2019 Oregon Ducks football team

2019 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 champion Pac-12 North Division champion Rose Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 37–15 vs. Utah
Rose Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$		8	–	1					12	–	2
California		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5					8	–	5
Oregon State		4	–	5					5	–	7
Washington State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Stanford		3	–	6					4	–	8
South Division
No. 16 Utah x		8	–	1					11	–	3
USC		7	–	2					8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5					8	–	5
UCLA		4	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6					5	–	7
Arizona		2	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Oregon started the year with a neutral-site game against Auburn in Arlington, Texas, where they lost, 27–21. The Ducks won their next nine games before being upset on the road by Arizona State, effectively knocking them out of contention for the College Football Playoff. With a regular season record of 10–2 (8–1 in Pac-12 play), Oregon represented the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they defeated South Division champion and fifth-ranked Utah, 37–15, to win their first conference title since 2014. They received an invitation to the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Big Ten Conference runner-up Wisconsin, 28–27. Oregon was ranked fifth in the season's final AP Poll.

Oregon's offense was led by senior quarterback Justin Herbert, who passed for 3,471 yards and 34 touchdowns. Running back C. J. Verdell led the team in rushing with 1,220 yards and eight touchdowns. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell was a unanimous All-American and was the recipient of the Outland Trophy as the nation's best lineman on either side of the ball. Defensively, the team's leading tackler was linebacker Troy Dye, who was named second-team all-conference.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy[1]	Troy Dye	LB	SR
Maxwell Award[2]	Justin Herbert	QB	SR
Bednarik Award[3]	Troy Dye	LB	SR
Davey O'Brien Award[4]	Justin Herbert	QB	SR
Doak Walker Award[5]	C. J. Verdell	RB	SO
John Mackey Award[6]	Jake Breeland	TE	SR
Rimington Trophy[7]	Jake Hanson	C	SR
Outland Trophy[8]	Jake Hanson	C	SR
	Jordon Scott	DT	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9]	Troy Dye	LB	SR
	Jordon Scott	DT	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[10]	Justin Herbert	QB	SR
	Dallas Warmack	OL	SR
Walter Camp Award[11]	Justin Herbert	QB	SR
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award[12]	Austin Faoliu	DL	JR
	Penei Sewell	OL	SO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[13]	Justin Herbert	QB	SR
Manning Award[14]	Justin Herbert	QB	SR

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon was voted as the favorite to win North Division, finishing one vote ahead of defending conference champion Washington. The Ducks received the second-most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game behind Utah.^[15]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Auburn*	No. 11	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic, College GameDay)	ABC	L 21–27	60,662
September 7	4:30 p.m.	Nevada*	No. 16	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 77–6	50,920
September 14	7:45 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) Montana*	No. 15	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 35–3	49,098
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 16	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 21–6	39,249
October 5	5:00 p.m.	California	No. 13	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 17–7	54,766
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Colorado	No. 13	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	W 45–3	50,529
October 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–31	70,867
October 26	7:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 11	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 37–35	59,361
November 2	5:00 p.m.	at USC	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 56–24	63,011
November 16	7:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 34–6	54,219
November 23	4:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 6	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 28–31	51,875
November 30	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 14	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	P12N	W 24–10	56,243
December 6	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Utah*	No. 13	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 37–15	38,679
January 1, 2020	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Wisconsin*	No. 6	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 28–27	90,462
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	11	16	15	16	13	13	13	12	11	7	7	6	6	14	13	7	5
Coaches	13	18	17	17	13	13	13	12	11	8	7	6	6	13	13	6	5
CFP	Not released										7	6	6	14	13	6	Not released

