2023 Oregon Ducks football team

2023 Oregon Ducks football
2023 Oregon Ducks football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 31–34 vs. Washington
Fiesta Bowl, W 45–6 vs. Liberty
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Dan Lanning (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Will Stein (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Junior Adams (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Tosh Lupoi (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Hampton (1st season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ducks were led by Dan Lanning in his second year as Oregon's head coach. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. This was their final season in the Pac-12 Conference as they moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2024.^[1] The Oregon Ducks football team drew an average home attendance of 55,895 in 2023, the 32nd highest in college football.^[2]

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2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^	9	–	0	14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona	7	–	2	10	–	3
Oregon State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Utah	5	–	4	8	–	5
USC	5	–	4	8	–	5
California	4	–	5	6	–	7
UCLA	4	–	5	8	–	5
Washington State	2	–	7	5	–	7
Stanford	2	–	7	3	–	9
Arizona State*	2	–	7	3	–	9
Colorado	1	–	8	4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
1	17	Christian Gonzalez	CB	New England Patriots
3	80	DJ Johnson	OLB	Carolina Panthers
5	148	Noah Sewell	LB	Chicago Bears
6	199	Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu	OT	Baltimore Ravens
7	244	Jordon Riley	DT	New York Giants
7	257	Alex Forsyth	C	Denver Broncos

Player	Position	Team
Chase Cota	WR	Detroit Lions
Bennett Williams	S	Miami Dolphins
T. J. Bass	G	Dallas Cowboys

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Dont'e Thornton	#2	WR	6'5	199	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Tennessee
Sean Dollars	#5	RB	5'8	199	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Nevada
Anthony Jones	#5	OLB	6'3	243	RS Freshman	Rochester, NY	Indiana
Isaah Crocker	#6	WR	6'1	183	Senior	Sacramento, CA	TBD
Seven McGee	#7	WR	5'8	167	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Indiana
Moliki Matavao	#8	TE	6'6	256	Junior	Henderson, NV	UCLA
Jay Butterfield	#9	QB	6'6	216	RS Sophomore	Brentwood, CA	San Jose State
Jaden Navarrette	#9	OLB	6'3	230	RS Sophomore	Norco, CA	TBD
Justin Flowe	#10	ILB	6'3	220	RS Sophomore	Chino, CA	Arizona
Terrell Tilmon	#12	TE	6'5	221	Junior	Mansfield, TX	Texas Tech
Isaiah Brevard	#15	WR	6'3	196	RS Sophomore	Memphis, TN	TBD
Jabril McNeill	#17	OLB	6'4	230	Junior	Raleigh, NC	TBD
Caleb Chapman	#19	WR	6'5	218	Graduate	Clear Lake, TX	Incarnate Word
Jalil Tucker	#20	DB	6'0	165	RS Freshman	San Diego, CA	San Diego State
Keith Brown	#21	ILB	6'1	235	Junior	Lebanon, OR	Louisville
Byron Cardwell	#21	RB	6'0	206	Junior	San Diego, CA	California
Darren Barkins	#22	DB	5'9	170	RS Sophomore	Spring Valley, CA	Washington
Trejon Williams	#23	DB	5'11	187	RS Freshman	Portland, OR	TBD
Jonathan Flowe	#25	DB	6'1	209	RS Sophomore	Chino, CA	TBD
Avante Dickerson	#28	DB	6'0	173	RS Sophomore	Omaha, NE	TBD
Adrian Jackson	#29	OLB	6'3	230	Junior	Denver, CO	Nevada
Aaron Smith	#34	RB	5'11	225	RS Freshman	San Jose, CA	TBD
Harrison Taggart	#34	ILB	6'1	216	Sophomore	Draper, UT	BYU
Sir Mells	#40	DL	6'3	315	RS Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Utah State
Jackson LaDuke	#42	ILB	6'2	236	RS Sophomore	Sparks, NV	Nevada
Brandon Buckner	#43	OLB	6'1	250	RS Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Middle Tennessee
Bradyn Swinson	#44	DE	6'4	233	Junior	Douglasville, GA	LSU
Treven Ma'ae	#48	DL	6'5	272	Junior	Kapolei, HI	Baylor
Jonah Miller	#51	OL	6'7	260	Junior	Tucson, AZ	TBD
Cole Young	#67	OL	6'5	321	Junior	Medina, WA	TBD
Bram Walden	#72	OL	6'3	304	RS Sophomore	Scottsdale, AZ	Arizona State
Dawson Jaramillo	#79	OL	6'5	300	Senior	Portland, OR	NC State
Cam McCormick	#84	TE	6'5	260	Graduate	Bend, OR	Miami (FL)
Malachi Russell	#85	WR	5'11	163	Senior	Oceanside, CA	TBD
Keanu Williams	#99	DL	6'4	300	RS Sophomore	Clovis, CA	UCLA

