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2015 Oregon

9–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by Mark Helfrich, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2015, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 61–42; lost at No. 5 Michigan State 28–31; won vs. Georgia State 61–28; lost vs. No. 18 Utah 20–62; won at Colorado 41–24; lost vs. Washington State 38–45; won at Washington 26–20; won at Arizona State 61–55; won vs. California 44–28; won at No. 7 Stanford 38–36; won vs. No. 22 USC 48–28; won vs. Oregon State 52–42; lost vs. No. 11 TCU 41–47+33−42Won 61–42 vs. Eastern Washington+19Eastern Washing…Lost 28–31 at No. 5 Michigan State-3No. 5 Michigan StateWon 61–28 vs. Georgia State+33Georgia StateLost 20–62 vs. No. 18 Utah-42No. 18 UtahWon 41–24 at Colorado+17ColoradoLost 38–45 vs. Washington State-7Washington StateWon 26–20 at Washington+6WashingtonWon 61–55 at Arizona State+6Arizona StateWon 44–28 vs. California+16CaliforniaWon 38–36 at No. 7 Stanford+2No. 7 StanfordWon 48–28 vs. No. 22 USC+20No. 22 USCWon 52–42 vs. Oregon State+10Oregon StateLost 41–47 vs. No. 11 TCU-6No. 11 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsEastern WashingtonW 61–⁠4288%
Sep 12at5Michigan StateL 28–⁠3147%
Sep 19vsGeorgia StateW 61–⁠2895%
Sep 26vs18UtahL 20–⁠6270%
Oct 3atColoradoW 41–⁠2474%
Oct 10vsWashington StateL 38–⁠4585%
Oct 17atWashingtonW 26–⁠2050%
Oct 29atArizona StateW 61–⁠5549%
Nov 7vsCaliforniaW 44–⁠2879%
Nov 14at7StanfordW 38–⁠3633%
Nov 21vs22USCW 48–⁠2861%
Nov 27vsOregon StateW 52–⁠4293%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs11TCUAlamo BowlL 41–⁠4747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 47–⁠41 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 12: 23
  6. Wk 13: 18
  7. Wk 14: 15
  8. Wk 15: 15
  9. Final: 19
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 7
Points
559–⁠488
Coach
Mark Helfrich
Elo
1710 −14 this season
SP+ rating
15.9 No. 19 of 128; offense No. 1, defense No. 82, special teams No. 78
SRS
10.0 No. 25 of 128 in FBS
Returning
48% of last season’s EPA, No. 88 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 16 roster talent No. 20 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Scott Frost and Matt Lubick
Defensive coordinator
Don Pellum
Offense
No-huddle spread option
Defense
Hybrid 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 128
  • Defense92nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted13th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2247%1.3113th of 128
Defense0.1446%1.2192nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.22 off
0.10 def		47% off
43% def		—13th off
77th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 312% allowed
Defense4.0own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsVernon Adams Jr. QB2,643 yds
Passing touchdownsVernon Adams Jr. QB26 TD
Rushing yardsRoyce Freeman RB1,836 yds
Rushing touchdownsRoyce Freeman RB17 TD
Receiving yardsBralon Addison WR804 yds
Receiving touchdownsBralon Addison WR10 TD
InterceptionsTyree Robinson S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Canton Kaumatule SDE★★★★★No. 17
Taj Griffin APB★★★★No. 53
Travis Jonsen DUAL★★★★No. 102
Alex Ofodile WR★★★★No. 120
Malik Lovette APB★★★★No. 132
Kirk Merritt APB★★★★No. 171
Zach Okun OG★★★★No. 240

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.953
Running backs34.00.948
Receivers14.00.945
Offensive line23.50.891
Defensive line15.00.991
Whole class84.00.939

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 1DeForest Buckner DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Joe Walker ILBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 110

The 2015 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠23
Oregon7–⁠29–⁠419
Utah6–⁠310–⁠317
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
USC6–⁠38–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠92–⁠10

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