American college football season
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 .
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]
Despite finishing in second place in the North Division during the regular season, the Ducks would represent the division in the Pac-12 Championship Game due to first-place Washington having an insufficient number of players available due to COVID-19. There, they defeated the undefeated South Division champion USC to receive the Pac-12's automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl , where they lost to Big 12 runner-up Iowa State .
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
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]
On December 14, Oregon's scheduled game against Colorado in Los Angeles for December 19 was canceled after the Ducks were elevated into the Pac-12 Championship Game against USC. The change occurred after Washington had a COVID-19 outbreak.[ 7]
Original 2020 Oregon Ducks schedule Date Opponent Site September 5 North Dakota State * Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR September 12 Ohio State * Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR September 19 Hawaii * Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR September 26 at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO October 3 Washington Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry ) October 17 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA October 24 Stanford Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR October 31 at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ November 7 USC Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR November 13 Arizona State Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR November 21 at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA November 28 at Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry )
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 15 16 Final AP 9 — — — 14 12 12 13 14 12 11 11 9 21 25 RV Coaches 9 — — — — 17 16 15 15 14 12 13 11 20 RV RV RV CFP Not released 15 23 25 Not released
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Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2020Game time : 4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Michael MothershedTV : 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 Top receivers
At Washington State [ edit ] Uniform combination Helmet Jersey Pants
Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2020Game time : 4:30 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 0TV : 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
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UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2020Game time : 12:30 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 0Referee : Mark DuddyTV 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 Top receivers UCLA – Kyle Philips – 8 receptions, 91 yards ORE – Devon Williams – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD
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Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2020Game time : 4:30 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 0TV : 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
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Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2020Game time : 4:05 p.m.Game attendance : 0Referee : Francisco VilarTV 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 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)[ edit ] Uniform combination Helmet Jersey Pants
Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2020Game time : 5:00 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 1Referee : Chris CoyteTV 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 – D. J. 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
vs Iowa State (2021 Fiesta Bowl)[ edit ] Uniform combination Helmet Jersey Pants
Iowa State vs Oregon – Game summary
Quarter 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, 2021Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : n/a (game played indoors)Game attendance : 0TV : ESPN
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