2007 Oregon Ducks football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2007
Team=Oregon Ducks


Conference=Pacific-10 Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Pac-10
CoachRank= 24
APRank= 23
BCSRank=
Record=9-4
ConfRecord=5-4
HeadCoach=Mike Bellotti
OffCoach=Chip Kelly
DefCoach=Nick Aliotti
OScheme= Spread
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Autzen Stadium (c. 54,000, FieldTurf)
Champion=
BowlTourney= Sun Bowl vs. South Florida
BowlTourneyResult= W 56-21The 2007 Oregon Ducks football team represents the University of Oregon in the college football season of 2007. The team is coached by Mike Bellotti and plays their home games at Autzen Stadium.

Previous Season

The 2006 Oregon Ducks experienced an incredibly disappointing end to a season last year. After beginning the year with four wins and no losses, and achieving a #11 ranking in the AP Poll, the Ducks traveled to Berkeley to face the #16 ranked Bears. Unfortunately this game ended in a blowout against the Ducks. The Ducks then went on to win only three of the final eight games, which included a heartbreaking 28-30 loss to the Beavers in which a late Oregon field goal was blocked by the Beavers. The Ducks did play in a bowl game, representing the Pac-10 in the 2007 Brut Sun Bowl. The Ducks ended the season with a 56-21 victory over #23 ranked South Florida Bulls.

Pre-season

February 2nd - After Gary Crowton, Oregon's Offensive Coordinator for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, resigned to perform the same duties with Louisiana State University, the University of Oregon hired University of New Hampshire Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly. While at UNH, Kelly's offenses averaged greater than 400 yards a game in seven of his eight years and over 30 points a game for the previous four years.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=791568|title=New Hampshire Coordinator Picked to Head Oregon Offense|date=02/09/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

April 28th - Green defeated White 20-6 in the 2007 spring game.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=878508|title=Well Balanced Green Effort Wins Spring Game, 20-6|date=04/28/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

April 29th - Jordan Kent, Dante Rosario, and Matt Toeaina were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft. Dante Rosario was selected by the Carolina Panthers as the 18th pick in the fifth round. Matt Toeaina was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the 13th pick in the sixth round. Jordan Kent was selected by the Seattle Seahawks as the 36th pick in the sixth round.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=878948|title=Trio of Ducks Chosen in NFL Draft|date=04/29/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

May 9th - Former Oregon Running Back Ahmad Rashad, also known as Bobby Moore, was selected to the Class of 2007 entering the College Football Hall of Fame.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=883179|title=Oregon's Ahmad Rashad Selected to the College Football Hall of Fame|date=05/09/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

July 26th - During the Pac-10's media day, the pre-season media poll picks the Ducks to finish 6th in the Pac-10.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1138661|title=Pac-10 Media Poll Tabs Ducks Sixth|date=07/26/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

2007 Recruiting Class

The 2007 University of Oregon Football Recruiting Class was selected by Scout.com as the 9th best recruiting class of 2007 and was selected by Rivals.com as the 11th best recruiting class of 2007. This team was hideus The University of Oregon signed 27 High School Seniors and 2 Junior College Transfers.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=788496|title=27 High School Seniors & 2 JC Transfers Make Up 2007 Recruiting Class|date=02/07/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

College Athlete Recruit Entry
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chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
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date = 09/15/2007
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ESPN College Gameday
*ESPN College Gameday was broadcasted live from Eugene, OR on September 29th for the game between then ranked #6 California and then ranked #11 Oregon.

*ESPN College Gameday was broadcasted live from Eugene, OR on November 3rd for the game between then ranked #6 Arizona State and then ranked #4 Oregon.

Roster

Coaching Staff

*Mike Bellotti - Head Coach
*Steve Greatwood - Offensive Line
*Nick Aliotti - Defensive Coordinator
*Chip Kelly - Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks
*Gary Campbell - Running Backs
*Michael Gray - Defensive Line
*John Neal - Secondary
*Tom Osborne - Tight Ends & Special Teams
*Don Pellum - Linebackers & Recruiting Coordinator
*Robin Pflugrad - Wide Receivers
*Jim Radcliffe - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
*Eddy Morrissey - Graduate Assistant Coach
*Jeff Hawkins - Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations

