2001 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2001 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Games were played at Autzen Stadium for its 34th season. The stadium was undergoing its fourth and current renovation and expansion from 41,698 in capacity to 54,000 (with standing room for 60,000).

2001 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-10 champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 38–16 vs. Colorado
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
2001 record11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Tedford (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 41,698)
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Oregon $  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 10 Washington State  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 16 Stanford  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 19 Washington  6 –2     8 –4  
USC  5 –3     6 –6  
UCLA  4 –4     7 –4  
Oregon State  3 –5     5 –6  
Arizona  2 –6     5 –6  
Arizona State  1 –7     4 –7  
California  0 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Summary

Coming off of a season that produced a 10-win, 2-loss record and a 35–30 Holiday Bowl win over the Texas Longhorns, the 2001 season saw more promise with quarterback Joey Harrington returning for his senior year. The backfield of the Oregon offense was dangerous with running backs Maurice Morris and Allan Amundson returning for yet another year at Oregon. Morris had 1,188 yards on 286 carries and 8 touchdowns in the 2000 season.

Departing players

QB A.J. Feeley, RB Marshaun Tucker, WR Sonny Cook, TE Lacorey Collins, Ks Dan Katz and Josh Frankel, LB Matt Smith, DBs Steve Smith, Ryan Mitchell, Gary Barker, Jermaine Hanspard, and P Kurtis Doerr

Before the season

Returning starters

QB Joey Harrington, who went 195–375 (comp-att) on 2,694 yards and 20 touchdowns the season before, RB Maurice Morris, who had 1,188 yards on 286 carries, earning 4.3 for average yards/carry, WR Keenan Howry who had 47 receptions for 721 yards, hauling around 15.3 yards/catch, TE Justin Peelle, who, last season, had 20 receptions for 340 yards and 17 yards per catch.

