2020 Oregon Ducks football team

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.

2020 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 31–24 vs USC
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–34 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
2020 record	4–3 (3–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moorhead (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (2nd season)
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)

2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Washington x		3	–	1					3	–	1
Stanford		4	–	2					4	–	2
Oregon y$		3	–	2					4	–	3
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.

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]

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 finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Oregon	222 (35)
2	California	176 (3)
3	Washington	161
4	Stanford	105
5	Oregon State	76
6	Washington State	58

Media poll (Pac-12 Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Oregon	21
2	USC	15
3	Arizona State	1
4	Utah	1

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 7	4:30 p.m.	Stanford	No. 12	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 35–14	0
November 14	4:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 11	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FOX	W 43–29	—
November 21	12:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 11	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN2	W 38–35	—
November 27	4:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 9	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon (rivalry)	ESPN	L 38–41	—
December 5	4:00 p.m.	at California	No. 21	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 17–21	—
December 12	1:00 p.m.	Washington[7]		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	FOX	No Contest
December 18	5:00 p.m.	at No. 13 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game)	FOX	W 31–24	0
December 19	6:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado[8][9]		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	No Contest
January 2	1:00 pm	vs. No. 10 Iowa State*	No. 25	State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–34	0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	9	NR	NR	NR	14	12	12	13	14	12	11	11	9	21			25	RV
Coaches	9	NR	NR	NR	NR	17	16	15	15	14	12	13	11	20	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released												15	23			25	Not released

Game summaries

Stanford

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	7	14
No. 12 Ducks	7	7	14	7	35

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: November 7, 2020
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game attendance: 0
• TV: ABC

Game information

First Quarter STAN – Austin Jones 4-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 3:25. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:30. ORE – C.J. Verdell 10-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 0:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:31. Second Quarter ORE – D.J. Johnson 5-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 1:05. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:59. Third Quarter ORE – Travis Dye 14-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 11:13. Oregon 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47. ORE – Tyler Shough 9-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 0:53. Oregon 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. Fourth Quarter STAN – Austin Jones 2-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 7:39. Oregon 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:32. ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Lakio 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 3:37. Oregon 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:02. Top Passers STAN – Jack West – 13/19, 154 yards ORE – Tyler Shough – 17/26, 227 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 20 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD ORE – C.J. Verdell – 20 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers STAN – Simi Fehoko – 3 receptions, 88 yards ORE – Johnny Johnson III – 4 receptions, 60 yards

at Washington State

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Ducks	7	7	7	22	43
Cougars	13	6	0	10	29

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington

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

Game information

First Quarter ORE – D.J. Johnson 13 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis Kick), 6:48. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 5:50. WSU – Lucas Bacon 18 Yd pass from Jayden de Laura (2pt Failed), 3:00. Oregon 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:48. WSU – Renard Bell 4 Yd pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza Kick), 0:48. Washington State 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:33. Second Quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 39 Yd Field Goal, 9:38. Washington State 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:00. WSU – Blake Mazza 49 Yd Field Goal, 0:24. Washington State 19–7. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:19. ORE – C.J. Verdell 3 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 0:03. Washington State 19–14. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:17. Third Quarter ORE – Travis Dye 16 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis Kick), 3:26. Oregon 21–19. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:09. Fourth Quarter ORE – Johnny Johnson III 2 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis Kick), 14:19. Oregon 28–19. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:06. WSU – Blake Mazza 25 Yd Field Goal, 9:59. Oregon 28–22. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:20. ORE – Travis Dye 71 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Tyler Shough Run), 8:25. Oregon 36–22. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:34. WSU – Deon McIntosh 1 Yd Run (Blake Mazza Kick), 4:40. Oregon 36–29. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:45. ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick), 1:40. Oregon 43–29. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00. Top Passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 21/30, 312 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT WSU – Jayden de Laura – 25/39, 329 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers ORE – C.J. Verdell – 18 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD WSU – Deon McIntosh – 18 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers ORE – Jaylon Redd – 5 receptions, 99 yards WSU – Renard Bell – 10 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD

UCLA

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	14	7	7	35
No. 11 Ducks	14	10	14	0	38