Personnel

Roster

2019 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Johnny Johnson III Jr WR 4 Mycah Pittman Fr RB 5 Sean Dollars Fr WR 6 Juwan Johnson Sr RB 7 C. J. Verdell So WR 9 Brenden Schooler Sr QB 10 Justin Herbert Sr QB 12 Tyler Shough  Fr QB 16 Bradley Yaffe  Fr QB 17 Cale Millen Fr TE 18 Spencer Webb  Fr RB 20 Jayvaun Wilson Fr WR 21 Tevin Jeannis  Fr RB 22 Darrian Felix So WR 23 Jack Vecchi So WR 24 Vincenzo Logan  Fr WR 25 Kyle Buckner Sr RB 26 Travis Dye So TE 27 Jake Breeland Sr WR 29 Korbin Williams  Fr WR 30 Jaylon Redd Jr RB 31 KJ Maduike  Fr RB 33 Cyrus Habibi-Likio  Fr WR 37 Isaiah Pitre  Fr RB 40 Noah Dahl So RB 43 Demarques Singleton Fr TE 44 Matt Mariota Sr TE 48 Hunter Kampmoyer Jr TE 49 Tyler Nanney Fr OL 53 Ryan Walk So OL 54 Calvin Throckmorton Sr OL 55 Jake Hanson Sr OL 58 Penei Sewell So OL 59 Devin Lewis  Fr OL 64 Charlie Landgraf Sr OL 66 Brady Aiello Sr OL 67 Cole Young Fr OL 68 Shane Lemieux Sr OL 70 Dawson Jaramillo  Fr OL 71 Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu Jr OL 72 Sam Poutasi Jr OL 73 Justin Johnson  Fr OL 74 Steven Jones So OL 75 Dallas Warmack  Sr OL 77 George Moore Sr OL 78 Alex Forsyth  So OL 79 Chris Randazzo  Fr WR 80 Bryan Addison  Fr TE 81 Patrick Herbert Fr WR 82 Justin Collins Jr WR 82 Jack Vecchi  Fr WR 83 Josh Delgado Fr TE 84 Cameron McCormick Jr WR 85 JR Walters Fr WR 86 Lance Wilhoite Fr TE 87 Ryan Bay Sr WR 88 Isaiah Crocker  Fr WR 89 JJ Tucker  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Mykael Wright Fr CB 4 Thomas Graham Jr. Jr CB 6 Deommodore Lenoir Jr LB 7 D. J. Johnson So DB 10 Steve Stephens  Fr CB 12 D. J. James Fr CB 14 Haki Woods Jr. Sr CB 15 Kahlef Hailassie So DB 16 Nick Pickett Jr DB 17 Daewood Davis So DB 19 Jamal Hill Fr LB 22 Ge'mon Eaford Fr DB 23 Verone McKinley III  Fr DB 25 Brady Breeze  So LB 29 Adrian Jackson So LB 30 Andrew Johnson Jr.  Fr DB 31 Sean Killpatrick Sr LB 32 La'Mar Winston Jr. Sr DB 33 Jordan Adeyemi-John  Fr DL 34 Jordon Scott Jr LB 35 Troy Dye Sr DB 36 Charles Sudduth Sr DB 38 Lucas Noland  Fr LB 41 Isaac Slade-Matautia So LB 42 MJ Cunningham  Fr LB 43 Nick Weibe  Fr DL 45 Gus Cumberlander Sr LB 46 Nate Heaukulani Jr LB 47 Mase Funa Fr LB 48 Treven Ma'ae Fr DL 50 Popo Aumavae  So DL 51 Gary Baker Sr DL 52 Andrew Faoliu  Fr LB 53 Matt Christman Sr LB 54 Dru Mathis Jr LB 55 Sampson Niu Jr DL 56 Bryson Young Sr LB 57 Ben Gomes Sr LB 85 Issac Townsend Fr DL 90 Drayton Carlberg Sr DT 91 Kristian Williams Fr DL 92 Miguel Nevarez  Fr DL 93 Sione Kava Sr DT 94 Sua'ava Poti Fr DT 95 Keyon Ware-Hudson Fr DT 97 Brandon Dorlus Fr DL 99 Austin Faoliu Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 38 Tom Snee So K 40 Zach Emerson Jr P 42 Blake Maimone Sr LS 47 Peyton Yanagi  Fr K 49 Camden Lewis Fr LS 63 Karsten Battles So K 90 Henry Katleman  Fr K 91 Taylor Koth  Fr K 96 Adam Stack Jr	Head coach Mario Cristobal Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Salave'a – Associate head coach / Co-defensive coordinator / defensive line Marcus Arroyo – Assistant Head Coach / offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks & tight ends Andy Avalos – Co-defensive coordinator / inside linebackers Keith Heyward – Co-defensive coordinator / Safeties Bobby Williams – Special teams coordinator Michael Johnson – Wide Receivers Jim Mastro – Running Backs / Run Game Coordinator Alex Mirabal – Offensive line Cort Dennison – Outside Linebackers Donte Williams – Cornerbacks Aaron Feld – Strength and Conditioning Matt Fyle – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Shaud Williams – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Mark Davis – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Ikaika Johnson – Graduate Assistant Jonathan Krause – Graduate Assistant Tre Watson – Graduate Assistant Cody Woodiel – Graduate Assistant Kwame Agyeman – Defensive Analyst Rod Chance – Defensive Analyst David Gilbertson – Offensive Analyst Danny Langsdorf – Offensive Analyst Chris Norris – Special Teams Analyst Matt Noyer – Director, Football Operations Kodi Look – Assistant Director of Football Operations Stephen Field – Director, Recruiting Funaki Asisi – Recruiting Assistant / Player Development Matt Leitch – Recruiting Assistant Eli Miller – Recruiting Assistant Da'Vell Winters – Recruiting Assistant / Player Development Thomas Arends – Director, Player Personnel / Pro Liaison Ryan Bartow – Director, High School Relations Cassidy Noyer – Director, External Relations Josh Heim – Director, Digital Media Alex Verdugo – Director, Graphic Design & Social Media Dustin Smith – Video Coordinator Steve Poehl – Video Production Coordinator Kenny Farr – Football Equipment Administrator Taylor Hughes – Sports Dietitian Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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Depth chart

