2016 Oregon Ducks football team

2016 Oregon Ducks football
2016 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mark Helfrich (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Brady Hoke (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
Washington State	7	–	2	8	–	5
No. 12 Stanford	6	–	3	10	–	3
California	3	–	6	5	–	7
Oregon State	3	–	6	4	–	8
Oregon	2	–	7	4	–	8
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x	8	–	1	10	–	4
No. 3 USC	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 23 Utah	5	–	4	9	–	4
Arizona State	2	–	7	5	–	7
UCLA	2	–	7	4	–	8
Arizona	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 50th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

Two years removed from their appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, they finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Helfrich and Oregon agreed to part ways.^[1] He finished at Oregon with a four year record of 37–16.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 pm	UC Davis*	No. 24	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 53–28	53,817
September 10	7:30 pm	ESPN	W 44–26	53,774
September 17	12:30 pm	at ABC	L 32–35	91,414
September 24	2:30 pm	Colorado		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 38–41	53,974
October 1	6:30 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 33–51	33,528
October 8	4:30 pm	No. 5 Washington		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	FOX	L 21–70	58,842
October 21	7:30 pm	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 49–52 ^2OT	43,048
October 29	1:00 pm	Arizona State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 54–35	53,898
November 5	4:00 pm	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 20–45	74,625
November 12	1:00 pm	Stanford		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 27–52	53,757
November 19	2:00 pm	at No. 11 Utah		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	W 30–28	46,327
November 26	1:00 pm	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	P12N	L 24–34	44,160
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel

2016 Oregon Ducks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Dillon Mitchell	Fr
WR	`2`	Tristen Wallace	Fr
QB	`3`	Terry Wilson	Fr
WR	`4`	Alex Ofodile	Fr
RB	`5`	Taj Griffin	So
WR	`7`	Darren Carrington	Jr
QB	`9`	Dakota Prukop	Sr
QB	`10`	Justin Herbert	Fr
QB	`11`	Travis Jonsen	Fr
QB	`12`	Taylor Alie	Jr
WR	`13`	Devon Allen	Jr
WR	`15`	Jalen Brown	So
QB	`17`	Jeff Lockie	Sr
RB	`20`	Tony Brooks-James	So
RB	`21`	Royce Freeman	Jr
WR	`22`	Jeff Bieber	So
WR	`26`	Casey Eugenio	So
TE	`27`	Jake Breeland	Fr
WR	`28`	Chayce Maday	So
RB	`29`	Kani Benoit	Jr
WR	`33`	Kirk Merritt	So
RB	`34`	Lane Roseberry	Sr
RB	`36`	Langston Stuckey	Fr
RB	`37`	J.J. Jones	Sr
TE	`39`	Ryan Bay	Fr
TE	`40`	Taylor Stinson	So
RB	`41`	Jarret LaCoste	Sr
OL	`54`	Calvin Throckmorton	Fr
OL	`55`	Jake Hanson	Fr
OL	`57`	Doug Brenner	Jr
OL	`63`	Davis Miyashiro-Saipaia	So
OL	`65`	Mike Miller	Fr
OL	`60`	Logan Bathke	Fr
OL	`66`	Brady Aiello	Fr
OL	`67`	Tanner Davies	So
OL	`68`	Shane Lemieux	Fr
OL	`71`	Jacob Capra	Fr
OL	`72`	Samuel Poutasi	Fr
OL	`73`	Tyrell Crosby	Jr
OL	`74`	Elijah George	Jr
OL	`75`	Zach Okun	Fr
OL	`76`	Jake Pisarcik	Jr
OL	`78`	Cameron Hunt	Sr
OL	`79`	Evan Voeller	Jr
TE	`81`	Evan Baylis	Sr
TE	`82`	Jake McCreath	Sr
TE	`83`	Johnny Mundt	Sr
TE	`84`	Cameron McCormick	Fr
TE	`85`	Pharaoh Brown	Sr
WR	`88`	Dwayne Stanford	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Arrion Springs	Jr
SS	`2`	Tyree Robinson	Jr
OLB	`3`	Jonah Moi	Jr
LB	`4`	Matt Mariota	Fr
FS	`6`	Charles Nelson	Jr
DB	`8`	Reggie Daniels	Sr
DL	`9`	Gus Cumberlander	Fr
DB	`10`	Ty Griffin	Jr
LB	`11`	Justin Hollins	So
CB	`12`	Chris Seisay	Jr
DB	`13`	Jhet Janis	Fr
CB	`14`	Ugo Amadi	So
SS	`16`	Dylan Kane	Fr
SS	`17`	Juwaan Williams	Jr
LB	`18`	Jimmie Swain	Jr
DB	`19`	Austin Daich	Sr
LB	`20`	Jake Froehlich	Fr
CB	`22`	Jihree Stewart	Fr
DB	`23`	Malik Lovette	Fr
LB	`24`	Keith Simms	Fr
DB	`25`	Brady Breeze	Fr
DB	`26`	Kahlil Oliver	So
DB	`27`	Mattrell McGraw	So
LB	`28`	Johnny Ragin III	Sr
DB	`29`	Tyler Reid	Fr
LB	`30`	Paris Bostick	Jr
DB	`31`	Sean Killpatrick	Fr
LB	`32`	Eddie Heard Jr.	Jr
LB	`34`	LaMar Winston Jr.	Fr
LB	`35`	Troy Dye	Fr
LB	`36`	Justin Hunter	Fr
LB	`36`	Eric Briscoe Jr.	Fr
DB	`37`	Michael Manns	Sr
LB	`38`	Jaren Zadlo	Fr
LB	`39`	Kaulana Apelu	So
LB	`42`	Cody Carriger	Sr
DB	`43`	Fotu Leiato	So
LB	`44`	Darrian Franklin	Fr
LB	`46`	Danny Mattingly	Jr
DL	`47`	Rex Manu	So
LB	`48`	Hunter Kampmoyer	Fr
DL	`50`	Austin Maloata	Jr
DL	`51`	Gary Baker	Fr
LB	`52`	Ivan Faulhaber	Jr
LB	`53`	Blake Rugraff	Fr
LB	`54`	De'Quan McDowell	Sr
LB	`55`	A.J. Hotchkins	Jr
DE	`56`	Bryson Young	Fr
DT	`71`	Wayne Kirby	Fr
LB	`86`	Torrodney Prevot	Sr
DL	`90`	Drayton Carlberg	Fr
DL	`91`	T.J. Daniel	Sr
DL	`92`	Henry Mondeaux	Jr
DL	`93`	Jason Sloan	Jr
DL	`95`	Spencer Stark	So
DL	`97`	Jalen Jelks	So
DL	`98`	Jordan Kurahara	So
DL	`99`	Canton Kaumatule	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`38`	Ian Wheeler	Jr
PK	`41`	Aidan Schneider	Jr
P	`42`	Blake Maimone	Fr
PK	`49`	Matt Wogan	Sr
LS	`58`	Tanner Carew	Jr
LS	`66`	Devin Melendez	Jr

