2017 Oregon Ducks football team

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.

2017 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2017 record7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coachWillie Taggart (1st season, departed Dec. 5)
Mario Cristobal (1st season, bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Cristobal (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMarcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive schemeGulf Coast
Defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (1st season)
Base defenseHybrid 3-4
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
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

Previous season

They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Coach Mark Helfrich was fired.[2] He finished at Oregon with a four-year record of 37–16.

Recruiting

Position key
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

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
CJ Verdell
RB		 Chula Vista, California Mater Dei HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 5, 2016 
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Rutger Reitmaier
DT		 Nashville, Tennessee Lipscomb Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jun 8, 2016 
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Alex Forsyth
OT		 West Linn, Oregon West Linn HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Jun 11, 2016 
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Sampson Niu
LB		 San Diego, California Madison HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jun 22, 2016 
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Adam Stack
K		 Honolulu, Hawaii Kamehameha 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 6, 2016 
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Jaylon Redd
CB		 Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
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Nick Pickett
S/WR		 Los Angeles, California Salesian HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 30, 2016 
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Popo Aumavae
DT		 Stockton, California St. Mary's HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Nov 13, 2016 
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Johnny Johnson III
WR		 Chandler, Arizona Chandler HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Nov 13, 2016 
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Darrian McNeal
WR		 Seffner, Florida Armwood HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 11, 2016 
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Thomas Graham
CB		 Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
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Jordon Scott
DT		 Largo, Florida Pinellas Park HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 345 lb (156 kg) Dec 25, 2016 
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Darrian Felix
RB/CB		 Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jan 8, 2017 
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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 
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Isaac Slade-Matautia
LB		 Honolulu, Hawaii Saint Louis School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jan 21, 2017 
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Austin Faoliu
DT		 Santa Ana, California Mater Dei HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jan 21, 2017 
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Cyrus Habibi-Likio
RB		 Mountain View, California St. Francis HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 26, 2017 
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Bruce Judson
QB		 Cocoa, Florida Cocoa HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jan 27, 2017 
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Demetri Burch
WR		 Apopka, Florida Apopka HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jan 28, 2017 
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Daewood Davis
WR		 Deerfield Beach, Florida Deerfield Beach HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 29, 2017 
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George Moore
OT		 Antioch, California College of San Mateo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 308 lb (140 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
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Cody Shear
OG		 Eugene, Oregon Sheldon HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
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Billy Gibson
S		 Miami, Florida Southridge HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
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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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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.

    Personnel
    2017 Oregon Ducks football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos.#NameClass
    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 CJ Verdell Fr
    WR 26 Kyle Buckner  So
    TE 27 Jacob 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.#NameClass
    CB 1 Arrion Springs Sr
    CB, S 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.#NameClass
    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
    • Redshirt

    Roster

    [3]

    Schedule
    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. 24
    		P12NL 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 Stanford
    		FS1L 7–4948,559
    October 211:00 p.m.at UCLA
    		P12NL 14–3155,711
    October 282:45 p.m.Utah
    • Autzen Stadium
    • Eugene, OR
    		P12NW 41–2056,154
    November 47:00 p.m.at No. 12 Washington
    		FS1L 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
    • Homecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time
    Source: [4]

    Personnel
    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
    Further information: 2017 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 RV RV RV 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
    Coaches RV RV RV 24 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

    Southern Utah
    See also: 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
    1 234Total
    Southern Utah 7 1400 21
    • Oregon 21 212114 77

    Nebraska
    See also: 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
    1 234Total
    Nebraska 7 7147 35
    • Oregon 21 2100 42
    • Date: September 9
    • Location: Autzen Stadium

    Wyoming
    See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team
    1 234Total
    • Oregon 14 2807 49
    Wyoming 10 030 13

    Arizona State
    See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
    1 234Total
    Oregon 7 7147 35
    • Arizona St 17 0146 37

    California
    See also: 2017 California Golden Bears football team
    1 234Total
    California 0 7710 24
    • Oregon 17 0721 45
    • Date: September 30
    • Location: Autzen Stadium

    Washington State
    See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team
    1 234Total
    • Washington St 7 61010 33
    Oregon 10 0010 20
    • Date: October 7
    • Location: Autzen Stadium

    Stanford
    See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team
    1 234Total
    Oregon 7 000 7
    • Stanford 21 7714 49

    UCLA
    See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team
    1 234Total
    Oregon 0 1400 14
    • UCLA 14 0107 31

    Utah
    See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team
    1 234Total
    Utah 0 677 20
    • Oregon 7 101014 41
    • Date: October 28
    • Location: Autzen Stadium

    Washington
    See also: 2017 Washington Huskies football team
    1 234Total
    Oregon 3 000 3
    • Washington 0 17210 38

    Arizona
    See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team
    1 234Total
    Arizona 7 1470 28
    • Oregon 14 14713 48
    • Date: November 18
    • Location: Autzen Stadium

    Oregon State
    See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team
    1 234Total
    Oregon St 7 030 10
    • Oregon 17 35107 69
    • Date: November 25
    • Location: Autzen Stadium

    [5]

    Las Vegas Bowl
    See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team and 2017 Las Vegas Bowl
    1 234Total
    Oregon 0 14014 28
    • Boise St 14 1077 38

    References
    1. "Oregon Ducks to hire Mario Cristobal as new head coach". ESPN. December 8, 2017.
    2. "Mark Helfrich fired by Oregon Ducks after 4 seasons as head football coach". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
    3. http://www.goducks.com/roster.aspx?path=football
    4. "2016 Oregon Ducks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
    5. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-29.
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