Regular season

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 pmNo. 22 Wisconsin*No. 7
ABCW 31–2845,919
September 812:30 pmUtah*No. 7
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
W 24–1045,712
September 227:15 pmUSCNo. 7
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
FSNW 24–2245,765
September 296:00 pmat Utah State*No. 6
OSNW 38–2128,243
October 67:15 pmat ArizonaNo. 6
FSNW 63–2845,258
October 1312:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 5
W 48–734,552
October 2012:30 pmStanfordNo. 5
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
ABCL 42–4946,021
October 274:00 pmat No. 10 Washington StateNo. 13
ABCW 24–1734,150
November 34:00 pmArizona StateNo. 8
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, Oregon
FSNW 42–2446,064
November 1012:30 pmat No. 17 UCLANo. 7
ABCW 21–2078,330
December 112:30 pmOregon StateNo. 4
ABCW 17–1446,075
January 15:00 pmvs. No. 3 Colorado*No. 2
ABCW 38–1674,118
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings
 PreWk
2		Wk
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4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
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11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Wk
16		Final
AP Media Poll 7 7 7 7 6 7 5 5 11 8 7 6 6 5 4 2 2
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll 8 7 8 7 6 8 6 5 13 9 7 7 7 5 3 2 2
BCS Poll Not released 13 10 6 4 5 5 5 4
See also: 2001 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Roster
Jeff Tedford (pictured as head coach of Cal in 2010), in his fourth season as offensive coordinator for the Ducks. Following the 2001 season Tedford was hired to be head coach of the California Golden Bears football team.
2001 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Samie Parker So
RB 2 Onterrio Smith
QB 3 Joey Harrington Sr
WR 8 Jason Willis
RB 9 Maurice Morris
QB 10 Scott Vossmeyer
QB 11 Kellen Clemens
QB 12 Jason Fife
QB 13 Chris Lombardo
WR 14 Paris Warren
WR 15 Keenan Howry
RB 20 Kenny Washington
RB 27 Ryan Shaw
FB 32 Matt Floberg
RB 34 Allan Amundson
WR 35 Joey McCollum
FB 36 Paul McCrary
TE 41 Josh Rogers
WR 45 Kevin Donoho
FB 46 Joe Strobbe
FB 47 Josh Line
FB 49 Bret Stray
OL 56 Beau Robey
OL 57 Josh Jones
OL 58 Mike Belisle
OL 59 Ian Reynoso
OL 60 Joey Forster
OL 61 Scott Parker
OL 63 Dan Weaver
OL 64 Jason Mohamed
OL 66 Pat Fields
OL 67 Ryan Schmid
OL 68 Jesse Wallace
OL 69 Josh Atkins
OL 70 Josh Hagemeyer
OL 70 Jared Hoff
OL 71 Jim Adams
OL 72 Adam Snyder
OL 73 Phil Finzer
OL 74 Nick Steitz
OL 75 Corey Chambers
OL 77 Michael DeLaGrange
OL 78 Nick Frederico
OL 79 Robin Knebel
WR 80 Demetrius Williams
TE 81 George Wrighster
WR 82 Mike Willis
WR 83 Cy Aleman
TE 84 Justin Peelle
TE 85 Tim Day
WR 86 Keith Allen
TE 87 Willie Walden
WR 88 Gary Daniels
TE 89 Marcus Shelby
WR 91 Terance Joseph
WR 91 Dan Klein
TE 93 Aaron Trimm
TE 94 Nate LiaBraaten
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Steven Moore
CB 5 A.K. Keyes
FS 7 Stephen Clayton
CB 11 Charles Favroth
CB 13 Eddie Smith
S 16 Keith Lewis
CB 17 Rashad Bauman
LB 18 Wesly Mallard
CB 19 Jason Jenkins
LB 20 Ty Tomlin
LB 21 David Martin
FS 22 Rasuli Webster
FS 23 Gary McGraw
DB 25 John Esa
CB 26 Demetrius Spates
DB 27 Madison Caeser
FS 28 Marley Tucker
CB 29 Courtney Miller
DL 30 Quinn Dorsey
FS 32 Neil Collins
DB 34 Jon Lucchesi
LB 35 Erik Cheney
LB 36 Ramone Reed
LB 37 Justin Andrews
LB 39 Kevin Mitchell
DE 40 Darrell Wright
LB 42 Garret Graham
DE 43 Seth McEwan
LB 44 David Moretti
FS 45 Tim Frieh
LB 50 Matt Haliski
DT 51 Hank Tong
LB 52 Jerry Matson
DT 53 Igor Olshansky
DT 54 Zack Freiter
DE 55 Ed Wangler
DT 56 Mac Russell
DE 59 Craig Dukes
DT 60 Randall Bowen
DT 65 Eric Johnson
DE 70 Curtis Gibson
DT 70 David Toomey
DT 89 Adam Isfield
DE 90 Kevin Mack
LB 91 Dan Johnson
DE 92 Devan Long
DT 92 Nuvaj Bassi
DE 94 Roderkus Wright
DT 95 Kai Smalley
DT 96 Chris Tetterton
DT 97 Junior Siavii
DT 99 Robby Valenzuela
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 33 Jason Guerrero
P 38 Jose Arroyo
P 46 Eric Evans
LS 48 Ryan Loftin
PK 49 Josh Cummings
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Offense

  • Jeff Tedford – Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks
  • Neal Zoumboukos – Assistant Head Coach & Offensive Line
  • Gary Campbell – Runningbacks
  • Dan Ferrigno – Wide Receivers
  • Robin Ross – Tight Ends & Special Teams
  • Stefan deVries – Graduate Assistant

Defense

  • Nick Aliotti – Defensive Coordinator & Outside Linebackers
  • Steve Greatwood – Defensive Line
  • Don Pellum – Inside Linebackers & Recruiting Coordinator
  • Mike Gillhamer – Secondary
  • Jim Radcliffe – Strength and Conditioning
  • Nathan Naggi – Graduate Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 05:06, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Depth chart

