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2017 Oregon

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Willie Taggart, then Mario Cristobal (bowl game).

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2017, game by game: won vs. Southern Utah 77–21; won vs. Nebraska 42–35; won at Wyoming 49–13; lost at Arizona State 35–37; won vs. California 45–24; lost vs. No. 11 Washington State 10–33; lost at No. 23 Stanford 7–49; lost at UCLA 14–31; won vs. Utah 41–20; lost at No. 12 Washington 3–38; won vs. Arizona 48–28; won vs. Oregon State 69–10; lost vs. No. 25 Boise State 28–38+59−42Won 77–21 vs. Southern Utah+56Southern UtahWon 42–35 vs. Nebraska+7NebraskaWon 49–13 at Wyoming+36WyomingLost 35–37 at Arizona State-2Arizona StateWon 45–24 vs. California+21CaliforniaLost 10–33 vs. No. 11 Washington State-23No. 11 Washington StateLost 7–49 at No. 23 Stanford-42No. 23 StanfordLost 14–31 at UCLA-17UCLAWon 41–20 vs. Utah+21UtahLost 3–38 at No. 12 Washington-35No. 12 WashingtonWon 48–28 vs. Arizona+20ArizonaWon 69–10 vs. Oregon State+59Oregon StateLost 28–38 vs. No. 25 Boise State-10No. 25 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSouthern UtahW 77–⁠2174%
Sep 9vsNebraskaW 42–⁠3550%
Sep 16atWyomingW 49–⁠1353%
Sep 23atArizona StateL 35–⁠3761%
Sep 30vsCaliforniaW 45–⁠2460%
Oct 7vs11Washington StateL 10–⁠3352%
Oct 14at23StanfordL 7–⁠4927%
Oct 21atUCLAL 14–⁠3148%
Oct 28vsUtahW 41–⁠2047%
Nov 4at12WashingtonL 3–⁠3820%
Nov 18vsArizonaW 48–⁠2853%
Nov 25vsOregon StateW 69–⁠1084%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvs25Boise StateLas Vegas BowlL 28–⁠3836%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 38–⁠28 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 24

Led the nationRoyce Freeman: points per game (16.0)

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
468–⁠377
Coach
Willie Taggart, then Mario Cristobal (bowl game)
Elo
1550 +48 this season
SP+ rating
9.1 No. 37 of 128; offense No. 28, defense No. 49, special teams No. 88
SRS
7.3 No. 36 of 130 in FBS
Returning
49% of last season’s EPA, No. 90 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 22 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Mario Cristobal and Marcus Arroyo
Defensive coordinator
Jim Leavitt
Captains
Royce Freeman and Henry Mondeaux
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 130
  • Defense22nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted77th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted20th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0744%1.1678th of 130
Defense-0.0238%1.1722nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
-0.01 def		43% off
37% def		—77th off
20th 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
Offense4.4own 3314% allowed
Defense3.4own 3220% caused

CORE rating 10.4, 23rd of 130 (offense 3.6, defense -6.8).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJustin Herbert QB1,983 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Herbert QB15 TD
Rushing yardsRoyce Freeman RB1,475 yds
Rushing touchdownsRoyce Freeman RB16 TD
Receiving yardsDillon Mitchell WR517 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacob Breeland TE5 TD
TacklesTroy Dye LB107 tkl
SacksJalen Jelks DE7 sacks
InterceptionsThomas Graham Jr. CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Deommodore Lenoir CB★★★★No. 64
Thomas Graham CB★★★★No. 85
Jaylon Redd CB★★★★No. 188
Braxton Burmeister DUAL★★★★No. 299
Isaac Slade-Matautia OLB★★★★No. 313
Rutger Reitmaier DT★★★★No. 342
Sampson Niu ILB★★★★No. 344

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.897
Running backs23.00.870
Receivers23.00.839
Offensive line23.00.862
Defensive line43.30.871
Linebackers24.00.893
Defensive backs43.80.926
Athletes and specialists63.00.852
Whole class233.30.875

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 3Royce Freeman RBDenver Broncos
Rd 5Tyrell Crosby OTDetroit Lions

Roster 105

The 2017 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠210–⁠316
Stanford7–⁠29–⁠520
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠37–⁠6
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
California2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠91–⁠11

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