2016 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2016 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 50th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

2016 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mark Helfrich (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Brady Hoke (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium

2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
Washington State		7	–	2					8	–	5
No. 12 Stanford		6	–	3					10	–	3
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		3	–	6					4	–	8
Oregon		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x		8	–	1					10	–	4
No. 3 USC		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 23 Utah		5	–	4					9	–	4
Arizona State		2	–	7					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Opening game vs. UC Davis, September 3, 2016

Two years removed from their appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, they finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Helfrich and Oregon agreed to part ways. He finished at Oregon with a four year record of 37–16.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 pm	UC Davis*	No. 24	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 53–28	53,817
September 10	7:30 pm	Virginia*	No. 24	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 44–26	53,774
September 17	12:30 pm	at Nebraska*	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 32–35	91,414
September 24	2:30 pm	Colorado		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 38–41	53,974
October 1	6:30 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 33–51	33,528
October 8	4:30 pm	No. 5 Washington		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	FOX	L 21–70	58,842
October 21	7:30 pm	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 49–52 2OT	43,048
October 29	1:00 pm	Arizona State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 54–35	53,898
November 5	4:00 pm	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 20–45	74,625
November 12	1:00 pm	Stanford		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 27–52	53,757
November 19	2:00 pm	at No. 11 Utah		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 30–28	46,327
November 26	1:00 pm	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	P12N	L 24–34	44,160
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

2016 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Dillon Mitchell Fr WR 2 Tristen Wallace Fr QB 3 Terry Wilson Fr WR 4 Alex Ofodile  Fr RB 5 Taj Griffin So WR 7 Darren Carrington  Jr QB 9 Dakota Prukop  Sr QB 10 Justin Herbert Fr QB 11 Travis Jonsen  Fr QB 12 Taylor Alie  Jr WR 13 Devon Allen  Jr WR 15 Jalen Brown  So QB 17 Jeff Lockie  Sr RB 20 Tony Brooks-James  So RB 21 Royce Freeman Jr WR 22 Jeff Bieber  So WR 26 Casey Eugenio  So TE 27 Jake Breeland  Fr WR 28 Chayce Maday  So RB 29 Kani Benoit  Jr WR 33 Kirk Merritt So RB 34 Lane Roseberry  Sr RB 36 Langston Stuckey  Fr RB 37 J.J. Jones  Sr TE 39 Ryan Bay  Fr TE 40 Taylor Stinson  So RB 41 Jarret LaCoste  Sr OL 54 Calvin Throckmorton  Fr OL 55 Jake Hanson  Fr OL 57 Doug Brenner  Jr OL 63 Davis Miyashiro-Saipaia  So OL 65 Mike Miller  Fr OL 60 Logan Bathke Fr OL 66 Brady Aiello  Fr OL 67 Tanner Davies  So OL 68 Shane Lemieux  Fr OL 71 Jacob Capra Fr OL 72 Samuel Poutasi Fr OL 73 Tyrell Crosby Jr OL 74 Elijah George  Jr OL 75 Zach Okun  Fr OL 76 Jake Pisarcik  Jr OL 78 Cameron Hunt Sr OL 79 Evan Voeller  Jr TE 81 Evan Baylis  Sr TE 82 Jake McCreath  Sr TE 83 Johnny Mundt Sr TE 84 Cameron McCormick Fr TE 85 Pharaoh Brown  Sr WR 88 Dwayne Stanford  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Arrion Springs Jr SS 2 Tyree Robinson  Jr OLB 3 Jonah Moi  Jr LB 4 Matt Mariota  Fr FS 6 Charles Nelson Jr DB 8 Reggie Daniels  Sr DL 9 Gus Cumberlander  Fr DB 10 Ty Griffin  Jr LB 11 Justin Hollins  So CB 12 Chris Seisay  Jr DB 13 Jhet Janis  Fr CB 14 Ugo Amadi So SS 16 Dylan Kane  Fr SS 17 Juwaan Williams  Jr LB 18 Jimmie Swain Jr DB 19 Austin Daich  Sr LB 20 Jake Froehlich  Fr CB 22 Jihree Stewart  Fr DB 23 Malik Lovette  Fr LB 24 Keith Simms Fr DB 25 Brady Breeze Fr DB 26 Kahlil Oliver  So DB 27 Mattrell McGraw  So LB 28 Johnny Ragin III Sr DB 29 Tyler Reid  Fr LB 30 Paris Bostick  Jr DB 31 Sean Killpatrick  Fr LB 32 Eddie Heard Jr.  Jr LB 34 LaMar Winston Jr. Fr LB 35 Troy Dye Fr LB 36 Justin Hunter  Fr LB 36 Eric Briscoe Jr. Fr DB 37 Michael Manns  Sr LB 38 Jaren Zadlo  Fr LB 39 Kaulana Apelu So LB 42 Cody Carriger  Sr DB 43 Fotu Leiato So LB 44 Darrian Franklin Fr LB 46 Danny Mattingly  Jr DL 47 Rex Manu So LB 48 Hunter Kampmoyer Fr DL 50 Austin Maloata Jr DL 51 Gary Baker  Fr LB 52 Ivan Faulhaber  Jr LB 53 Blake Rugraff  Fr LB 54 De'Quan McDowell Sr LB 55 A.J. Hotchkins Jr DE 56 Bryson Young Fr DT 71 Wayne Kirby Fr LB 86 Torrodney Prevot Sr DL 90 Drayton Carlberg  Fr DL 91 T.J. Daniel  Sr DL 92 Henry Mondeaux Jr DL 93 Jason Sloan  Jr DL 95 Spencer Stark  So DL 97 Jalen Jelks  So DL 98 Jordan Kurahara  So DL 99 Canton Kaumatule So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 38 Ian Wheeler  Jr PK 41 Aidan Schneider Jr P 42 Blake Maimone  Fr PK 49 Matt Wogan Sr LS 58 Tanner Carew Jr LS 66 Devin Melendez Jr	Head coach Mark Helfrich (3rd season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Offense Matt Lubick – Offensive coordinator & wide receivers (3rd season)* Gary Campbell – Running backs (33rd season) Steve Greatwood – Running game coordinator & offensive line (29th season) Tom osborne – Special teams coordinator & tight ends (15th season) David Yost – Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks (1st season) Defense Brady Hoke – Defensive coordinator (1st season) Ron Aiken – Defensive line (3rd season) John Neal – Passing game coordinator & secondary (13th season) Don Pellum – Inside linebackers (23rd season) Jim Radcliffe – Strength and conditioning (31st season) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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	Final
AP	24	24	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	22	23	21	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	14	7	28
No. 24 Ducks	8	17	14	14	53