eason Notes

Awards

*Mike Bellotti
**Selected as a semifinalist for the George Munger Award for College Coach of the Year.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1310141|title=Oregon Football Notes - Week 12|date=11/11/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named to the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year award.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1310141|title=Oregon Football Notes - Week 12|date=11/11/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Patrick Chung
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Defense.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Dennis Dixon
**Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, USA Today Player of the Week, and Rivals.com Player of the Week for his efforts against the Michigan Wolverines on September 8th.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1212197|title=Dixon Wins USA Today Player of the Week Award|date=09/11/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Stanford Cardinal on September 22nd.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1247888|title=Dixon Named Pac-10 Player of the Week Again|date=09/24/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named to the Maxwell Award watch list.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1286713|title=Dixon Added to Maxwell Award Watch List|date=10/23/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named a finalist for the Maxwell Award along with Darren McFadden and Tim Tebow.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1322668|title=Accolades Continue For Dixon Despite Season-Ending Injury|date=11/19/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named as one of 15 National Scholar-Athletes by The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame and is now a finalist for the Draddy Trophy.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1287725&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Named National Scholar-Athlete|date=10/25/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Selected as one of 15 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien Award.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1291924&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Oregon Football Notes - Week 10|date=10/29/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award along with Tim Tebow and Chase Daniel.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1322668|title=Accolades Continue For Dixon Despite Season-Ending Injury|date=11/19/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Co-Player of the Week for his efforts against the Arizona State Sun Devils on November 3rd.web cite|url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110507aal.html|title=Rankin, Dixon, Reed, Bondzio Named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Football Players of the Week|date=11/05/2007|publisher=The Pacific 10 Conference]
**Selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 first team by college and university sports information directors throughout the western portion of the United States and Canada. District 8 includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon. Dixon is now eligible for ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American consideration.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1308835&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon and Reed Earn First-Team Academic All-District Honors|date=11/09/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named as one of 15 players eligible for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1311943&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon, Stewart Semifinalists for Major Postseason Awards|date=11/14/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Front runner for the Heisman Trophy according to ESPN panelists before suffering a torn ACL, effectively ending his season during the game at Arizona.web cite|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/heisman07/index|title=ESPN Heisman Watch|date=11/13/2007|publisher=ESPN]
**Announced as one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Award, the other four finalists are Chase Daniel, Matt Ryan, Tim Tebow, and Darren McFadden.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1327657&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Finalist For Walter Camp Player-Of-The-Year Honors|date=11/27/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Offense, as well as the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Matt Evensen
**Selected as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1306077&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Evensen Selected as Semifinalist for Groza Award|date=11/07/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Matthew Harper
**Awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Player of the Week by the Master Coaches Survey for his efforts against the Southern California Trojans on October 28th.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1291835&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Harper Named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week|date=10/29/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com] web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1293254&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Harper Named National Defensive Player of the Week|date=10/31/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Nick Reed
**Named to the Ted Hendricks Award watch list.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1283838|title=Reed Named To Ted Hedricks Award Watch List|date=10/19/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation for his efforts against the Washington State Cougars on October 13th.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1281524|title=Oregon Football Notes - Week 8|date=10/15/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Arizona State Sun Devils on November 3rd.web cite|url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110507aal.html|title=Rankin, Dixon, Reed, Bondzio Named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Football Players of the Week|date=11/05/2007|publisher=The Pacific 10 Conference]
**Selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 first team by college and university sports information directors throughout the western portion of the United States and Canada. District 8 includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon. Reed is now eligible for ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American consideration.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1308835&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon and Reed Earn First-Team Academic All-District Honors|date=11/09/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Defense.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Geoff Schwartz
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference Second Team Offense.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Jonathan Stewart
**Named to the Maxwell Award watch list.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=944727&SPID=233&SPSID=57082|title=Stewart Named to Maxwell Award List|date=06/26/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Washington Huskies on October 20th.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1285824|title=Stewart Named Pac-10 Player of the Week|date=10/22/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Named as one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1311943&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon, Stewart Semifinalists for Major Postseason Awards|date=11/14/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Offense and Second Team Specialists as a Kickoff Returner.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Fenuki Tupou
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference Second Team Offense.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Max Unger
**Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Offense.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500|title=Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team|date=12/04/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

*Jaison Williams
**Named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list.web cite|url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/season_preview_2007_watchlist_biletnikoff.html|title=2007 Biletnikoff Award Watch List|date=08/28/2007|publisher=CollegeFootballPoll.com]

Team Records

*On September 8th, the Oregon Ducks played in front of 109,733 spectators at the University of Michigan's Michigan Stadium, this total bettered their previous record of 102,247 spectators at the 1995 Rose Bowl against Penn State.

*On September 29th, 59,273 fans packed Autzen Stadium, making it at the time the largest crowd to attend a football game in state history. The previous record was 59,269 against the Oklahoma Sooners on September 16th, 2006.

*On October 20th, against the Washington Huskies, the Oregon Ducks set a school record for rushing yards in a single game by the entire team, their total was 465 yards. The previous record was 446 yards against the Washington State Cougars in 2001. Also, during the game against the Huskies, RB Jonathan Stewart ran for 251 yards, which was good enough for the second highest total rushing yards in a single game by an individual in Oregon football history. The current record is 285 yards, held by Onterrio Smith during the game against Washington State in 2001.

*On October 27th, 59,277 fans filled Autzen Stadium, making it the largest crowd to attend a football game in state history. The previous record was 59,273 against the California Bears on September 29th.