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Wisconsin
See also: 2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Prior to Wisconsin coming to Autzen, they were 1–0 to start the season at number 22 (AP). Oregon was number 7 (AP) when they started the season. It was all Oregon in the first quarter, with 10 points scored, making it 10–0 at the start of the 2nd quarter. Wisconsin answered with 7 points of their own in the second quarter to give Oregon a 10-7 halftime lead. Entering the third quarter, both the Ducks and the Badgers would score 14 points to make it a 24-21 ball game before the fourth. Oregon came out victorious in the final stanza of the game, 31–28.

#22 Wisconsin at #7 Oregon
1 234Total
Badgers 0 7147 28
• Ducks 10 0147 31

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Utah
See also: 2001 Utah Utes football team

Utah was 1–0 to start their season following a win against Utah State. Oregon, ranked #7, was rolling high off a victory against #22 Wisconsin at home. Oregon scored first to make it a 7–0 game with 13 minutes in the 1st quarter left to play. Utah cut Oregon's lead to 4 by the time the first was over, making it 7–3. The 2nd quarter saw plenty more action, with Oregon taking a 7-point lead back, 10–3. Utah struck back quickly and tied the game at 10–10 with 11 minutes and 15 seconds left in the half. Maurice Morris ran in a score to make it 16–10, but kicker Jared Seigel missed the PAT, leaving the score 16–10 at the half. When the second half commenced, there were no scores between both teams in the 3rd quarter, and in the 4th quarter, Oregon would score, and then complete a 2-point play to make it a 24–10 victory.

Utah at #7 Oregon
1 234Total
Utes 3 700 10
• Ducks 7 908 24

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USC
See also: 2001 USC Trojans football team

Oregon started conference play with USC on September 22, 2001. The visiting Trojans were 1-1 following a narrow loss to #12 Kansas State, 10–6. Oregon completed a trick play pass from RB Onterrio Smith to TE Justin Peelle for a 35-yard touchdown to give Oregon a 7–0 lead with 4:42 left in the 1st quarter. USC struck back, making it a 7–3 game to end the 1st quarter. The 2nd quarter saw USC cut Oregon's lead to one point, making it a 7–6 game before USC QB Carson Palmer was intercepted by linebacker Steve Smith for a 37-yard interception return, making it a 14-6 Oregon lead going into the half. Oregon scored again with 13:50 to go in the 3rd quarter, making it a 21-6 ball game. Between that last score and up to 16 seconds left in the 4th quarter, USC scored 14 straight points to give USC a 22–21 lead. Kicker Jason Seigel nailed a 32-yard field goal to stab the dagger into USC for a 24–22 final score and to move to 3–0 on the year.

USC at #7 Oregon
1 234Total
Trojans 3 379 22
• Ducks 7 773 24

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Utah State

Ranked #6, Oregon would play Utah State for the first time since 1990, and would be the first time they played at Romney Stadium. It was not until the 2nd quarter that Utah State scored first to give the Aggies a 7–0 lead, before Oregon scored 17 straight points to give Oregon a 17–7 lead entering the half. When the 3rd quarter started, Utah State scored to cut Oregon's lead to 3, 17–14. Oregon then scored again to make it a 24–14 lead with 11:45 to go in the 3rd. Utah State scored again to end the 3rd quarter to cut Oregon's lead once again to 3, 24–21. The 4th quarter saw all Oregon scores, with the Ducks winning the game 38-21 and moving 4–0 on the season.

