2009 Oregon Ducks football team

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2009 Oregon Ducks football
Oregon Ducks logo.svg
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–26 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record10–3 (8–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich (1st season)
Offensive scheme No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti (13th season)
Base defense 3–4
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Autzen Stadium
Uniform
Pac-10-Uniform-UO-2009.png
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Oregon $  8 1   10 3  
Arizona  6 3   8 5  
Oregon State  6 3   8 5  
Stanford  6 3   8 5  
No. 22 USC  5 4   9 4  
California  5 4   8 5  
Washington  4 5   5 7  
UCLA  3 6   7 6  
Arizona State  2 7   4 8  
Washington State  0 9   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as member of the Pacific-10 Conference the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Chip Kelly in his first season as a head coach at the Division I FBS level. Kelly was only the third Ducks head coach since 1977 and led the Ducks to a Pac-10 championship and was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. He took over for Mike Bellotti.

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The Ducks finished the season 10–3, 8–1 in Pac-10 to claim the Pac-10 championship and earn the conference's automatic Bowl Championship Series (BCS) berth where they were invited to the Rose Bowl, the school's fifth Rose Bowl and first since the 1994 season. They were defeated by Ohio State 26–17.

Preseason

July 29 – Senior Ed Dickson is named to the Mackey Award watchlist, given out to the nation's best tight end. [1]

August 4 – Junior Jeremiah Masoli is named to the watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award. [2]

August 8 – Senior LeGarrette Blount is named to the watch list for the Walter Camp Award. [3]

Pre-season departures

Quarterback and wide receiver Chris Harper, quarterback Justin Roper, [4] and wide receiver Aaron Pflugrad all decided to transfer from the team before the 2009 season. [5]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40Commit date
Cliff Harris
CB
Fresno, CAEdison HS6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)168 lb (76 kg)4.5Jan 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 81
Diante Jackson
WR
Walnut Creek, CALas Lomas HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg)4.6Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Tyrece Gaines
WR
El Dorado, KSButler County CC6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg)4.4Mar 16, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 
Bryson Littlejohn
LB
Rocklin, CASierra CC6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)235 lb (107 kg)4.5Jan 12, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 
Boseko Lokombo
OLB
Abbotsford, BCW J Mouat Secondary6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)216 lb (98 kg)4.6Dec 24, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Michael Clay
OLB
San Jose, CABellarmine College Prep School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)213 lb (97 kg)4.8Jan 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Mike Bowlin
K
Aliso Viejo, CAAliso Niguel HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)NAJul 18, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Taylor Hart
DE
Tualatin, ORTualatin HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg)4.7Apr 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Jackson Rice
P
Moraga, CACampolindo HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)NAJul 29, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Everett Benyard
OT
San Diego, CACathedral Catholic HS6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)320 lb (150 kg)5.5Oct 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Anthony Anderson
DE
La Mesa, CAHelix HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)222 lb (101 kg)4.8Jun 17, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Karrington Armstrong
DT
Reno, NVMcQueen HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)293 lb (133 kg)5.0Sep 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Brian Jackson
CB
Hoover, ALHoover HS5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)188 lb (85 kg)4.6Jan 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Avery Patterson
CB
Pittsburg, CAPittsburg Senior HS5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)4.4Aug 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Trevor Fox
OG
Temecula, CAChaparral HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)294 lb (133 kg)NAJun 11, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 68
Zac Clark
DE
El Dorado, KSButler County CC6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)250 lb (110 kg)4.8Dec 15, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 
Andrew Iupati
DT
Huntington Beach, CAGolden West CC6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)293 lb (133 kg)NANov 11, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 
Terrance Montgomery
DT
Reedley, CAReedley CC6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)290 lb (130 kg)4.9Aug 4, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 
Jamaal Burrell
OG
Compton, CADominguez HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)262 lb (119 kg)5.3Jan 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 76
Justin Brown
DT
Compton, CACompton HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)260 lb (120 kg)4.9Feb 2, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 71
Lavasier Tuinei
WR
Huntington Beach, CAGolden West CC6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg)4.5Nov 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 
Braxton Lane
WR
Tyrone, GASandy Creek HS5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)189 lb (86 kg)4.4Feb 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Keaton Arden
DE
Piedmont, CAPiedmont HS6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)NAJan 19, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Nick Cole
WR
Concord, CAClayton Valley HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)NAFeb 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Daryle Hawkins
QB
Omaha, NECentral HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)4.5Feb 2, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Wade Keliikipi
DT
Waianae, HIWaianae HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)280 lb (130 kg)5.0Feb 2, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26   Rivals: 32
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon Football Commitment List 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  • "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2009". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  • "Oregon Ducks Commits 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:15 p.m.at No. 14 Boise State *No. 16 ESPN L 8–1934,127 [6]
September 127:15 p.m. Purdue * FSN W 38–3657,772 [7]
September 1912:30 p.m.No. 18 Utah *
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ESPNW 31–2458,017 [8]
September 2612:30 p.m.No. 6 California
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABC/ESPN W 42–358,975 [9]
October 36:15 p.m. Washington State No. 16
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
OSN W 52–657,378 [10]
October 1012:30 p.m.at UCLA No. 13ABCW 24–1077,819 [11]
October 2412:30 p.m.at Washington No. 11ABCW 43–1967,809 [12]
October 315:00 p.m.No. 5 USC No. 10
ABC W 47–2059,592 [13]
November 712:30 p.m.at Stanford No. 8FSNL 42–5143,924 [14]
November 147:20 p.m. Arizona State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ESPNW 44–2158,475 [15]
November 215:00 p.m.at Arizona No. 11
ABCW 44–41 2OT57,863 [16]
December 36:00 p.m.No. 16 Oregon State No. 7
ESPNW 37–3359,597 [17]
January 1, 20102:10 p.m.vs. No. 8 Ohio State *No. 7
ABCL 17–2693,963 [18]