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

First Quarter ORE – Devon Williams 19-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 5:39. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:15. ORE – Travis Dye 32-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 5:23. Oregon 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:08. UCLA – Demetric Felton 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 2:15. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:08. Second Quarter UCLA – Qwuantrezz Knight 20-yard fumble return (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 13:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, -3 yards, 0:07. ORE – Camden Lewis 23-yard field goal, 7:14. Oregon 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:07. UCLA – Greg Dulcich 32-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:24. UCLA 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:50. ORE – Jordan Happle 58-yard interception return (Camden Lewis kick), 0:00. Oregon 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:50. Third Quarter ORE – CJ Verdell 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 11:48. Oregon 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12. UCLA – Brittain Brown 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 7:39. Oregon 31–28. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:09. ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 12-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 1:24. Oregon 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:19. Fourth Quarter UCLA – Demetric Felton 11-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:43. Oregon 38–35. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 3:33. Top Passers UCLA – Chase Griffin – 19/31, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT ORE – Tyler Shough – 19/30, 334 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers UCLA – Demetric Felton – 34 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD ORE – Travis Dye – 10 rushes, 40 yards Top Receivers UCLA – Kyle Philips – 8 receptions, 91 yards ORE – Devon Williams – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD

at Oregon State

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Ducks	14	10	7	7	38
Beavers	7	6	6	22	41

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

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

Game information

First Quarter ORE – Jaylon Redd 37-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 11:52. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 82-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:53. ORE – Tyler Shough 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 5:21. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:38. Second Quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal, 13:38. Oregon 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49. ORE – Devon Williams 60-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 10:57. Oregon 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. OSU – Everett Hayes 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Oregon 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:02. ORE – Henry Katleman 33-yard field goal, 0:46. Oregon 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:00. Third Quarter OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (pass failed), 8:57. Oregon 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:08. ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 6:43. Oregon 31–19. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14. Fourth Quarter OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:26. Oregon 31–26. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:17. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 2-yard run (Tristan Gebbia run), 12:23. Oregon State 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15. ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 8:27. Oregon 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56. OSU – Chance Nolan 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:33. Oregon State 41–38. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22. Top Passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 20/31, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 23/37, 263 yards, TD Top Rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 93 yards OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 29 rushes, 226 yards, 2 TD Top Receivers ORE – Devon Williams – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD OSU – Kolby Taylor – 7 receptions, 114 yards

at California

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Ducks	3	14	0	0	17
Golden Bears	7	7	7	0	21

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

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

Game information

First Quarter ORE – Henry Katleman 21-yard field goal, 8:06. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:19. CAL – Chase Garbers 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:23. California 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:43. Second Quarter CAL – Bradrick Shaw 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:31. California 14–3. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 9:51. ORE – Johnny Johnson III 39-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 2:08. California 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23. ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 0:23. Oregon 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:23. Third Quarter CAL – Nikko Remigio 28-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:14. California 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:21. Fourth Quarter No scoring plays. Top Passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 14/26, 231 yards, TD CAL – Chase Garbers – 20/32, 183 yards, TD Top Rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 71 yards CAL – Marcel Dancy – 5 rushes, 34 yards Top Receivers ORE – Travis Dye – 2 receptions, 85 yards CAL – Nikko Remigio – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

at USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	14	7	7	3	31
No. 13 Trojans	7	7	3	7	24

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

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

Game information

First Quarter ORE – Jaylon Redd 2-yard pass from Anthony Brown (Henry Katleman kick), 13:49. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:46. ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 14-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 7:14. Oregon 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:25. USC – Amon-Ra St. Brown 47-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 0:50. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:46. Second Quarter ORE – DJ Johnson 16-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 9:45. Oregon 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:53. USC – Markese Stepp 1-yard run (Parker Lewis kick), 4:35. Oregon 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:04. Third Quarter ORE – Travis Dye 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 7:20. Oregon 28–14. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 7:40. USC – Parker Lewis 21-yard field goal, 2:28. Oregon 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 4:44. Fourth Quarter ORE – Henry Katleman 40-yard field goal, 10:26. Oregon 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:00. USC – Bru McCoy 4-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 6:16. Oregon 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:02. Top Passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 8/15, 91 yards, 2 TD, INT USC – Kedon Slovis – 28/52, 320 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top Rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 11 rushes, 55 yards USC – Stephen Carr – 12 rushes, 40 yards Top Receivers ORE – DJ Johnson – 2 receptions, 27 yards, TD USC – Bru McCoy – 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD

vs Iowa State (2021 Fiesta Bowl)

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Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Iowa State vs Oregon – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Ducks	7	10	0	0	17
No. 10 Cyclones	7	21	6	0	34

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona

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

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers ORE – ISU – Top Rushers ORE – ISU – Top Receivers ORE – ISU −

Notes

References

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7. "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.
8. "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.
9. Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (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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