2005 Oregon Ducks football team

2005 Oregon Ducks football
2005 Oregon Ducks football
Holiday Bowl, L 14–17 vs Oklahoma
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Bellotti (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nick Aliotti (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 USC † $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 13 Oregon	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 16 UCLA	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 25 California	4	–	4	8	–	4
Arizona State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Stanford	4	–	4	5	–	6
Oregon State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Arizona	2	–	6	3	–	8
Washington State	1	–	7	4	–	7
Washington	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) and 1 loss due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8–1 with their only loss to top-ranked USC, 45–13, and still in the hunt for a Bowl Championship Series BCS bowl game. Oregon won their final three games and their success led them into contention for a bid to the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks finished the regular season with a 10–1 record, their best finish since their Joey Harrington-led, Fiesta Bowl-winning 2001 team. They finished fifth overall in the BCS ranking system, which would in many years have been high enough to earn them a bid to a BCS bowl. In 2005, however, there were no at-large bids available to Oregon. Ohio State finished just ahead of the Ducks, in fourth place, guaranteeing them one of the at-large berths, although they had an inferior 10–2 record. Notre Dame finished sixth in the BCS, also securing a BCS bid due to a pre-existing clause in the BCS contract. Many college football fans were outraged that two teams with worse records were selected over the Ducks. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Pac-10 conference had a team that finished with a one-loss season snubbed by the BCS; the 2004 California Golden Bears football team finished 10–1. It was later demonstrated that Oregon drew the highest bowl ratings in college football, calling the argument that TV ratings hurt the Ducks' BCS chances into question.^[1] Instead of a BCS game, the Ducks were assigned to the Holiday Bowl versus the Oklahoma Sooners. Playing without Clemens, the Ducks fell in a close game, 17–14.^[2]

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jonathan Stewart RB	Olympia, Washington	Timberline HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Jan 21, 2005
Jonathan Stewart RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
James Finley WR	Compton, California	Compton CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Dec 14, 2004
James Finley WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ed Dickson TE	Bellflower, California	Bellflower HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.6	Jan 25, 2005
Ed Dickson TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Derrick Jones WR	Long Beach, California	Polytechnic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Feb 2, 2005
Derrick Jones WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Palauni Ma Sun OL	Fresno, California	Fresno CC	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	333 lb (151 kg)	NA	Jan 23, 2005
Palauni Ma Sun OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jason Turner LB	Culver City, California	West Los Angeles CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Jan 19, 2005
Jason Turner LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Nick Reed DE	Mission Viejo, California	Mission Viejo HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	4.9	Jul 9, 2004
Nick Reed DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kevin Garrett S	Harbor City, California	Nathaniel Narbonne HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	4.7	Nov 30, 2004
Kevin Garrett S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jeremiah Johnson RB	Los Angeles, California	Susan Miller Dorsey HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.6	Dec 28, 2004
Jeremiah Johnson RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Brian Truelove OL	Snellville, Georgia	Brookwood HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	5.1	Jul 7, 2004
Brian Truelove OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Mat Webb OL	Vancouver, Washington	Heritage HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.0	Jul 2, 2004
Mat Webb OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Matt Bramow S	Eugene, Oregon	South Eugene HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.9	Nov 14, 2004
Matt Bramow S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Titus Jackson S	Pomona, California	Diamond Ranch HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Jan 5, 2004
Titus Jackson S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Chris Mulvanny LB	Pleasant Hill, California	Diablo Valley College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.5	Dec 17, 2004
Chris Mulvanny LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Blair Phillips LB	Perkinston, Mississippi	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	4.5	Jan 9, 2005
Blair Phillips LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Pat So'oalo OL	Fresno, California	Fresno CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	298 lb (135 kg)	NA	Jan 9, 2005
Pat So'oalo OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Walter Thurmond CB	West Covina, California	West Covina HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	4.5	Jan 9, 2005
Walter Thurmond CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jairus Byrd CB	Clayton, Missouri	Clayton HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	4.6	Jan 24, 2005
Jairus Byrd CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tucker Callahan LB	Fairhope, Alabama	Fairhope HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.6	Dec 1, 2004
Tucker Callahan LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Levi Horn TE	Spokane, Washington	John R Rogers HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	5.1	Jan 5, 2005
Levi Horn TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Simi Toeaina DT	Pago Pago, AS	Samoana HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	NA	Feb 2, 2005
Simi Toeaina DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Matt Dragich K	Torrance, California	El Camino CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	NA	Jan 30, 2005
Matt Dragich K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Mark Sunga LB	Sherman Oaks, California	Notre Dame HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	5.2	Feb 2, 2005
Mark Sunga LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 30 Rivals: 28
‡ 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 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011. "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2005". Scout.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 pm	at Houston*		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	W 38–24	19,981
September 10	12:30 pm	Montana*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 47–14	58,169
September 17	4:00 pm	No. 23 Fresno State*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	TBS	W 37–34	58,201
September 24	4:00 pm	No. 1 USC	No. 24	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	L 13–45	59,129
October 1	2:00 pm	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 44–20	27,690
October 8	7:15 pm	at No. 17 Arizona State	No. 25	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 31–17	62,789
October 15	12:30 pm	Washington	No. 20	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 45–21	58,269
October 22	4:00 pm	at Arizona	No. 15	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 28–21	48,052
November 5	12:30 pm	No. 23 California	No. 15	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 27–20 ^OT	58,309
November 12	7:15 pm	at Washington State	No. 11	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FSN	W 34–31	27,595
November 19	3:45 pm	Oregon State	No. 10	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	FSN	W 56–14	58,525
December 29	5:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma*	No. 6	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–17	65,416
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oregon	7	14	17	6	44
Stanford	10	3	0	7	20

Date: October 1
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 5:00 p.m. EST

Source: ESPN

References

^ TV ratings for college football bowl games, from The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2005.
^ "The 2005 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl". Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
^ "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2005 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2005 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 41. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[1] TV ratings for college football bowl games, from The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2005.

[2] "The 2005 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl". Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.

[3] "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[4] "2005 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[5] "2005 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[6] "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 41. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

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