*Also on October 27th, the crowd at Autzen Stadium reached a noise level of 127.2 decibels, making it the loudest stadium in college football. The previous college record was 126 decibels at Clemson's Memorial Stadium. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the loudest outdoor stadium is Mile High Stadium, whose crowd reached a level of 128.7 decibels.web cite|url=http://registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?mid=7139|title=At Autzen,record-level crowd and noise to match|date=10/28/2007|publisher=The Register-Guard] However, this is not true, as during the October 6, 2007 game between the University of Florida @ Louisiana State University, CBS recorded 129.8 decibels. [During a nationally televised game against Auburn in 2003, ESPN recorded a noise level of 119 decibels at certain points in the game. During the October 6, 2007 game against the University of Florida, CBS recorded 129.8 ]

*On November 3rd, for consecutive weeks the Oregon record for number of individuals at a football game had fallen. For the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils 59,379 people were in attendance at Autzen Stadium. The previous record was set on October 27th at 59,277 in attendance. web cite|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273072483|title=Dixon hurt but lifts No. 5 Oregon with 4 TD passes|date=11/03/2007|publisher=ESPN]

*Also on November 3rd, Dennis Dixon broke the team record for career yards by a quarterback. The previous record was 1,171 yards by Reggie Ogborn between 1979 and 1980.web cite|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1310141|title=Oregon Football Notes - Week 12|date=11/11/2007|publisher=GoDucks.com]

Game Notes

Houston @ Oregon

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Road=Cougars
R1=7
R2=10
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Ducks
H1=14
H2=6
H3=21
H4=7

Oregon's 52-21 defeat of Fresno State was Bellotti's 100th win as a coach at the University of Oregon. Dennis Dixon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another. Ducks running back Jonathan Stewart ran for 165 yards and scored two touchdowns, one touchdown being part of an 88-yard run. Dixon said "The sky's the limit right now. This offense is really clicking." Although Dixon didn't put up numbers as impressive as he did at Michigan the previous week, he had a solid performance, completing 14 for 20 passes for 139 yards and running for 59 yards. Oregon's mascot was suspended and watched the game, but not from the sidelines. Fresno State's quarterback Tom Brandstater completed 18-32 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown. The loss was Fresno State's second against a ranked team on the road. The previous week the Bulldogs lost 47-45 to Texzs A&M in triple overtime. Fresno State coach Pat Hill said " [h] ow many times do I have to say it? We got dominated in all three phases. We got beat pretty good today. That doesn't happen at Fresno State very often. Today we got beat by a better football team. They took it to us. End of conversation."web cite|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272582483|title=Bellotti gets 100th victory as Oregon head coach|date=09/15/2007|publisher=ESPN]

Oregon @ Stanford

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Road=Ducks
R1=21
R2=3
R3=21
R4=10
Home=Cardinal
H1=3
H2=28
H3=0
H4=0

The Ducks defeated the Cougars 53 to 7.web cite|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272862483|title=Oregon gets back on track, but Colvin, Johnson go down|date=10/13/2007|publisher=ESPN]

Oregon @ Washington

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Road=Ducks
R1=17
R2=7
R3=7
R4=24
Home=Huskies
H1=7
H2=10
H3=14
H4=3

In a game that was considered important enough for ESPN's College Gameday to be broadcasted in Eugene, [cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2003982447_pactv30.html?syndication=rss |title=Pac-10 Football | Ducks-Sun Devils get spot on ESPN |accessdate=2007-11-07 |last=Withers |first=Bud |coauthors= |date=2007-10-30 |work= |publisher=Seattle Times] the Oregon Ducks defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 35-23. Heisman hopeful Dennis Dixon threw for 189 yards and 4 touchdowns and led the Ducks to a victory that places Oregon in the lead for the Pac-10 championship.

After the Ducks scored a touchdown on their first possession, a 26 yard pass to WR Jaison Williams, the Sun Devils began to march down the field. Showing the same poise as Dixon, ASU QB Rudy Carpenter led the Devils to the Oregon 2 yard line before the Oregon defense lived up to their "bend but don't break" style and held ASU to a field goal. That goal line stop would set the tone for the remainder of the game as Oregon held Arizona State to only 3 points in the first quarter and 13 in the first half.

Trailing 13-21 at the half, Arizona State was able to make a field goal on their first possession in the second half, cutting the Oregon lead to 5. However the Ducks were able to score the next 14 points of the game, giving the Ducks a 35-16 lead with one quarter left to play. Unfortunately approximately 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, Dennis Dixon was taken out after an awkward tackle and sat out the remainder of the game. Luckily his injury did not seem serious and was seen jogging on the sidelines soon there after.

Arizona State did score one more touchdown later in the fourth quarter, making the score its final 35-23. In a game which Rudy Carpenter was sacked 9 times, it seemed only fitting that the last play of the game was a sack as time ran out.

Oregon @ Arizona

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Ducks
R1=11
R2=3
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Wildcats
H1=10
H2=21
H3=0
H4=3

The 111th Civil War, the Ducks now lead 55-46-10 in the series all time. This was the first time the home team had not won since 1996, the first time Oregon State had won at Autzen Stadium since 1993, and the first time Oregon State had won two years in a row since 1973-74.

un Bowl: South Florida vs. Oregon

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bulls
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Ducks
H1=8
H2=10
H3=28
H4=10

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cores by quarter

Receiving

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