Game summaries

Vs. Auburn

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In Oregon's opening game, the Ducks squared off with the SEC's Auburn Tigers at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Ducks leaped out to a 21–6 lead but would give up the game's last 21 points, including a late TD strike from Bo Nix to Seth Williams with nine seconds remaining in the game to fall 27–21. Justin Herbert's two touchdown passes and C. J. Verdell's TD run in the first half would not be enough for the Ducks as they fell to 0–1 to begin the season.

Nevada

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Montana

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At Stanford

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The Ducks kicked off Pac-12 play by beating Stanford 21–6 in Palo Alto. Justin Herbert tossed three touchdown passes, two of them to Jacob Breeland, and the Ducks defense kept Stanford to just 120 yards passing to win their first conference game of the season

California

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Despite a slow start at home, the Ducks scored 17 points in the second half to get the win over California. Freshman defensive lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux had two sacks for Oregon's defense and the Ducks ran for almost 200 yards against the Golden Bears.

Colorado

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On Friday night at Autzen Stadium, the Ducks clobbered Colorado 45–3 to maintain control of the Pac-12 North. Oregon's running game accounted for 271 yards of offense, including four of their six touchdowns. Cyrus Habibi-Likio had three of the four rushing touchdowns. The Ducks defense also forced four turnovers in the win.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Colorado Oregon 1 11:37 9 75 3:23 Oregon Jacob Breeland 7-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good 0 7 1 2:46 13 72 4:47 Colorado 27-yard field goal by James Stefanou 3 7 2 14:10 11 62 3:36 Oregon 32-yard field goal by Camden Lewis 3 10 2 7:39 7 69 2:42 Oregon Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 17 2 0:20 8 80 1:07 Oregon Jaylon Redd 3-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 24 3 12:54 5 40 1:23 Oregon Jaylon Redd 13-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good 3 31 3 10:40 1 7 0:04 Oregon Cyrus Habibi-Likio 3-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 38 4 14:36 6 85 2:17 Oregon Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 45

At Washington

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With the Pac-12 North lead at stake, the Ducks traveled to Seattle to square off with arch-rival Washington. The game started as a back and forth battle, with both teams trading touchdowns in the first half. Washington built a 28–14 lead in the 3rd quarter thanks to three touchdown passes by Jacob Eason. Down a few scores late in the 3rd, the Ducks got a touchdown from Cyrus Habibi-Likio to cut the deficit to seven. After a Washington field goal, the Ducks responded with a 4th-down TD pass from Herbert to Mycah Pittman to end the 3rd Quarter that would cut Washington's lead to three. Midway through the 4th Quarter, still down by a field goal, the Ducks went to the ground attack to get close enough for Justin Herbert's five-yard TD strike to Jaylon Redd to give the Ducks the lead. Washington wouldn't bow down as they sustained a good drive late in the 4th, but an incomplete pass on 4th and 3 with a minute to go gave Oregon the win. The Ducks would take a three-game lead in the Pac-12 North with only five games to go.

Washington State

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In another revenge game from last season, the Ducks defeated Washington State 37–35 at Autzen Stadium. It was an epic back-and-forth battle with both teams trading scores. But C. J. Verdell accounted for over 250 yards of offense and freshman kicker Camden Lewis nailed a last second field goal to give the Ducks the win at home, their first over the Cougars since 2014.