Head coach

Mark Helfrich (3rd season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Offense

Matt Lubick
– Offensive coordinator & wide receivers (3rd season)*
Gary Campbell – Running backs (33rd season)
Steve Greatwood – Running game coordinator & offensive line (29th season)
Tom osborne – Special teams coordinator & tight ends (15th season)
David Yost – Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks (1st season)

Defense

Brady Hoke – Defensive coordinator (1st season)
Ron Aiken – Defensive line (3rd season)
John Neal – Passing game coordinator & secondary (13th season)
Don Pellum – Inside linebackers (23rd season)
Jim Radcliffe – Strength and conditioning (31st season)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	24	24	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	22	23	21	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	14	7	28
No. 24 Ducks	8	17	14	14	53

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	6	0	14	6	26
No. 24 Ducks	13	17	14	0	44

At Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Ducks	8	12	6	6	32
Cornhuskers	7	7	14	7	35

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	16	10	7	8	41
Ducks	7	10	21	0	38

At Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	7	7	6	13	33
Cougars	7	21	2	21	51

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	21	14	21	14	70
Ducks	0	7	14	0	21

At California

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Ducks	0	14	14	14	7	0	49
Golden Bears	14	17	3	8	7	3	52

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	14	0	8	13	35
Ducks	17	13	3	21	54

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	6	0	7	7	20
Trojans	17	7	14	7	45

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	21	17	14	0	52
Ducks	6	7	0	14	27

At Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	0	7	20	30
Utes	7	0	7	14	28

At Oregon State

Oregon Ducks (4–7) at Oregon State Beavers (3–8)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	7	7	10	0	24
Oregon St	7	7	7	13	34

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

Date: November 26, 2016
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
PST
Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 44,160
Referee: Land Clark
TV: Pac-12 Network
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Ryan Nall 12-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:19. Oregon St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:17.
ORE – Tony Brooks-James 3-yard run (Aidan Schneider kick), 5:51. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.

Second quarter

ORE – Darren Carrington 33-yard pass from Jalen Brown (Aidan Schneider kick), 12:24. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:37.
OSU – Ricky Ortiz 6-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Garrett Owens kick), 5:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:33.

Third quarter

ORE – Charles Nelson 23-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Aidan Schneider kick), 11:43. Oregon 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:03.
ORE – Aidan Schneider 46-yard field goal, 7:44. Oregon 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:24.
OSU – Ryan Nall 14-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 3:46. Oregon 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Ryan Nall 6-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:40. Oregon St 28–24. Drive; 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:32.
OSU – Ryan Nall 2-yard run (kick failed), 1:56. Oregon St 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:17.

Top passers

ORE – Justin Herbert – 16/28, 180 yards, TD
OSU – Marcus McMaryion – 13/20, 101 yards, TD

Top rushers

ORE – Royce Freeman – 19 rushes, 106 yards
OSU – Ryan Nall – 31 rushes, 155 yards, 4 TD

Top receivers

ORE – Darren Carrington – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD
OSU – Ryan Nall - 2 receptions, 34 yards

References

^ "Mark Helfrich fired by Oregon Ducks after 4 seasons". November 30, 2016.
^ "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2016 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 40. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[1] "Mark Helfrich fired by Oregon Ducks after 4 seasons". November 30, 2016.

[2] "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[3] "2016 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[4] "2016 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[5] "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 40. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

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