| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Oregon Ducks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | North Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 4–3 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Mario Cristobal |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Joe Moorhead |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Andy Avalos |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Autzen Stadium |
| Champion: | Pac-12 champion |
| Bowl: | Fiesta Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 17–34 vs. Iowa State |
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.[1] However, the decision was reversed on September 24, when the Pac-12 announced that they would play a seven-game schedule starting November 6.[2]
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) | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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.[3] [4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
| 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 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ||
| October 3 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry) | ||
| October 17 | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ||
| October 24 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ||
| October 31 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ||
| November 7 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ||
| November 13 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ||
| November 21 | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | ||
| November 28 | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry) | ||
See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team.
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See also: 2020 Washington State Cougars football team.
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See also: 2020 UCLA Bruins football team.
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See also: 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry.
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See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team.
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See also: 2020 USC Trojans football team and 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game.
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See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team and 2021 Fiesta Bowl.
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See also: 2021 NFL draft.
| 5 | 13 | LB | Chicago Bears | ||
| 1 | 7 | OT | Detroit Lions | ||
| 2 | 36 | S | Miami Dolphins | ||
| 5 | 172 | CB | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 6 | 215 | S | Tennessee Titans | ||
| 6 | 228 | CB | Chicago Bears |