See also: 2001 Utah State Aggies football team
#6 Oregon at Utah State
1 234Total
• Ducks 0 17714 38
Aggies 0 7140 21

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Arizona

Arizona played host to #6 Oregon for week 5 of college football action. Arizona was 3-1 (0-1 in the Pac-10 conference) coming off of a brutal 30–7 loss to Pac-10 foe Washington State. Oregon remained at #6 for the second week straight, at 4-0 (1-0 Pac-10). Oregon scored on two straight possessions to make it a 14–0 game with 4:11 to go in the 1st quarter. Arizona scored to cut Oregon's lead to 7 points, 14–7, at the end of the quarter. The second quarter saw Arizona tie the game up at 14-14, but this would be the closest Arizona came to overtaking Oregon for the lead. Oregon scored on the next 7 possessions to make it a 63–14 lead with 13:06 left in the 4th quarter. Arizona scored twice to make it 63–28, but that's all Arizona could muster against Oregon. Oregon moved to 5-0 (2-0 Pac-10) on the year, and Arizona dropped to 3-2 (0-2 Pac-10).

See also: 2001 Arizona Wildcats football team
#6 Oregon at Arizona
1 234Total
• Ducks 14 21217 63
Wildcats 7 7014 28

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California

California played host to number 5 Oregon in week 6. California was 0-4 (0-2 Pac-10), having dropped the last four games in embarrassing fashion, and facing Oregon looked like a daunting challenge. Oregon was 5-0 (2-0 Pac-10) entering the game. Oregon scored on six straight possessions to make it a 42–0 game at the start of the 4th quarter. Cal scored one time to make it 42–7, but Oregon scored again to make it 48–7 at the end, dropping California to 0-5 (0-3 Pac-10). Oregon moved on to 6-0 (3-0 Pac-10).

See also: 2001 California Golden Bears football team
#5 Oregon at California
1 234Total
• Ducks 21 7146 48
Golden Bears 0 007 7

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Stanford

Oregon was ranked #5 to begin week 7 of play against Stanford. Stanford was 3-1 (2-1 Pac-10) entering week 7, and Oregon was 6-0 (3-0 Pac-10). Stanford struck first to make it 7–0 with 14:55 left in the 1st. Oregon would strike back to make it 7–7 with 11:23 to go. Stanford would score again to make it a 14–7 game with 8:24 left in the 1st. Oregon would then score on 2 possessions to make it a 21–14 game going into the 2nd quarter. Stanford scored to open the second quarter, tying the game 21-21. Oregon would score again to give Oregon a 28–21 lead going into the half. When the 3rd quarter started, Oregon scored again to take a 14-point lead, 35–21. Stanford scored again, narrowing Oregon's lead to 7 points, 35–28. Oregon scored again, making it a 42–28 game, ending the 3rd quarter. Stanford held Oregon to no points in the 4th, and Stanford upset #5 Oregon, 49–42, marking their first loss of the season, 6-1 (3-1 Pac-10).

See also: 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team
Stanford at #5 Oregon
1 234Total
• Cardinal 14 7721 49
Ducks 21 7140 42

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Washington State

Oregon would drop 8 spots to #13 in week 8 against Washington State. Washington State was #10 in week 8, with a 7-0 (4-0 Pac-10) record. Oregon entered Pullman with a 6-1 (3-1 Pac-10) record. Both teams would go scoreless in the 1st quarter. Washington State would score first on a 34-yard field goal to give them a 3–0 lead. Oregon would score a touchdown to make it a 7–3 game at halftime. Oregon scored to start the 3rd, making it a 14–3 game. Oregon and WSU would score on consecutive possessions, with Oregon coming back on top at the end of the game, 24–17, to continue their winning ways. Oregon would do to WSU what Stanford did to them, handing them their first loss of the season. Oregon would advance to 7-1 (4-1 Pac-10), while Washington State would fall to an identical record.

See also: 2001 Washington State Cougars football team
#13 Oregon at #10 Washington State
1 234Total
• Ducks 0 7710 24
Cougars 0 3014 17

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Arizona State

Oregon would advance to #8 after the win against Washington State, with Arizona State coming to Eugene. Oregon was 7-1 (4-1 Pac-10) entering week 9, and ASU was 4-3 (1-3 Pac-10). Oregon would win this game to a tune of 42–24, improving to 8-1 (5-1 Pac-10), while ASU fell to 4-4 (1-4 Pac-10).