At USC

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Many believed this matchup to be Oregon's final test before reaching the College Football Playoff as the Ducks visited the USC Trojans. While USC was 5–3, they hadn't lost a home game all season – including an upset win over #10 Utah in Week 4. In a high-scoring game, Juwan Johnson scored three 3rd Quarter touchdowns and Oregon's defense frustrated the USC offense by getting sacks and turnovers en route to a 56–24 victory at the LA Coliseum. The Ducks fell in an early 10–0 hole, but held the Trojans to 14 points the rest of the game and scored touchdowns on defense and special teams to pick up the win.

Arizona

Pregame line	Over/under
Oregon –28.0	70

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The Ducks dominated from start to finish and defeated Arizona 34–6 in another revenge game from last season. Herbert tossed four more touchdown passes in the victory. In addition to the win, the Ducks locked up the Pac-12 North division and clinched a spot in the Pac-12 Championship for the first time since 2014.

At Arizona State

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On a Saturday night in the desert, the Ducks struggled to stop Jayden Daniels and his group of wide receivers throughout the game. Oregon trailed Arizona State 24–7 in the 4th Quarter, but Herbert and Johnny Johnson III hooked up twice for touchdowns to pull Oregon within three. But on the next possession for the Sun Devils, Daniels hit Brandon Aiyuk on 3rd and 16 for an 84-yard touchdown to seal the deal late in the 4th quarter. The Ducks would get one more touchdown from Johnson but it would not be enough as they suffered a 31–28 loss in Tempe. It would eventually knock out any chance Oregon would have to make it to the College Football Playoff.

Oregon State

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In the latest edition of the Civil War rivalry, the Ducks' special teams came to life with a Mykael Wright 94-yard kick return TD in the 1st half. The Ducks defense kept a hot Oregon State out of the end zone en route to a 24–10 win. The Ducks ended the regular season 10–2 and earned a spot in the Pac-12 title game.

Vs. Utah (Pac-12 Championship game)

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Oregon squared off with the Utah Utes, the Pac-12 South champions, in the Pac-12 Championship. Oregon would head to the Rose Bowl with a win, while Utah, ranked number 5 at the time, was playing for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Oregon started off fast, stopping Utah on two 4th and 1's, forcing an interception, and scoring 20 points in the 1st half. C. J. Verdell scored on Oregon's first drive while Herbert hit Johnny Johnson III for a 49-yard TD strike in the 2nd quarter. Utah would respond in the 2nd half. After Oregon failed to score on their first drive of the half, the Utes would get on the board with a rushing TD from Zack Moss. Following a field goal by Camden Lewis, the Utes would get a touchdown and two-point conversion from Samson Nacua to make it 23–15 Oregon. The Ducks would put the game away midway through the 4th quarter when Verdell rushed for a 70-yard touchdown to give Oregon a 15-point lead late in the game. Utah attempted a comeback, but Tyler Huntley was picked off by Troy Dye with three minutes to play in the game. The Ducks would capitalize two plays later with another touchdown run by Verdell from 31 yards out, making it 37–15 Oregon and sealing the victory. The Ducks headed into the postseason at 11–2 and secured a spot in the Rose Bowl. The loss ended Utah's bid for a College Football Playoff spot.

Vs. Wisconsin (2020 Rose Bowl Game)

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The Ducks would meet the Big Ten runner-up, the 10–3 Wisconsin Badgers, in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for a rematch of the 2012 Rose Bowl. The game started out well for Oregon as they scored a touchdown on their opening possession from Justin Herbert on a QB run. The Badgers would return the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to tie it up. After Wisconsin kicked a field goal to make it 10–7, Herbert ran for his second score of the game to give Oregon the lead, 14–10. Wisconsin would respond as Jack Coan found Quintez Cephus for a short touchdown to give Wisconsin a 17–14 lead at halftime. Wisconsin did not get much going on their first drive of the 3rd quarter, leading to a punt. But Oregon's special teams managed to block the punt and Brady Breeze took the blocked punt to the end zone to put Oregon up 21–17. Wisconsin's defense held off the Ducks offense and put up the next 10 points to go up 27–21 in the 4th quarter. But during a possession late in the game, Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor fumbled the football, which was recovered by Oregon. On the next play, Herbert would keep it himself for a 30-yard touchdown run, his third of the game, to put the Ducks up 28–27. The Ducks defense would stop the Badgers on their final two possessions and Oregon ran out the clock to secure the win. The Ducks won their first Rose Bowl since 2014 and finished the season 12–2 and Rose Bowl Champions.

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	6	Justin Herbert	QB	Los Angeles Chargers
4	132	Troy Dye	ILB	Minnesota Vikings
5	150	Shane Lemieux	OG	New York Giants
6	208	Jake Hanson	C	Green Bay Packers

References