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Tysheem Johnson	#0	DB	5'10	190	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Ole Miss
Jordan Burch	#1	DE	6'5	275	Junior	Columbia, SC	South Carolina
Gary Bryant Jr.	#2	WR	5'11	180	RS Sophomore	Riverside, CA	USC
Jestin Jacobs	#4	ILB	6'3	205	Junior	Englewood, OH	Iowa
Traeshon Holden	#5	WR	6'3	208	Junior	Kissimee, FL	Alabama
Khyree Jackson	#5	DB	6'3	197	Senior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Alabama
Tez Johnson	#15	WR	5'10	150	Junior	Pinson, AL	Troy
Connor Soelle	#22	ILB	6'1	220	Junior	Scottsdale, AZ	Arizona State
Nikko Reed	#25	CB	5'10	185	Junior	Oakland, CA	Colorado
Evan Williams	#33	DB	6'0	185	Senior	Campbell, CA	Fresno State
Kaden Ludwick	#42	TE	6'5	240	RS Freshman	Happy Valley, OR	Colorado
Nishad Strother	#50	OL	6'3	326	Junior	Havelock, NC	East Carolina
Junior Angilau	#54	OL	6'6	311	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Texas
Ajani Cornelius	#65	OL	6'5	310	Junior	Harlem, NY	Rhode Island
Casey Kelly	#81	TE	6'4	220	Junior	Niagara Falls, NY	Ole Miss

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Portland State*	No. 15	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 81–7	45,723
September 9	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	No. 13	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FOX	W 38–30	56,200
September 16	5:00 p.m.	Hawaii*	No. 13	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 55–10	52,779
September 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 19 Colorado	No. 10	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 42–6	59,889
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 9	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 42–6	32,160
October 14	12:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Washington	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	L 33–36	71,321
October 21	12:30 p.m.	Washington State	No. 9	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 38–24	58,886
October 28	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Utah	No. 8	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (College GameDay)	FOX	W 35–6	53,586
November 4	2:30 p.m.	California	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 63–19	54,046
November 11	7:30 p.m.	USC	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	W 36–27	59,957
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 6	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	FOX	W 49–13	44,741
November 24	5:30 p.m.	No. 16 Oregon State	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	FOX	W 31–7	59,987
December 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Washington	No. 5	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 31–34	61,195
January 1, 2024	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 23 Liberty	No. 8	State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–6	47,769
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Statistics	Portland State	No. 15 Oregon
First downs	9	37
Plays–yards	57–200	72–729
Rushes–yards	37–148	34–348
Passing yards	52	381
Passing: comp–att–int	8–20–0	33–38–0
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing	Dante Chachere	5/14, 35 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dante Chachere	6 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Jaden Casey	3 receptions, 17 yards
No. 15 Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	23/27, 287 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	4 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	7 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	No. 13 Oregon	Texas Tech
First downs	21	27
Plays–yards	75-472	70-456
Rushes–yards	31–113	32–174
Passing yards	359	282
Passing: comp–att–int	32–44-0	24–38–3
Time of possession	32:15	27:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 13 Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	32/44, 359 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bo Nix	9 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
Texas Tech	Passing	Tyler Shough	24/38, 282 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Shough	23 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jerand Bradley	5 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Hawai'i	No. 13 Oregon
First downs	15	25
Plays–yards	63–201	64–560
Rushes–yards	19–59	30–227
Passing yards	142	333
Passing: comp–att–int	28–44–1	26–34–0
Time of possession	30:23	29:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawai'i	Passing	Brayden Schager	27/43, 131 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Johnson	4 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Pofele Ashlock	8 receptions, 47 yards
No. 13 Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	21/27, 247 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Noah Whittington	5 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	4 receptions, 83 yards