See also: 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Arizona State at #8 Oregon
1 234Total
Sun Devils 7 3014 24
• Ducks 14 7147 42

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UCLA
See also: 2001 UCLA Bruins football team

Oregon (8-1, 5-1 Pac-10) improved to #7 moving into week 10, and played guest to the #17 UCLA Bruins (6-2, 3-2 Pac-10). Oregon would score first on a 5-yard Joey Harrington touchdown run to make it 7–0. UCLA would score again to make it 7–7 to end the 1st quarter. Oregon started the 2nd quarter with a 1-yard Maurice Morris touchdown run, making it 14–7. UCLA would nail a 20-yard field goal to make it 14–10 to end the half. UCLA would nail another field goal, this time from 37 yards, to make it a 14–13 game. The 4th quarter saw UCLA take the lead from Oregon to make it a 20-14 UCLA lead. Oregon would score with 10:44 left, making it 21–20, and this would be the final score of the game. Oregon would move to 9-1 (6-1 Pac-10), while UCLA would drop to 6-3 (3-3 Pac-10).

#7 Oregon at #17 UCLA
1 234Total
• Ducks 7 707 21
Bruins 7 337 20

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Oregon State
See also: 2001 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry)
Oregon State Beavers (5–6) at #4 Oregon Ducks (9–1)
1 2 34Total
Oregon St 3 3 0814
Oregon 3 0 01417

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 46,075
  • TV: ABC
  • ESPN

The 105th meeting of the Civil War pitted Oregon, who was already bowl eligible at this time, and Oregon State needed a win to become bowl eligible with the Ducks still in the BCS conversation. Oregon State scored first, nailing a long 43 yard field goal to give OSU a 3–0 lead. Oregon followed up with a 44-yard field goal of their own to tie it 3–3 to end the 1st. Oregon State would score on a 28-yard field goal to make it a 6–3 game at the half. Going scoreless in the 3rd, Oregon State went 3-and-out to start the 4th quarter, and punter Carl Tobey punted it to Keenan Howry, where he returned it 68 yards for the 10–6 lead. Oregon would score again to make it 17–6. Oregon State returned the favor by scoring and landing a 2-point play, but it was not enough to defeat the #4 Ducks, 17-14 the final from Eugene.

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Fiesta Bowl

Prior to Oregon (10-1, 7-1 Pac-10) being placed in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl against #3 Colorado, many people believed that Oregon, now at #2, was going to face off against #1 Miami, however, the BCS had named Nebraska as the contender, despite Nebraska not playing in the Big 12 championship game. However, these events transpired since Nebraska's first loss that year to Colorado: #2 Florida lost to Tennessee, the Colorado Buffaloes went on to win the Big 12 Championship Game over #3 Texas, and in the SEC Championship Game, #2 Tennessee was stunned by LSU. This left Miami as the undefeated and undisputed No. 1 team in the country but a host of other teams vying for #2. Oregon played against the 2-loss Colorado Buffaloes on January 1, 2002. Colorado scored first, with a 1-yard touchdown to take the lead, 7–0. Oregon would score after them, tying the game 7-7. Oregon would score on their next 5 possessions, including a 49-yard touchdown run by Maurice Morris, in which Morris sat down on a defender after a failed attempt at a tackle and continued to run, and an 80-yard Joey Harrington pass to WR Samie Parker. Colorado would score twice in the 4th quarter, nailing a field goal and a touchdown with a failed PAT, but Oregon would prevail 38–16, earning their first Fiesta Bowl win under HC Mike Bellotti. This game also marked Bellotti's first 11-win season.