[19] [20] [21] [22]

Game summaries

Boise State

1234Total
#16 Ducks00808
#14 Broncos0136019

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants [23]

Oregon's offense was completely shut down in the first half and was unable to gain a single first down. They allowed the Broncos to get into their red zone multiple times, but Oregon's defense held them twice. Both times resulted in Boise State attempting field goals after having a first and goal situation. Both field goals in the first quarter were missed by kicker Kyle Brotzman (29 and 47). In the second quarter, the Broncos scored on a TD pass from quarterback Kellen Moore to wide receiver Austin Pettis. Michael Choate ran in the two-point conversion. Billy Winn added to Boise State's first half score by tackling running back LeGarrette Blount for a safety. At the end of the first half, Kyle Brotzman booted in a 45-yard field goal to make the score 13–0. A low-scoring second half did not stop the Ducks from scoring a touchdown along with a two-point conversion. The rest of the game was back and forth until the clock expired, Boise State winning by 11.

After the game, Blount, who earlier in the week was quoted as saying, "We owe that team an ass-whuppin," [24] punched Bronco DE Byron Hout in the chin after Hout had taunted him in front of Boise State head coach Chris Petersen. Blount then went after fans in the front row of the south end zone before being restrained and escorted off the field by security, police, and Oregon coaches. The next day, Oregon suspended Blount for the rest of the season, seemingly ending his career. [25] However, in October, Kelly announced that Blount could return as early as November provided he meets certain academic and behavioral benchmarks. [26]

Purdue

1234Total
Purdue71071236
Oregon10714738

Uniform combination: green helmets, green jerseys, green pants [23]

The Ducks evened their 2009 record at 1–1 with a thrilling 38–36 win over Purdue in their first visit to Eugene. Jeremiah Masoli rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown and LaMichael James rushed for 56 yards. Walter Thurmond III returned an interception for a touchdown in the first half and Javes Lewis returned a fumble for a touchdown in the third quarter. With a minute and one second left to play Purdue failed on a two-point conversion that would have tied the game. Oregon recovered the onsides kick attempt and ran out the clock. Jamere Holland had 72 yards on 4 receptions but dropped a sure touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

Utah

#18 Utah at Oregon
1234Total
Utah7017024
Oregon1477331

Uniform combination: white helmet, green jerseys, silver pants [23]

Utah brought the Nation's longest winning streak of 16 into Autzen Stadium this year. This was the first meeting between the schools since a 17–13 Utah win at Salt Lake City in 2003. The Utes last trek to Autzen Stadium was in early September 2001, when Joey Harrington and the Ducks handled Utah 24–10 on their way to an 11–1 record and No. 2 in the Nation finish.

