| 2005Oregon Ducks football | |
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Holiday Bowl, L 14–17 vsOklahoma | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Crowton (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Nick Aliotti (9th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| No. 2USC † $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Oregon | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25California | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2005 Oregon Ducks football team represented theUniversity of Oregon as a member of thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coachMike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Pac-10. The team played home games atAutzen Stadium inEugene, Oregon.
In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterbackKellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8–1 with their only loss to top-rankedUSC, 45–13, and still in the hunt for aBowl Championship Series BCSbowl game. Oregon won their final three games and their success led them into contention for a bid to theFiesta Bowl. The Ducks finished the regular season with a 10–1 record, their best finish since theirJoey Harrington-led,Fiesta Bowl-winning2001 team.[1] They finished fifth overall in the BCS ranking system, which would in many years have been high enough to earn them a bid to a BCS bowl. In 2005, however, there were no at-large bids available to Oregon.Ohio State finished just ahead of the Ducks, in fourth place, guaranteeing them one of the at-large berths, although they had an inferior 10–2 record.Notre Dame finished sixth in the BCS, also securing a BCS bid due to a pre-existing clause in the BCS contract. Many college football fans were outraged that two teams with worse records were selected over the Ducks. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Pac-10 conference had a team that finished with a one-loss season snubbed by the BCS; the2004 California Golden Bears football team finished 10–1. It was later demonstrated that Oregon drew the highest bowl ratings in college football, calling the argument that TV ratings hurt the Ducks' BCS chances into question.[2] Instead of a BCS game, the Ducks were assigned to theHoliday Bowl versus theOklahoma Sooners. Playing without Clemens, the Ducks fell in a close game, 17–14.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 4:00 pm | atHouston* | ESPN2 | W 38–24 | 19,981 | |||
| September 10 | 12:30 pm | Montana* | W 47–14 | 58,169 | [4] | |||
| September 17 | 4:00 pm | No. 23Fresno State* |
| TBS | W 37–34 | 58,201 | ||
| September 24 | 4:00 pm | No. 1USC | No. 24 |
| ABC | L 13–45 | 59,129 | |
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | atStanford | W 44–20 | 27,690 | ||||
| October 8 | 7:15 pm | at No. 17Arizona State | No. 25 | FSN | W 31–17 | 62,789 | ||
| October 15 | 12:30 pm | Washington | No. 20 |
| W 45–21 | 58,269 | ||
| October 22 | 4:00 pm | atArizona | No. 15 | W 28–21 | 48,052 | |||
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | No. 23California | No. 15 |
| ABC | W 27–20OT | 58,309 | |
| November 12 | 7:15 pm | atWashington State | No. 11 | FSN | W 34–31 | 27,595 | ||
| November 19 | 3:45 pm | Oregon State | No. 10 |
| FSN | W 56–14 | 58,525 | |
| December 29 | 5:00 pm | vs.Oklahoma* | No. 6 | ESPN | L 14–17 | 65,416 | ||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Harris | Not released | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Not released | |||
| BCS | Not released | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Not released | ||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Oregon | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| Stanford | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 1 | 4:48 | Stanford | Michael Sgroi 42-yard field goal | Stanford 3-0 |
| 1 | 2:08 | Oregon | Jonathan Stewart 11-yard pass fromKellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick) | Oregon 7-3 |
| 1 | :04 | Stanford | Mark Bradford 2-yard pass fromTrent Edwards (Michael Sgroi kick) | Stanford 10-7 |
| 2 | 13:23 | Oregon | Dante Rosario 18-yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick) | Oregon 14-10 |
| 2 | 4:41 | Oregon | Jaison Williams 19-yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick) | Oregon 21-10 |
| 2 | :06 | Stanford | Michael Sgroi 31-yard field goal | Oregon 21-13 |
| 3 | 8:25 | Oregon | Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) | Oregon 28-13 |
| 3 | 4:48 | Oregon | Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) | Oregon 35-13 |
| 3 | 3:29 | Oregon | Paul Martinez 44-yard field goal | Oregon 38-13 |
| 4 | 8:45 | Oregon | Jeremiah Johnson 5-yard run (kick blocked) | Oregon 44-13 |
| 4 | 3:56 | Stanford | Jon Alston 10-yard blocked punt return (Michael Sgroi kick) | Oregon 44-20 |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Jonathan Stewart RB | Olympia, Washington | Timberline HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 21, 2005 |
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| James Finley WR | Compton, California | Compton CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 14, 2004 |
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| Ed Dickson TE | Bellflower, California | Bellflower HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 25, 2005 |
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| Derrick Jones WR | Long Beach, California | Polytechnic HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 2, 2005 |
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| Palauni Ma Sun OL | Fresno, California | Fresno CC | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 333 lb (151 kg) | NA | Jan 23, 2005 |
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| Jason Turner LB | Culver City, California | West Los Angeles CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 19, 2005 |
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| Nick Reed DE | Mission Viejo, California | Mission Viejo HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 4.9 | Jul 9, 2004 |
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| Kevin Garrett S | Harbor City, California | Nathaniel Narbonne HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 4.7 | Nov 30, 2004 |
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| Jeremiah Johnson RB | Los Angeles, California | Susan Miller Dorsey HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 28, 2004 |
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| Brian Truelove OL | Snellville, Georgia | Brookwood HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | 5.1 | Jul 7, 2004 |
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| Mat Webb OL | Vancouver, Washington | Heritage HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | 5.0 | Jul 2, 2004 |
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| Matt Bramow S | Eugene, Oregon | South Eugene HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 4.9 | Nov 14, 2004 |
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| Titus Jackson S | Pomona, California | Diamond Ranch HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 5, 2004 |
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| Chris Mulvanny LB | Pleasant Hill, California | Diablo Valley College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 17, 2004 |
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| Blair Phillips LB | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 9, 2005 |
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| Pat So'oalo OL | Fresno, California | Fresno CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 298 lb (135 kg) | NA | Jan 9, 2005 |
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| Walter Thurmond CB | West Covina, California | West Covina HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 9, 2005 |
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| Jairus Byrd CB | Clayton, Missouri | Clayton HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 24, 2005 |
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| Tucker Callahan LB | Fairhope, Alabama | Fairhope HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 1, 2004 |
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| Levi Horn TE | Spokane, Washington | John R Rogers HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | 5.1 | Jan 5, 2005 |
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| Simi Toeaina DT | Pago Pago, AS | Samoana HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | NA | Feb 2, 2005 |
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| Matt Dragich K | Torrance, California | El Camino CC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | NA | Jan 30, 2005 |
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| Mark Sunga LB | Sherman Oaks, California | Notre Dame HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 5.2 | Feb 2, 2005 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 30 Rivals: 28 | ||||||
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