2012 Oregon Ducks football team

2012 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–17 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	12–1 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Helfrich (4th season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Nick Aliotti (16th season)
Base defense	Hybrid 3–4
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 2 Oregon x%		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 20 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8					3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 46th straight year, and was coached by Chip Kelly in his fourth and final year at Oregon. They are a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

For the fifth straight season, Oregon swept all of their regional rivals in the Pac-12: Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State.

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Balducci DE	Portland, OR	Central Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Arik Armstead OT	Elk Grove, CA	Pleasant Grove HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Bralon Addison WR	Missouri City, TX	Hightower HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Brett Bafaro OLB	Hillsboro, OR	Liberty HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Byron Marshall RB	San Jose, CA	Valley Christian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Chance Allen WR	Missouri City, TX	Elkins HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Cody Carriger ODE	Butte, MT	Butte HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
DeForest Buckner DE	Honolulu, HI	Punahoe School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Dwayne Stanford WR	Cincinnati, OH	Taft HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Dylan Ausherman P	Visalia, CA	College of the Sequoias	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Eric Amoako S	Arlington, TX	Martin HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.49
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Evan Baylis TE	Aurora, CO	Grandview HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jake Rodrigues QB	Rocklin, CA	Whitney HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jeff Lockie QB	Danville, CA	Monte Vista HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.68
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Kyle Long OT	Mission Viejo, CA	Saddleback HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Oshay Dunmore S	Newport, OR	Newport HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Pharaoh Brown TE	Lyndhurst, OH	Brush HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Reggie Daniels S	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Stephen Amoako S	Arlington, TX	Martin HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Stetzon Bair DE	Council Bluffs, IA	Iowa Western	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Terrance Daniel OG	Oakland, CA	Bishop O Dowd HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	n/a
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:30 pm	Arkansas State*	No. 5	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 57–34	56,144	[1]
September 8	3:30 pm	Fresno State*	No. 4	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 42–25	55,755	[2]
September 15	12:00 pm	Tennessee Tech*	No. 4	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 63–14	57,091	[3]
September 22	7:30 pm	No. 22 Arizona	No. 3	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 49–0	58,334	[4]
September 29	7:30 pm	at Washington State	No. 2	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	ESPN2	W 51–26	60,929	[5]
October 6	7:30 pm	No. 23 Washington	No. 2	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ESPN	W 52–21	58,792	[6]
October 18	6:00 pm	at Arizona State	No. 2	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	W 43–21	71,004	[7]
October 27	12:00 pm	Colorado	No. 2	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 70–14	57,521	[8]
November 3	4:00 pm	at No. 18 USC	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 62–51	93,607	[9]
November 10	7:30 pm	at California	No. 2	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 59–17	57,672	[10]
November 17	5:00 pm	No. 14 Stanford	No. 1	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	ABC	L 14–17 ^OT	58,792	[11]
November 24	12:00 pm	at No. 16 Oregon State	No. 5	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	P12N	W 48–24	47,249	[12]
January 3, 2013	5:30 pm	vs. No. 5 Kansas State*	No. 4	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–17	70,242	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Arkansas State

See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas St 0 10 10 14 34 • Oregon 29 21 0 7 57 Date: September 1 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Game start: 10:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary 1 13:22 ORE Kenjon Barner 4 yard run (Dion Jordan pass from Jackson Rice) Oregon 8–0 1 9:19 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 12 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 15–0 1 7:57 ORE Josh Huff 4 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 22–0 1 2:27 ORE Kenjon Barner 17 yard run (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 29–0 2 13:57 ARST Brian Davis 43 yard field goal Oregon 29–3 2 12:57 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 12 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 36–3 2 10:45 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 33 yard run (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 43–3 2 7:06 ORE Byron Marshall 3 yard run (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 50–3 2 3:20 ARST Julian Jones 72 yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 50–10 3 10:46 ARST Brian Davis 29 yard field goal Oregon 50–13 3 1:53 ARST Josh Jarboe 6 yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 50–20 4 11:36 ORE Rahsaan Vaughn 7 yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 57–20 4 8:48 ARST Carlos McCants 38 yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 57–27 4 4:30 ARST Ryan Aplin 1 yard run (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 57–34