See also: 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team and 2002 Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
#2 Oregon vs. #3 Colorado
1 234Total
• Ducks 7 14710 38
Buffaloes 7 009 16

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Statistics

Team

Offense

After the season

Team records broken

Tackles for loss – single season

YRNAMEPOSTFL
New2001Kevin MitchellLB23.0
Old1980Andy VorboraLB22.0

Passes broken up – single season

YRNAMEPOSPBU
New2001Steve SmithDB28
Old2000Steve SmithDB22

Awards

Conference

Team

  • Joey Harrington, QB – Skeie's Award (Team MVP)
  • Ryan Schmid, OL – Gonyea Award (Most Inspirational Player)
  • Onterrio Smith, RB – Casanova Award (First year player that exemplifies competitiveness, inspiration and performance)
  • Chris Tetterton, DL – Clarke Trophy (Most Improved Player)
  • Jim Adams, OL – Ed Moshofsky Award (Best Lineman)
  • Zack Freiter, DL – Joe Schaffeld Award (Best Defensive Lineman)
  • Wesly Mallard, LB – Gordon E. Wilson Award (Best Special Teams Player)
  • Seth McEwan, DL – Bob Officer Award (Major contribution to team despite physical adversity)
  • Ryan Schmid, OL – Senior Academic/Attitude Award
  • Maurice Morris, RB – Duane Cargill Award (Significant Impact)

Academic All-Americans

The following members of the 2001 team excelled in the classroom as well as the gridiron and were honored as NCAA Academic All-Americans.[67]

All-Pac-10 Team

The following members of the 2001 team were honored as All-Pac-10 players.[68]

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

  • Jim Adams, OL
  • Joey Forster, OL
  • Ryan Schmid, OL
  • Zack Freiter, DL
  • Seth McEwan, LB
  • Kevin Mitchell, LB
  • Steve Smith, CB
  • Keith Lewis, FS

Academic All-Pac-10

The following members of the 2001 team excelled in the classroom as well as the gridiron and were honored as Academic All-Pac-10 team members.[67]

  • Ryan Schmid, OL Second Selection
  • Dan Weaver, OL

Senior postseason games

The following Oregon seniors participated in post-season senior games to audition for NFL scouts.

East–West Shrine Game

Senior Bowl

Hula Bowl

  • Justin Peelle, TE

Players drafted

The following members of the 2001 team were selected in the NFL Draft.

No.PlayerClassPos.YearRoundPickTeam
 3Joey HarringtonSRQB200213Detroit Lions
 9Maurice MorrisSRRB2002254Seattle Seahawks
17Rashad BaumanSRCB2002379Washington Redskins
84Justin PeelleSRTE20024103San Diego Chargers
18Wesly MallardSRTE20026188New York Giants
 6Steve SmithSRDB20027246San Diego Chargers
 81George WrighsterSRTE20034104Jacksonville Jaguars
2Onterrio SmithSRRB20034105Minnesota Vikings
15Keenan HowrySRWR20037221Minnesota Vikings
53Igor OlshanskyJRDE2004235San Diego Chargers
94Junior SiaviiSRDT2004236Kansas City Chiefs
 1Samie ParkerSRWR20044105Kansas City Chiefs
72Adam SnyderSROL2005394San Francisco 49ers
81Marcus MaxwellSRWR20057223San Francisco 49ers
11Kellen ClemensRs.SRQB2006249New York Jets
 6Demetrius WilliamsRs.SRWR20064111Baltimore Ravens

Team honors

On September 11, 2014, the University of Oregon announced that the 2001 Oregon Ducks football team would be inducted in the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2001 team set school records for wins in a season and featured Heisman Trophy finalist Joey Harrington, who led the Ducks to a 38–16 win in the Fiesta Bowl over Big 12 champions (and future Pac-12 member) Colorado. The team finished with a school record second-place ranking in the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll. Three players made the all-Pac-10 first team, two were named All-Americans and 14 were eventually selected in the NFL Draft.[69]

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