California

1234Total
#6 Golden Bears30003
Ducks32214342

Uniform combination: throwback uniforms, yellow helmet, green jerseys, yellow pants [27]

Cal has run off three in a row against the Ducks, more than any other Pac-10 school against Oregon. The Golden Bears streak is their longest versus Oregon since the 1970s. Cal won a waterlogged game at Berkeley last year, 26–16. [28]

The Oregon Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli struggled in previous games but had a major breakthrough against Cal, throwing 253 yards with 21 completions out of 25 attempts, three for touchdowns. Oregon tight end Ed Dickson had a career day with 11 catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns. The Oregon defense played very well, holding Jahvid Best who tied a Pac-10 record for rushing touchdowns the week prior, to just 55 yards on 16 carries. [29] Before the game, Best was quoted as saying Autzen Stadium was the only venue where the crowd noise troubled him. [30]

The Ducks had a rough start to the game when Walter Thurmond fumbled the opening kickoff reception. Thurmond was hit in the knee on the return and was later diagnosed with a torn ACL and ended up missing the rest of the season. [31] Cal took possession and, on a drive that went for negative eight yards, scored a field goal, their only points in the game. [32] The two teams went back and forth on several miscues. In the first quarter on the Ducks' first scoring drive, running back LaMichael James fumbled the ball and was picked up by Cal's defensive back Josh Hill. During his run back, Hill fumbled the ball again which was recovered by Oregon. In the second quarter, Cal recovered a fumble by Oregon, only to fumble the ball back on the very next play. Later that quarter, Oregon punter Jackson Rice kicked the ball off the side of his foot for a 5-yard punt. After a quick three-and-out by Cal, Bryan Anger, Cal's punter, booted the ball off the side of his foot for another 5-yard punt. [32] Masoli's first touchdown pass of the season occurred in the first few seconds of the second quarter, a 26-yard completion to Ed Dickson. [29]

Since Cal's first field goal, the Ducks went on to score 42 unanswered points to win the game. It was Cal's worst loss with Jeff Tedford as the head coach. [29]

Washington State

1234Total
Cougars00606
#16 Ducks21213752

Uniform combination: black helmet, yellow jersey, black pants

Oregon has won two in a row, and four of the last five against Washington State. The last two games have resulted in 63–14 and 53–7 victories by the Ducks. The Cougars have not won at Autzen since 2003 when they defeated Oregon 55–16.

UCLA

1234Total
#13 Ducks0021324
Bruins037010

Uniform combination: green helmet, white jersey, green pants

Oregon won last year's match-up with UCLA 31–21 in Eugene. The Ducks last trip to the Rose Bowl in 2007 was a humbling experience, as they were shut out for the first time since 1985 by a score of 16–0. That game however was played the week after they had lost star QB Dennis Dixon to injury for the season. At game time, current Bruins head coach Rick Neuheisel was 4–2 against the Ducks going back to the days he coached the Colorado Buffaloes and the Washington Huskies. Since the first game in 1928, UCLA was leading the series 39–23.

With a solid performance in the first half and taking a field goal lead into the locker room, the Bruins gave up three quick touchdowns within few minutes of the third quarter to give the Ducks their fifth win of the season. The Ducks scored on Kenjon Barner's 100-yard kickoff return, on Talmadge Jackson's 31-yard interception, and on Nate Costa's 20-yard pass to Jeff Maehl, which was resulted from a UCLA fumble.

The Bruins scored their only touchdown when Akeem Ayers intercepted a Costa pass in the back of the Rose Bowl north end zone by keeping his feet in bound. Kai Forbath kicked a 52-yard field goal to give UCLA the early lead. Oregon’s Rob Beard attempted a 51-yard field goal, which was blocked by Jerzy Siewierski. Mogan Flint kicked a 33-yard field goals for the Ducks in the fourth quarter. [33]

Washington

1234Total
#12 Ducks01521743
Huskies3301319

Oregon has won a school record five in a row over their hated rivals to the north, all by 20 or more points. Washington's last win over the Ducks came at Husky Stadium in 2003.