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Fresno State

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1 2 3 4 Total Fresno St 3 3 10 9 25 • Oregon 14 21 0 7 42 Date: September 8 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 39 Yd field goal; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 39 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd run (Beard kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 22 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 51 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd Run (Beard Kick); FRES – Quentin Breshears 43 Yd field goal

3rd quarter scoring: FRES – Isaiah Burse 18 Yd Pass From Derek Carr (Breshears Kick); FRES – Quentin Breshears 25 Yd field goal

4th quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 37 Yd field goal; ORE – Kenjon Barner 16 Yd Run (Beard Kick); FRES – Robbie Rouse 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Tennessee Tech

See also: 2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee Tech 7 0 7 0 14 • Oregon 21 14 21 7 63 Date: September 15 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: TNTC – Da'Rick Rogers 23 Yd Pass From Tre Lamb (Zachary Sharp Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 59 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Jake Fisher 1 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 4 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Keanon Lowe 3 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); TNTC – Doug Page 6 Yd Pass From Darian Stone (Sharp Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

Arizona

See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 • Oregon 7 6 15 21 49 Date: September 22 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Daryle Hawkins 17 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 27 Yd field goal; ORE – Rob Beard 41 Yd field goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 1 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 55 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 8 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Troy Hill 29 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick)

Washington State

See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 20 3 21 7 51 Washington St 9 10 0 7 26 Date: September 29 Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 22 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed); WSU – Andrew Furney 18 Yd field goal; ORE – Marcus Mariota 13 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 30 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); WSU – Carl Winston 2 Yd Run (Pat Failed)

2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Andrew Furney 20 Yd field goal; ORE – Rob Beard 34 Yd field goal; WSU – Brett Bartolone 26 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Furney Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Avery Patterson 34 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 10 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 80 Yd Run (Beard Kick); WSU – Marquess Wilson 25 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Furney Kick)

Washington

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 7 7 7 21 • Oregon 21 14 3 14 52 Date: October 6 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Keanon Lowe 21 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Avery Patterson 43 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: WASH – Bishop Sankey 1 Yd Run (Travis Coons Kick); ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 34 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 28 Yd field goal; WASH – Bishop Sankey 6 Yd Run (Coons Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 13 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); WASH – Erich Wilson II 1 Yd Run (Coons Kick)

Arizona State

See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 22 21 0 0 43 Arizona St 7 0 0 14 21 Date: October 18 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 28 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 71 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 6 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 86 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring:

4th quarter scoring: ASU – Anthony Jones 36 Yd Interception Return (Garoutte Kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 23 Yd Pass From Michael Eubank (Garoutte Kick)

Colorado

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 0 14 0 14 • Oregon 28 28 14 0 70 Date: October 27 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 9 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 5 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Bralon Addison 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 73 Yd Punt Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Daryle Hawkins 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: COLO – Christian Powell 1 Yd Run (Will Oliver Kick); COLO – Christian Powell 20 Yd Run (Oliver Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 3 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 17 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring:

USC

See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team

#2 Oregon Ducks (8–0) at #18 USC Trojans (6–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	14	20	14	14	62
USC	3	21	14	13	51

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Hazy • 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
• Game attendance: 93,607
• Referee: Jay Strichez
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria
• Box Score

