2023 Oregon Ducks football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Oregon Ducks
Sport:football
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-12
Coachrank:7
Aprank:6
Record:12–2
Conf Record:8–1
Head Coach:Dan Lanning
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Will Stein
Oc Year:1st
Cooff Coach1:Junior Adams
Cooc1 Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Spread option
Def Coach:Tosh Lupoi
Dc Year:2nd
Codef Coach1:Chris Hampton
Codc1 Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–3 or 4–2–5
Stadium:Autzen Stadium
Champion:Fiesta Bowl champion
Bowl:Fiesta Bowl
Bowl Result:W 45–6 vs. Liberty
Conf Champ:Pac-12 Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:L 31–34 vs. Washington

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]

Offseason

2023 NFL Draft

See main article: 2023 NFL draft.

117Christian GonzalezCBNew England Patriots
380DJ JohnsonOLBCarolina Panthers
5148Noah SewellLBChicago Bears
6199Malaesala Aumavae-LauluOTBaltimore Ravens
7244Jordon RileyDTNew York Giants
7257Alex ForsythCDenver Broncos

Undrafted NFL free agents

Detroit Lions
Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys
Departing transfers! Name !! No.!! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable"
New school
Dont'e Thornton
  1. 2
WR 6'5 199 Junior Tennessee
Sean Dollars
  1. 5
RB 5'8 199 Junior Nevada
Anthony Jones
  1. 5
OLB 6'3 243 RS Freshman Indiana
Isaah Crocker
  1. 6
WR 6'1 183 Senior TBD
Seven McGee
  1. 7
WR 5'8 167 Junior Indiana
Moliki Matavao
  1. 8
TE 6'6 256 Junior UCLA
Jay Butterfield
  1. 9
QB 6'6 216 RS Sophomore San Jose State
Jaden Navarrette
  1. 9
OLB 6'3 230 RS Sophomore TBD
  1. 10
ILB 6'3 220 RS Sophomore Arizona
Terrell Tilmon
  1. 12
TE 6'5 221 Junior Texas Tech
Isaiah Brevard
  1. 15
WR 6'3 196 RS Sophomore TBD
Jabril McNeill
  1. 17
OLB 6'4 230 Junior TBD
Caleb Chapman
  1. 19
WR 6'5 218 Graduate Incarnate Word
Jalil Tucker
  1. 20
DB 6'0 165 RS Freshman San Diego State
Keith Brown
  1. 21
ILB 6'1 235 Junior Louisville
Byron Cardwell
  1. 21
RB 6'0 206 Junior San Diego, CA California
Darren Barkins
  1. 22
DB 5'9 170 RS Sophomore Washington
Trejon Williams
  1. 23
DB 5'11 187 RS Freshman TBD
Jonathan Flowe
  1. 25
DB 6'1 209 RS Sophomore Chino, CA TBD
Avante Dickerson
  1. 28
DB 6'0 173 RS Sophomore TBD
Adrian Jackson
  1. 29
OLB 6'3 230 Junior Nevada
Aaron Smith
  1. 34
RB 5'11 225 RS Freshman TBD
Harrison Taggart
  1. 34
ILB 6'1 216 Sophomore BYU
Sir Mells
  1. 40
DL 6'3 315 RS Freshman Las Vegas, NV Utah State
Jackson LaDuke
  1. 42
ILB 6'2 236 RS Sophomore Nevada
Brandon Buckner
  1. 43
OLB 6'1 250 RS Sophomore Middle Tennessee
  1. 44
DE 6'4 233 Junior LSU
Treven Ma'ae
  1. 48
DL 6'5 272 Junior Baylor
Jonah Miller
  1. 51
OL 6'7 260 Junior TBD
Cole Young
  1. 67
OL 6'5 321 Junior TBD
Bram Walden
  1. 72
OL 6'3 304 RS Sophomore Arizona State
Dawson Jaramillo
  1. 79
OL 6'5 300 Senior Portland, OR NC State
  1. 84
TE 6'5 260 Graduate Miami (FL)
Malachi Russell
  1. 85
WR 5'11 163 Senior TBD
Keanu Williams
  1. 99
DL 6'4 300 RS Sophomore UCLA

Additions

Incoming transfers! Name !! No.!! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable"
Prev. school
Tysheem Johnson
  1. 0
DB 5'10 190 Junior Ole Miss
  1. 1
DE 6'5 275 Junior South Carolina
  1. 2
WR 5'11 180 RS Sophomore USC
Jestin Jacobs
  1. 4
ILB 6'3 205 Junior Iowa
  1. 5
WR 6'3 208 Junior Alabama
  1. 5
DB 6'3 197 Senior Alabama
  1. 15
WR 5'10 150 Junior Troy
Connor Soelle
  1. 22
ILB 6'1 220 Junior Arizona State
Nikko Reed
  1. 25
CB 5'10 185 Junior Colorado
  1. 33
DB 6'0 185 Senior Fresno State
Kaden Ludwick
  1. 42
TE 6'5 240 RS Freshman Colorado
Nishad Strother
  1. 50
OL 6'3 326 Junior East Carolina
Junior Angilau
  1. 54
OL 6'6 311 Senior Texas
  1. 65
OL 6'5 310 Junior Rhode Island
Casey Kelly
  1. 81
TE 6'4 220 Junior Ole Miss

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs. Portland State

See also: 2023 Portland State Vikings football team.

style=Pregame line!style=Over/under
ORE -48.0 64.5

at. Texas Tech

See also: 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.

style=Pregame line!style=Over/under
ORE -4.5 70

vs. Hawai'i

See also: 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.

style=Pregame line!style=Over/under
ORE -38.5 67.5

vs. No. 19 Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

style=Pregame line!style=Over/under
ORE -21.0 70

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team.

style=Pregame line!style=Over/under
ORE -27.0 59.5

at No. 7 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team and Oregon–Washington football rivalry.

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WASH -3.0 67

vs Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team.

at No. 13 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team.

California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team.

USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team.

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USC +16.5 77.5
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 19-34 291 yards, TD
Rushing 9 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving 4 receptions, 82 yards
Oregon Passing 23-31 412 yards, 4 TD
Rushing 19 carries, 118 yards, TD
Receiving 2 receptions, 147 yards, TD

at Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

Statistics ORE ASU
First downs 3120
Total yards 603316
Rushes/yards 33-14018-11
Passing yards 463205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28-36-225-47-1
Time of possession 32:5827:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Bo Nix24-29, 404 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Bucky Irving11 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Troy Franklin8 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
Arizona State Passing Trenton Bourguet20-37, 142 yards
Rushing Cameron Skattebo8 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Elijhah Badger7 receptions, 64 yards

Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team.

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

See also: 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game.

vs No. 23 Liberty (Fiesta Bowl)

See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915 .
  2. Web site: . Oregon Ducks Schedule 2023 . . September 4, 2023 .
  3. Web site: . 2023 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . September 4, 2023 .
  4. Web site: . 2023 Football Schedule . University of Oregon Athletics . September 4, 2023 .