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	6	0	14	6	26
No. 24 Ducks	13	17	14	0	44

See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Ducks	8	12	6	6	32
Cornhuskers	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	16	10	7	8	41
Ducks	7	10	21	0	38

See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	7	7	6	13	33
Cougars	7	21	2	21	51

See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	21	14	21	14	70
Ducks	0	7	14	0	21

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry

At California

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Ducks	0	14	14	14	7	0	49
Golden Bears	14	17	3	8	7	3	52

See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	14	0	8	13	35
Ducks	17	13	3	21	54

See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	6	0	7	7	20
Trojans	17	7	14	7	45

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	21	17	14	0	52
Ducks	6	7	0	14	27

See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

At Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	0	7	20	30
Utes	7	0	7	14	28

See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team

At Oregon State

See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team, Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry, and Platypus Trophy

Oregon Ducks (4–7) at Oregon State Beavers (3–8)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	7	7	10	0	24
Oregon St	7	7	7	13	34

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: November 26, 2016
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,160
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV: Pac-12 Network
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU – Ryan Nall 12-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:19. Oregon St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:17. ORE – Tony Brooks-James 3-yard run (Aidan Schneider kick), 5:51. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28. Second quarter ORE – Darren Carrington 33-yard pass from Jalen Brown (Aidan Schneider kick), 12:24. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:37. OSU – Ricky Ortiz 6-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Garrett Owens kick), 5:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:33. Third quarter ORE – Charles Nelson 23-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Aidan Schneider kick), 11:43. Oregon 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:03. ORE – Aidan Schneider 46-yard field goal, 7:44. Oregon 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:24. OSU – Ryan Nall 14-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 3:46. Oregon 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58. Fourth quarter OSU – Ryan Nall 6-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:40. Oregon St 28–24. Drive; 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:32. OSU – Ryan Nall 2-yard run (kick failed), 1:56. Oregon St 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:17. Top passers ORE – Justin Herbert – 16/28, 180 yards, TD OSU – Marcus McMaryion – 13/20, 101 yards, TD Top rushers ORE – Royce Freeman – 19 rushes, 106 yards OSU – Ryan Nall – 31 rushes, 155 yards, 4 TD Top receivers ORE – Darren Carrington – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD OSU – Ryan Nall - 2 receptions, 34 yards