Uniform combination: black helmet, white jersey with silver numbers, black pants

After Erik Folk's 33-yard field goal in the first quarter for Washington, Oregon blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the endzone in the second quarter to give the Ducks their first lead. Javes Lewis intercepted Jake Locker's pass in the end zone to give the ball back to Oregon, which resulted in Jeremiah Masoli's 1-yard touchdown. With a second left, Folk kicked a 48-yard field goal to end the half, which was aided by a personal foul on Oregon.

With good field position at their own 47-yard line, the Ducks scored their third touchdown on Masoli's 3-yard run in the top of the third quarter.

USC

1234Total
#4 Trojans3143020
#10 Ducks101417647

USC had not won a game in the state of Oregon for the past three years, a streak that the Ducks kept alive. [34] USC beat Oregon in the Los Angeles Coliseum last year, 44–10.

Uniform combination: green helmet, green jersey, black pants

The tenth ranked Ducks handed the Trojans their worst loss since 1997 and Pete Carroll the worst loss in his tenure at USC. [35] Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli passed for 222 yards, and a score, and ran for 164 more, including a touchdown, while LaMichael James ran for 183 yards.

Stanford

1234Total
#7 Ducks77141442
Cardinal171414651

The Ducks will go for their 8th straight win against Stanford this season. It is their longest current win streak against any Pac-10 school. The seven straight wins also ties the longest stretch of dominance in school history over the Cardinal (1957–63). Oregon came from behind and won last year in Eugene on a last minute touchdown, 35–28. Stanford's last win against Oregon came in Eugene in 2001. That was the Ducks only loss that season, on their way to an 11–1 finish and No. 2 final ranking.

Uniform combination: green helmet, white jersey, white pants

Oregon's undefeated conference season came to an end at Stanford, 51–42. Both teams have five victories in the Pac-10 championship race.

Arizona State

1234Total
Sun Devils0714021
#14 Ducks14177644

Oregon has won four straight over the Sun Devils by an average of 23.8 ppg, including last year's 54–20 win in Tempe.

Uniform combination: black helmet, black jersey, black pants

Arizona

1234OT2OTTotal
#11 Ducks770177644
Wildcats0107147341

Uniform combination: green helmet, white jersey with silver numbers, black pants

The previous trip the Ducks took to Tucson in 2007 was a crushing one as the Ducks saw their BCS National Championship Game hopes fade as their star quarterback Dennis Dixon tore his ACL in the first half of the game. [36] The 2009 game was also important, as it involved the only two teams that week in the Pac-10 who were able to control their path to earn an outright Pac-10 Championship. [37]

It was a hotly contested game as neither team led by more than 10 points after Arizona's first touchdown in the second quarter. Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli started with a sluggish game with two recovered fumbles and an interception to set up Arizona's first touchdown. Late in the game, however, he led the Ducks to a narrow victory with two key touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown of his own. After Arizona scored a touchdown in the only score of the third quarter to put them up by 3, the game turned into a frantic sprint with numerous close calls. Morgan Flint attempted a 43-yard field goal for the Ducks that bounced in after hitting the crossbar, tying the game. With three minutes left in the game and Arizona ahead by a touchdown, Talmadge Jackson intercepted Arizona quarterback Nick Foles's pass in the end zone on a 3rd and 16 play at Oregon's 40-yard line. As Oregon drove down the field in the remaining minutes, the student section poured into the Arizona sideline as they prepared to rush the field. However, the drive ended with a touchdown pass from Masoli to Dickson. [38] The Ducks tied the game as Oregon backup quarterback Nate Costa corralled an errant snap for the extra point kicked by Flint. [39] The Arizona student section made their way back to the stands as overtime began. The two teams traded a pair of touchdowns in the first overtime but in the second overtime, Arizona settled for a field goal and Oregon scored a touchdown to win the game. [38]