Game information
Oregon Marcus Mariota 20/23, 304 Yds, 4 TD Kenjon Barner 38 Rush, 321 Yds, 5 TD Josh Huff 6 Rec, 125 Yds, 2 TD USC Matt Barkley 35/54, 484 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Silas Redd 18 Rush, 92 Yds, 2 TD Nelson Agholor 6 Rec, 162 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ORE USC 1 13:55 5 75 1:05 Oregon De'Anthony Thomas 16-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Mariota, Rob Beard kick good 7 0 1 8:04 13 66 5:44 USC 39-yard field goal by Andre Heidari 7 3 1 4:53 9 75 3:11 Oregon Josh Huff 21-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Mariota, Rob Beard kick good 14 3 2 14:48 10 80 2:38 Oregon Kenjon Barner 27-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick good 21 3 2 14:36 1 75 0:12 USC Marqise Lee 75-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good 21 10 2 11:27 10 88 3:02 Oregon Kenjon Barner 5-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick no good (blocked) 27 10 2 5:59 12 77 5:20 USC Robert Woods 7-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good 27 17 2 5:03 3 81 0:50 Oregon Daryle Hawkins 14-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Mariota, Rob Beard kick good 34 17 2 2:37 1 76 0:12 USC Nelson Agholor 76-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good 34 24 3 9:59 11 65 5:01 USC Silas Redd 2-yard touchdown run, Andre Heidari kick good 34 31 3 5:14 13 75 4:45 Oregon Kenjon Barner 9-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick good 41 31 3 2:32 5 16 2:31 USC Silas Redd 3-yard touchdown run, Andre Heidari kick good 41 38 3 1:19 4 74 1:06 Oregon Josh Huff 36-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Mariota, Rob Beard kick good 48 38 4 9:15 12 85 4:56 Oregon Kenjon Barner 5-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick good 55 38 4 5:27 9 53 3:41 USC Randall Telfer 3-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick good 55 45 4 1:58 3 20 1:02 Oregon Kenjon Barner 22-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick good 62 45 4 0:01 7 65 1:51 USC Marqise Lee 3-yard touchdown reception from Matt Barkley, 2-point pass failed 62 51 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 62 51

Oregon was the first team to score 60 points on USC in 124 years. On November 8, USC was reprimanded and fined by the conference for illegally deflated game balls by a student manager during the Oregon game.[19]

California

See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 14 10 14 21 59 California 7 3 7 0 17 Date: November 10 Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); CAL – Darius Powe 10 Yd Pass From Allan Bridgford (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 3 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: CAL – D'Amato 27 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Maldonado 26 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Josh Huff 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: CAL – Isi Sofele 4 Yd Run (D'Amato Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 35 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 39 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 14 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Will Murphy 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – B.J. Kelley 18 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Maldonado Kick)

Stanford

See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Stanford 0 7 0 7 3 17 Oregon 0 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 17 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring:

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 1 Yd Run. (Jordan Williamson Kick); ORE – Keanon Lowe 28 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota. (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 6 Yd Run. (Maldonado Kick);

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Zach Ertz 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan. (Williamson Kick)

Over Time scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 37 Yd Field Goal

Oregon State

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 6 14 14 14 48 Oregon St 7 3 7 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Marcus Mariota 42 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed);ORST – Storm Woods 7 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 2 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORST – Trevor Romaine 36 Yd Field Goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORST – Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Romaine Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 5 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 29 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – B.J. Kelley 2 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORST – Micah Hatfield 6 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Romaine Kick)

Fiesta Bowl

See also: 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Fiesta Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 15 7 10 3 35 Kansas St 0 10 0 7 17 Date: January 3 Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Dion Jordan Run For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 23 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: KSU – Collin Klein 6 Yd Run (Anthony Cantele Kick); KSU – Anthony Cantele 25 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 33 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick Blocked, Recovered By Kansas State For 1-Point Safety For Oregon)

4th quarter scoring: KSU – John Hubert 10 Yd Pass From Collin Klein (Anthony Cantele Kick); ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 24 Yd Field Goal

