2017 Oregon Ducks football team

2017 Oregon Ducks football
2017 Oregon Ducks football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 28–38 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Willie Taggart (1st season; regular season); Mario Cristobal (bowl game);
Co-offensive coordinator	Mario Cristobal (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Gulf Coast
Defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (1st season)
Base defense	Hybrid 3-4
Captain	Royce Freeman, Henry Mondeaux
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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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

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:15 p.m.	Southern Utah*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 77–21	52,204
September 9	1:30 p.m.	Nebraska*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 42–35	58,389
September 16	4:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	W 49–13	29,139
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 24	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 35–37	50,110
September 30	7:30 p.m.	California		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	W 45–24	55,707
October 7	5:00 p.m.	No. 11 Washington State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	L 10–33	56,653
October 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 7–49	48,559
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 14–31	55,711
October 28	2:45 p.m.	Utah		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 41–20	56,154
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	FS1	L 3–38	70,572
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Arizona		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 48–28	51,799
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Oregon State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	ESPN2	W 69–10	57,475
December 16	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Boise State*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	L 28–38	36,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel

Roster

2017 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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`	C. J. Verdell	Fr
WR	`26`	Kyle Buckner	So
TE	`27`	Jake 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.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Arrion Springs	Sr
DB	`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.	#	Name	Class
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

Willie Taggart

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

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater
Willie Taggart	Head coach	Western Kentucky (1998)
Mario Cristobal	Head coach (Bowl Game), Co-offensive coordinator, Offensive line coach	Miami (1992)
Marcus Arroyo	Co-offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks coach	San Jose State (2002)
Jim Leavitt	Defensive coordinator, Linebackers coach	Missouri (1977)
Donte Pimpleton	Running backs coach	Western Kentucky (2002)
Charles Clark	Cornerbacks coach	Ole Miss (2007)
Keith Heyward	Safeties Coach	Oregon State (2000)
Joe Salave'a	Defensive line coach	Arizona (1997)
Raymond Woodie	Special teams coordinator	Bethune-Cookman (1995)
Irele Oderinde	Head Strength Coach	Western Kentucky (2003)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Utah	7	14	0	0	21
• Oregon	21	21	21	14	77

Date: September 2
Location: Autzen Stadium

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	7	14	7	35
• Oregon	21	21	0	0	42

Date: September 9
Location: Autzen Stadium

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oregon	14	28	0	7	49
Wyoming	10	0	3	0	13

Date: September 16
Location: War Memorial Stadium

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	7	7	14	7	35
• Arizona St	17	0	14	6	37

Date: September 23
Location: Sun Devil Stadium

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	7	7	10	24
• Oregon	17	0	7	21	45

Date: September 30
Location: Autzen Stadium

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington St	7	6	10	10	33
Oregon	10	0	0	10	20

Date: October 7
Location: Autzen Stadium

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	7	0	0	0	7
• Stanford	21	7	7	14	49

Date: October 14
Location: Stanford Stadium

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	14	0	0	14
• UCLA	14	0	10	7	31

Date: October 21
Location: Rose Bowl

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah	0	6	7	7	20
• Oregon	7	10	10	14	41

Date: October 28
Location: Autzen Stadium

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	3	0	0	0	3
• Washington	0	17	21	0	38

Date: November 4
Location: Husky Stadium

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	7	14	7	0	28
• Oregon	14	14	7	13	48

Date: November 18
Location: Autzen Stadium

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	7	0	3	0	10
• Oregon	17	35	10	7	69

Date: November 25
Location: Autzen Stadium

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Las Vegas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	14	0	14	28
• Boise St	14	10	7	7	38

Date: December 16
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium

References

^ "Oregon Ducks to hire Mario Cristobal as new head coach". ESPN. December 8, 2017.
^ "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2017 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2017 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 39. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Oregon stays in-house, names Cristobal coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 8, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[1] "Oregon Ducks to hire Mario Cristobal as new head coach". ESPN. December 8, 2017.

[2] "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[3] "2017 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[4] "2017 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[5] "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 39. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[6] "Oregon stays in-house, names Cristobal coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 8, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

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