2020 Oregon Ducks football team

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2020 Oregon Ducks football
Oregon Ducks logo.svg
Pac-12 champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–34 vs. Iowa State
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–3 (3–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Andy Avalos (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Autzen Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 –1   3 –1  
Oregon y$  4 –2   4 –3  
Stanford  4 –2   4 –2  
California  1 –3   1 –3  
Washington State  1 –3   1 –3  
Oregon State  2 –5   2 –5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy  5 –0   5 –1  
Colorado  3 –1   4 –2  
Utah  3 –2   3 –2  
Arizona State  2 –2   2 –2  
UCLA  3 –4   3 –4  
Arizona  0 –5   0 –5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, and competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Contents

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] However, the decision was reversed on September 24, when the Pac-12 announced that they would play a seven-game schedule starting November 6. [3]

Despite finishing in second place in the North Division during the regular season, the Ducks would represent the division in the Pac-12 Championship Game due to first-place Washington having an insufficient number of players available due to COVID-19. There, they defeated the undefeated South Division champion USC to receive the Pac-12's automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Big 12 runner-up Iowa State.

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon was voted as the favorite to win both the North Division and the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oregon222 (35)
2California176 (3)
3Washington161
4Stanford105
5Oregon State76
6Washington State58
Media poll (Pac-12 Championship)
RankTeamVotes
1Oregon21
2USC15
3Arizona State1
4Utah1

Schedule

Oregon had three games scheduled against Ohio State, North Dakota State, and Hawaii, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5]

Oregon's game against UCLA had initially been scheduled for Friday, November 20, but was moved forward a day to accommodate UCLA playing California on Sunday, November 15. The change occurred after both UCLA and California had their initially scheduled games for Saturday, November 14 (against Utah and Arizona State, respectively), canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the other programs. [6]

On December 14, Oregon's scheduled game against Colorado in Los Angeles for December 19 was canceled after the Ducks were elevated into the Pac-12 Championship Game against USC. The change occurred after Washington had a COVID-19 outbreak. [7]

Original 2020 Oregon Ducks schedule
DateOpponentSite
September 5 North Dakota State* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 12 Ohio State*Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 19 Hawaii*Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 26at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 3 Washington Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry)
October 17at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
October 24 Stanford Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
October 31at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
November 7 USC Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 13 Arizona State Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 21at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 28at Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
November 74:30 p.m. Stanford No. 12
 ABC W 35–140
November 144:00 p.m.at Washington State No. 11
 FOX W 43–29
November 2112:30 p.m. UCLA No. 11
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
 ESPN2 W 38–35
November 274:00 p.m.at Oregon State No. 9
ESPNL 38–41
December 54:00 p.m.at California No. 21
 ESPN L 17–21
December 121:00 p.m. Washington
FOXNo contest [8]
December 185:00 p.m.at No. 13 USC *
 FOX W 31–240 [9] [10]
January 21:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Iowa State *No. 25
ESPNL 17–340
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[11] [12] [13] [14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 9———141212131412111192125RV
Coaches 9————171615151412131120RVRVRV
CFP Not released152325Not released

Game summaries

Stanford

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinal700714
No. 12 Ducks7714735

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV: ABC
Game information

At Washington State

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 11 Ducks7772243
Cougars13601029

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

UCLA

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bruins7147735
No. 11 Ducks141014038

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor McGregor
Game information

At Oregon State

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 15 Ducks14107738
Beavers7662241

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

At California

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 23 Ducks3140017
Golden Bears777021

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Vilar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor
Game information

At USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ducks1477331
No. 13 Trojans773724

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: December 18, 2020
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich
Game information

vs Iowa State (2021 Fiesta Bowl)

Uniform combination
HelmetJerseyPants
Iowa State vs Oregon – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 25 Ducks7100017
No. 10 Cyclones7216034

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: January 2nd, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
513 Noah Sewell LB Chicago Bears
17 Penei Sewell OT Detroit Lions
236 Jevon Holland S Miami Dolphins
5172 Deommodore Lenoir CB San Francisco 49ers
6215 Brady Breeze S Tennessee Titans
6228 Thomas Graham Jr. CB Chicago Bears

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References

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  3. ↑ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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  7. ↑ "CU-Oregon Football Game Canceled". pac-12.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Pac-12 statement regarding Washington at Oregon football game | Pac-12". pac-12.com. After consultation with Washington, the Pac-12 Conference announced the game involving Washington at Oregon scheduled for Saturday, December 12 has been cancelled. This decision was made under the Pac-12's football game cancellation policy due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes available for the game due to a number of positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases and resulting isolation of additional football student-athletes under contact tracing protocols. Under Conference policy, the game will be declared a no contest.
  9. ↑ "Pac-12 statement on Washington at USC Pac-12 Football Championship Game | Pac-12". pac-12.com. Under Pac-12 Football Championship Game policy, the team with the next best record in the North Division, Oregon, will represent the North Division against South Division Champion USC.
  10. ↑ Crepea, James (December 14, 2020). "With Oregon replacing Washington in Pac-12 Championship game, what happens to Colorado?". oregonlive. Colorado was supposed to play Oregon Saturday night in Los Angeles. What happens to the Buffaloes now that the Ducks replace Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game?
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