Roster

2012 Oregon Ducks Football
Quarterback  2 Bryan Bennett – Sophomore  8 Marcus Mariota – Freshman 14 Dustin Haines – Junior Running back  6 De'Anthony Thomas – Sophomore 17 Antwan Baker – Freshman 24 Kenjon Barner – Senior 33 Ayele Forde – Sophomore Offensive lineman 54 Hamani Stevens – Sophomore 55 Hroniss Grasu – Sophomore 57 Trevor Fox – Junior 58 James Euscher – Freshman 60 Ryan Clanton – Senior 61 Nick Cody – Senior 62 Matt Pierson – Freshman 63 Mana Greig – Junior 64 Tyler Johnstone – Freshman 68 Jamal Prater – Freshman 69 Brandon Thomas – Sophomore 71 Everett Benyard – Junior 72 Andre Yruretagoyena – Freshman 74 Kyle Long – Senior 75 Jake Fisher – Sophomore 77 Carson York – Senior 78 Karrington Armstrong – Junior Wide receiver  1 Josh Huff – Junior  3. Kevin Jackson – ' Freshman  7 Keanon Lowe – Sophomore'' 10 Rahsaan Vaughn – Senior 12 Devon Blackmon – Freshman 16 Daryle Hawkins – Junior 19 Eric Dungy – Sophomore 23 B.J. Kelley – Freshman 26 Ben Butterfield – Junior 41 Blake Stanton – Sophomore 81 Justin Hoffman – Senior 84 Chad Delaney – Junior 90 Will Murphy – Senior 91 Dane Ebanez – Junior 92 Miles Johnson – Freshman		Tight end 15 Colt Lyerla – Sophomore 82 Christian French – Freshman 83 Curtis White – Sophomore 85 Pharaoh Brown – Freshman 86 Brian Teague – Junior 98 Dallen Voeller – Sophomore Defensive lineman 9 Arik Armstead – Freshman 97 Nick Morrison – Junior 99 Sam Kamp – Freshman Defensive tackle 50 Ryan Hagen – Junior 65 Isaac Remington – Senior 66 Taylor Hart – Junior 90 Ricky Heimuli – Junior 92 Wade Keliikipi – Junior 94 Axel McQuaw – Junior 97 Jared Ebert, Jared – Junior Defensive end 57 Ryan McCandless – Freshman 91 Tony Washington – Sophomore 95 Koa Ka'ai – Freshman 96 Dion Jordan – Senior Linebacker 22 Derrick Malone – Sophomore 25 Boseko Lokombo – Junior 26 Carlyle Garrick – Freshman 33 Tyson Coleman – Freshman 34 Rahim Cassell – Freshman 35 Anthony Wallace – Sophomore 38 Mike Garrity – Sophomore 43 Keloni Kamalani – Junior 46 Michael Clay – Senior 47 Kiko Alonso – Senior 48 Rodney Hardrick – Sophomore 51 Isaac Ava – Sophomore 36 Jennings Stewart – Senior 59 Grant Thompson – Sophomore		Defensive back  2 Troy Hill – Sophomore  4 Erick Dargan – Sophomore  5 Issac Dixon – Freshman 12 Brian Jackson – Junior 17 James Scales – Sophomore 27 Terrance Mitchell – Sophomore 30 Bronson Yim – Freshman 32 J.R. Maffie – Junior Cornerback  3 Dior Mathis – Sophomore 14 Ifo Ekpre-Olomu – Sophomore 21 Avery Patterson – Junior Safety 20 John Boyett – Senior FS Long snapper 39 Drew Howell – Junior 38 Jeff Palmer – Senior Punter 49 Jackson Rice – Senior Placekicker 41 Alejandro Maldonado – Junior 48 Eric Solis – Sophomore 93 Rob Beard – Senior
Sources: 2012 Oregon Ducks Football Roster

Coaching staff

• Chip Kelly – Head Coach
• Steve Greatwood – Offensive line
• Nick Aliotti – Defensive coordinator
• Mark Helfrich – Offensive coordinator
• Gary Campbell – Running backs
• Jerry Azzinaro – Defensive line
• John Neal – Secondary
• Tom Osborne – Tight ends & special teams
• Don Pellum – Linebackers & recruiting coordinator
• Scott Frost – Wide receivers & Passing game coordinator
• Jim Radcliffe – Head strength and conditioning coach
• Alex Miller – Graduate assistant coach
• Peter Sirmon – Graduate assistant coach
• Jeff Hawkins – Senior associate athletics director, football operations
• Kyle Wiest – Asst. director of football operations
• Jim Fisher – Asst. director of football operations/recruiting

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1 (45)	5	6	6	2
Coaches	5	4	4 (1)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1 (44)	4	4	4	2
Harris	Not released						2 (5)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	1 (90)	4	4	4	Not released
BCS	Not released							3	4	4	3	2	5	5	5	Not released

References

1. "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
2. "Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
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External links

• 2012 Oregon Football Multimedia Guide