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2007 Oregon

9–⁠4 (5–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Mike Bellotti, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2007, game by game: won vs. Houston 48–27; won at Michigan 39–7; won vs. Fresno State 52–21; won at Stanford 55–31; lost vs. No. 6 California 24–31; won vs. Washington State 53–7; won at Washington 55–34; won vs. No. 9 USC 24–17; won vs. No. 6 Arizona State 35–23; lost at Arizona 24–34; lost at UCLA 0–16; lost vs. Oregon State 31–38; won vs. No. 25 South Florida 56–21+46−16Won 48–27 vs. Houston+21HoustonWon 39–7 at Michigan+32MichiganWon 52–21 vs. Fresno State+31Fresno StateWon 55–31 at Stanford+24StanfordLost 24–31 vs. No. 6 California-7No. 6 CaliforniaWon 53–7 vs. Washington State+46Washington StateWon 55–34 at Washington+21WashingtonWon 24–17 vs. No. 9 USC+7No. 9 USCWon 35–23 vs. No. 6 Arizona State+12No. 6 Arizona StateLost 24–34 at Arizona-10ArizonaLost 0–16 at UCLA-16UCLALost 31–38 vs. Oregon State-7Oregon StateWon 56–21 vs. No. 25 South Florida+35No. 25 South Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsHoustonW 48–⁠2755%
Sep 8atMichiganW 39–⁠732%
Sep 15vsFresno StateW 52–⁠2175%
Sep 22atStanfordW 55–⁠3172%
Sep 29vs6CaliforniaL 24–⁠3152%
Oct 13vsWashington StateW 53–⁠777%
Oct 20atWashingtonW 55–⁠3467%
Oct 27vs9USCW 24–⁠1742%
Nov 3vs6Arizona StateW 35–⁠2360%
Nov 15atArizonaL 24–⁠3468%
Nov 24atUCLAL 0–⁠1663%
Dec 1vsOregon StateL 31–⁠3862%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs25South FloridaSun BowlW 56–⁠2142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Florida 56–⁠21 in the Sun Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 19
  2. Wk 4: 13
  3. Wk 5: 11
  4. Wk 6: 14
  5. Wk 7: 9
  6. Wk 8: 7
  7. Wk 9: 5
  8. Wk 10: 4
  9. Wk 11: 3
  10. Wk 12: 2
  11. Wk 13: 9
  12. Wk 14: 18
  13. Final: 23

Heisman voteDennis Dixon, fifth

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-10
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 2
Points
496–⁠307
Coach
Mike Bellotti
Elo
1652 +113 this season
SP+ rating
23.1 No. 11 of 120; offense No. 9, defense No. 35, special teams No. 9
SRS
18.9 No. 4 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Chip Kelly
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Captains
Patrick Chung, Dennis Dixon, A.J. Tuitele and Max Unger
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 119
  • Defense13th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0544%0.8847th of 119
Defense-0.0336%0.9913th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Kenny Rowe WDE★★★★No. 109
Myles Wade DT★★★★No. 151
Simi Fili DT★★★★No. 174
Charlie Carmichael OT★★★No. 493
Edward Pleasant S★★★No. 608

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.50.809
Offensive line13.00.864
Defensive line53.60.898
Linebackers13.00.833
Defensive backs32.70.826
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class152.90.845

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Jonathan Stewart RBCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Dennis Dixon QBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Geoff Schwartz OTCarolina Panthers

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠23
Arizona State7–⁠210–⁠316
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠425
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠423
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠67–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington2–⁠74–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.