaries
UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
7 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
No. 24 Ducks |
8 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
53 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cavaliers |
6 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
26 |
No. 24 Ducks |
13 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
44 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2013 |
ORE, 59–13 |
at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 22 Ducks |
8 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
32 |
Cornhuskers |
7 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–5 |
1986 |
NEB, 48–14 |
Colorado
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes |
16 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
41 |
Ducks |
7 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–8 |
2015 |
ORE, 41–24 |
at Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ducks |
7 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
33 |
Cougars |
7 |
21 |
2 |
21 |
51 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
49–39–7 |
2015 |
WAZZU, 45–38 |
Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Huskies |
21 |
14 |
21 |
14 |
70 |
Ducks |
0 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
46–58–5 |
2015 |
ORE, 26–20 |
at California
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Ducks |
0 |
14 |
14 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
49 |
Golden Bears |
14 |
17 |
3 |
8 | 7 | 3 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–40–2 |
2015 |
ORE, 44–28 |
Arizona State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Sun Devils |
14 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
35 |
Ducks |
17 |
13 |
3 |
21 |
54 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–16 |
2015 |
ORE, 61–55 |
at USC
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ducks |
6 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
Trojans |
17 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
20–38–2 |
2015 |
ORE, 48–28 |
Stanford
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinal |
21 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
52 |
Ducks |
6 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
32–46–1 |
2015 |
ORE, 38–36 |
at Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ducks |
3 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
30 |
Utes |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
20–9 |
2015 |
UTAH, 62–20 |
at Oregon State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ducks |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
Beavers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
63–46–10 |
2015 |
ORE, 52–42 |