After the conclusion, the Arizona section at one end of the stadium next to the visiting section began to throw debris at the Oregon players. An Oregon cheerleader, Katelynn Johnson, was struck in the head with a full water bottle, giving her a concussion. [40] [41]

Oregon State

#13 Oregon State at #7 Oregon
1234Total
Oregon State101310033
Oregon14713337

Uniform combination: yellow helmet, throwback green jersey, white pants

The Ducks crushed the Beavers' Rose Bowl aspirations for the second year in a row and managed to secure their own with a 37–33 home victory over the Beavers at Autzen Stadium. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran over safety Lance Mitchell in order to reach a first down much like his performance against UCLA and Oklahoma State last year where he ran over other players. Suspended running back LeGarrette Blount saw his first action since the Boise State loss and took out his frustration this time in a sportsman like way by running over Oregon State linebacker Keaton Kristick who was regarded as the most feared player in the Pac-10. Blount also stiffarmed and threw Stephen Paea to the ground who was regarded as the best defensive tackle in the Pac-10. When Oregon was down 30 to 21 Blount broke free and rushed for a 12-yard touchdown to bring the game closer before Lamichael James broke free for 52 on a touchdown run. In total Blount rushed for 7 times for 51 yards and a touchdown.

Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

1234Total
#8 Buckeyes1063726
#7 Ducks0107017

Uniform combination: white helmet, green jersey, white pants

Oregon returns to the Rose Bowl for the fifth time and first since the 1994 season. That year the Ducks lost to No. 2 ranked and undefeated Penn State, 38–20. Oregon has never beaten Ohio State in their seven previous meetings. Their most recent meeting occurred in Columbus in 1987, with the Ducks losing 24–14. Oregon and Ohio State have played in the Rose Bowl once before. The 1958 Rose Bowl game turned out to be a defensive struggle as the Ducks eventually lost to the heavily favored Buckeyes 10–7. Ohio State would go on to share the National Title that year, the Ducks would have to wait 37 more years to return to Pasadena. Ducks QB Jack Crabtree was named MVP of the game that year, the last and only second time ever that a person from the losing team had been bestowed that honor. This time the Ducks will try to win the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1917, a 14–0 victory over Pennsylvania. The Oregon Ducks lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl in 2010, 26–17. [42]

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Roster

2009 Oregon Ducks [43]

Cornerbacks

  • 6 Walter Thurmond III
  • 8 Brian Butterfield
  • 13 Tyrone Radford
  • 14 Javes Lewis
  • 17 Willie Glasper
  • 18 Anthony Gildon
  • 36 Will Wallace
  • 37 Talmadge Jackson III
  • N/A Cliff Harris

Defensive backs

  • 12 Brian Jackson
  • 19 Talon Goon
  • 28 Scott Grady
  • 34 Pono Kam

Defensive ends

  • 33 Tyrell Irvin
  • 39 Will Tukuafu
  • 41 Matt Simms
  • 45 Terrell Turner
  • 66 Taylor Hart
  • 86 Chris DiVincenzo
  • 89 Mike DiVincenzo
  • 94 Keaton Arden
  • 99 Zac Clark

Defensive tackles

  • 50 Simi Toeaina
  • 59 Terrance Montgomery
  • 88 Brandon Bair
  • 90 Blake Ferras
  • 92 Wade Keliikipi
  • 93 Anthony Anderson
  • 96 Andrew Iupati

Linebackers

Long snappers

  • 51 Steven Patterson
  • 59 Jeff Palmer

Offensive linemen

  • 52 NaDerris Ward
  • 54 Jordan Holmes
  • 57 Trevor Fox
  • 61 Nick Cody
  • 63 Mana Greig
  • 64 Max Forer
  • 68 C.E. Kaiser
  • 69 Bo Thran
  • 70 Ramsen Golpashin
  • 71 Everett Benyard
  • 73 Brenton Spickerman
  • 74 Darrion Weems
  • 75 Jamaal Burrell
  • 77 Carson York
  • 78 Karrington Armstrong
  • 79 Mark Asper