Statistics	No. 19 Colorado	No. 10 Oregon
First downs	13	30
Plays–yards	58–199	73–522
Rushes–yards	25–40	38–240
Passing yards	159	282
Passing: comp–att–int	23–33–0	30–35–1
Time of possession	24:54	35:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 19 Colorado	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	23/33, 159 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Anthony Hankerson	5 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	9 receptions, 75 yards
No. 10 Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	28/33, 276 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	10 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	No. 9 Oregon	Stanford
First downs	26	16
Plays–yards	61–506	70–222
Rushes–yards	28–208	46–89
Passing yards	298	133
Passing: comp–att–int	28–33–0	14–24–0
Time of possession	24:24	35:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 9 Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	27/32, 290 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	11/20, 106 yards
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	22 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Mudia Reuben	4 receptions, 40 yards

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Portland State	7	0	0	0	7
No. 15 Oregon	22	28	17	14	81

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Oregon	15	3	0	20	38
Texas Tech	7	6	14	3	30

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawai'i	0	3	0	7	10
No. 13 Oregon	24	10	14	7	55

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Colorado	0	0	0	6	6
No. 10 Oregon	13	22	7	0	42

Statistics	ORE	WASH
First downs	31	24
Plays–yards	84–541	61–415
Rushes–yards	40–204	23–99
Passing yards	337	316
Passing: comp–att–int	33–44–0	23–38–1
Time of possession	34:21	25:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	33/44, 337 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	22 carries, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	8 receptions, 154 yards, TD
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	22/37, 302 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	20 carries, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rome Odunze	8 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	WSU	ORE
First downs	21	20
Plays–yards	71–495	57–541
Rushes–yards	22–57	32–248
Passing yards	438	293
Passing: comp–att–int	34–49–0	18–25–0
Time of possession	32:54	27:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	34/48, 438 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cam Ward	11 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Lincoln Victor	16 receptions, 161 yards
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	18/25, 293 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	15 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	6 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Statistics	ORE	UTAH
First downs	18	13
Plays–yards	58–390	66–241
Rushes–yards	27–142	36–99
Passing yards	248	142
Passing: comp–att–int	24–31–0	16–30–2
Time of possession	28:03	31:57

Statistics	CAL	ORE
First downs	16	32
Plays–yards	63–286	82–597
Rushes–yards	29–109	36–153
Passing yards	177	444
Passing: comp–att–int	18–34–1	35–46–1
Time of possession	23:26	36:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	18/34, 177 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	20 carries, 93 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 64 yards
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	29/38, 386 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	18 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	12 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	USC	ORE
First downs	21	25
Total yards	379	552
Rushes/yards	25-73	31-140
Passing yards	306	412
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20-35-0	23-32-0
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	19-34 291 yards, TD
	Rushing	MarShawn Lloyd	9 carries, 37 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tahj Washington	4 receptions, 82 yards
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	23-31 412 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	19 carries, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	2 receptions, 147 yards, TD

Statistics	OSU	ORE
First downs	17	28
Plays–yards	59–273	68–480
Rushes–yards	24–53	28–113
Passing yards	220	367
Passing: comp–att–int	19–35–1	33–40–0
Time of possession	25:57	34:03

Offseason

2023 NFL Draft

Undrafted NFL free agents

Additions

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

vs. Portland State

at. Texas Tech

vs. Hawai'i

vs. No. 19 Colorado

at Stanford

at No. 7 Washington

vs Washington State

at No. 13 Utah

California

USC

at Arizona State

Oregon State

vs No. 3 Washington (Pac-12 Championship Game)

vs No. 23 Liberty (Fiesta Bowl)

Rankings

References