Offensive tackles

  • 65 Lance Barker
  • 76 Charlie Carmichael

Punters

  • 30 Tim Taylor
  • 49 Jackson Rice

Place Kickers

  • 25 Morgan Flint
  • 48 Mike Bowlin
  • 93 Rob Beard

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Safeties

  • 1 Marvin Johnson
  • 2 T. J. Ward
  • 7 Chad Peppars
  • 20 John Boyett
  • 27 Titus Jackson

Tight ends

Wide receivers

  • 4 Tyrece Gaines
  • 10 D.J. Davis
  • 15 Blake Cantu
  • 19 Jamere Holland
  • 23 Jeff Maehl
  • 30 Nick Cole
  • 80 Lavasier Tuinei
  • 81 Rory Cavaille
  • 85 Diante Jackson
  • 86 Garrett Embrey
  • 90 Will Murphy
  • 94 Mike Mackie
  • 98 Justin Hoffman

Coaching staff

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 16161313121071411107711
Coaches 14251716141281611108711
Harris Not released2315141211814111087Not released
BCS Not released111081311877Not released

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The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California, and were coached by Jeff Tedford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Oregon Ducks football team</span> American college football season

The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Ducks lost to BYU. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Oregon Ducks football team</span> American college football season

The 2008 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Mike Bellotti in his 14th and final season as head coach, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Ducks defeated Oklahoma State, 42–31. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Arizona Wildcats football team</span> American college football season

The 2008 Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Stoops, in his fifth year at Arizona. The Wildcats played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona and compete in the Pacific-10 Conference. Arizona finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 7–5, and faced BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl on December 20, their first postseason appearance since 1998; they defeated the Cougars 31–21 for a final record of 8–5. In that game, the Wildcats' 31 points were the most put up by the team in any of their bowl appearances. Senior wide receiver Mike Thomas, playing in his final game as a Wildcat, also got the Pac-10 record of most receptions by any wide receiver in the Pac-10. Senior Quarterback Willie Tuitama was named MVP for the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, by throwing 328 yards, 2 pass TD's and 1 rush TD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LeGarrette Blount</span> American football player (born 1986)

LeGarrette Montez Blount is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football at the University of Oregon after transferring from East Mississippi Community College. Not selected in the 2010 NFL draft, he began his NFL career as an undrafted free agent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Arizona Wildcats football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Stoops, played their home games at Arizona Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Oregon State Beavers football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his seventh straight season and ninth overall. Home games were played on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. The Beavers finished the season 8–5, 6–3 in Pac-10 play, and lost the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas 20–44 vs BYU.

The 2009 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and was coached by Pete Carroll, who was in his ninth and final season at USC. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Pac-10 play and won the Emerald Bowl over Boston College 24–13.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 BCS National Championship Game</span> College football game

The 2011 BCS National Championship Game was a college football bowl game to determine the national champion of the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season. The finale of the 2010–2011 Bowl Championship Series was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the host facility of the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on January 10, 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 California Golden Bears football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) competition during the 2009 season. The Golden Bears were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Tedford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Washington Huskies football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Steve Sarkisian, who replaced Tyrone Willingham following a winless 2008 season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies finished the season 5–7 and 4–5 in Pac-10 play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were coached by third-year coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils finished the season 4–8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LaMichael James</span> American football player (born 1989)

LaMichael Keondrae "LaMike" James is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. James also played for the Miami Dolphins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Pacific-10 Conference football season</span> Sports season

The 2009 Pacific-10 Conference football season started on Thursday, September 3, 2009. Oregon won the Pac-10 title, which had been held by USC for the past seven years. Seven conference teams were invited to participate in post season bowl games, with only UCLA and USC winning their bowl games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Oregon Ducks football team</span> American college football season

The 2010 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by Chip Kelly in his second season as a head coach. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 44th straight year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 UCLA Bruins football team</span> American college football season

The 2011 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached during the regular season by fourth year head coach Rick Neuheisel and played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Mike Johnson was named the interim head coach for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl after Neuheisel was fired.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Oregon Ducks football team</span> American college football season

The 2014 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 48th straight year. They are a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Oregon Ducks football team</span> American college football season

The 2019 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Mario Cristobal. Oregon played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

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