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2021 Oregon

10–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by Mario Cristobal, then Bryan McClendon (interim, bowl game), finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2021, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 31–24; won at No. 3 Ohio State 35–28; won vs. Stony Brook 48–7; won vs. Arizona 41–19; lost at Stanford 24–31; won vs. California 24–17; won at UCLA 34–31; won vs. Colorado 52–29; won at Washington 26–16; won vs. Washington State 38–24; lost at No. 24 Utah 7–38; won vs. Oregon State 38–29; lost vs. No. 14 Utah 10–38; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 32–47+41−31Won 31–24 vs. Fresno State+7Fresno StateWon 35–28 at No. 3 Ohio State+7No. 3 Ohio StateWon 48–7 vs. Stony Brook+41Stony BrookWon 41–19 vs. Arizona+22ArizonaLost 24–31 at Stanford-7StanfordWon 24–17 vs. California+7CaliforniaWon 34–31 at UCLA+3UCLAWon 52–29 vs. Colorado+23ColoradoWon 26–16 at Washington+10WashingtonWon 38–24 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateLost 7–38 at No. 24 Utah-31No. 24 UtahWon 38–29 vs. Oregon State+9Oregon StateLost 10–38 vs. No. 14 Utah-28No. 14 UtahLost 32–47 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma-15No. 14 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsFresno StateW 31–⁠2470%
Sep 11at3Ohio StateW 35–⁠2826%
Sep 18vsStony BrookW 48–⁠791%
Sep 25vsArizonaW 41–⁠1988%
Oct 2atStanfordL 24–⁠3162%
Oct 15vsCaliforniaW 24–⁠1781%
Oct 23atUCLAW 34–⁠3151%
Oct 30vsColoradoW 52–⁠2984%
Nov 6atWashingtonW 26–⁠1656%
Nov 13vsWashington StateW 38–⁠2475%
Nov 20at24UtahL 7–⁠3845%
Nov 27vsOregon StateW 38–⁠2972%
Dec 3vs14UtahPac-12 Championship GameL 10–⁠3845%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs14OklahomaAlamo BowlL 32–⁠4739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 47–⁠32 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 11
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Wk 15: 15
  16. Final: 22

Pac-12 North champions7–⁠2 in the conference

2 consensus All-AmericansKayvon Thibodeaux, DL; Verone McKinley III, DB

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 3
Points
440–⁠378
Coach
Mario Cristobal, then Bryan McClendon (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1621 +23 this season
SP+ rating
10.2 No. 38 of 130; offense No. 22, defense No. 60
SRS
4.6 No. 46 of 130 in FBS
Returning
52% of last season’s EPA, No. 100 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 6 roster talent No. 8 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Joe Moorhead
Defensive coordinators
Tim DeRuyter, Joe Salave’a and Ken Wilson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 130
  • Defense73rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2149%1.2133rd of 130
Defense0.1545%1.2173rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.12 def		49% off
43% def		—27th off
56th 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
Offense4.5own 3013% allowed
Defense4.2own 2915% caused

CORE rating 13.9, 19th of 130 (offense 9.8, defense -4.1).

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 yardsAnthony Brown QB2,989 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Brown QB18 TD
Rushing yardsTravis Dye RB1,271 yds
Rushing touchdownsTravis Dye RB16 TD
Receiving yardsDevon Williams WR557 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevon Williams WR4 TD
TacklesNoah Sewell LB114 tkl
SacksKayvon Thibodeaux DE7 sacks
InterceptionsVerone McKinley III S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Kingsley Suamataia OT★★★★No. 36
Ty Thompson QB★★★★No. 40
Troy Franklin WR★★★★No. 41
Dont’e Thornton Jr. WR★★★★No. 57
Bram Walden OT★★★★No. 85
Keith Brown LB★★★★No. 114
Avante Dickerson CB★★★★No. 122
Jaylin Davies CB★★★★No. 152

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.981
Running backs24.00.929
Receivers54.00.946
Offensive line44.00.943
Defensive line23.50.891
Linebackers43.50.897
Defensive backs53.80.912
Whole class233.80.925

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 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 1Kayvon Thibodeaux DENew York Giants

Roster 121

The 2021 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 73 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 12

Isaac Slade-Matautia LB★★★to SMU
Tyler Shough PRO★★★to Texas Tech
Andrew Faoliu WDE★★★no new school on file
Andrew Johnson LB★★★to Georgia Southern
Cale Millen QB★★★to Northern Arizona
Cyrus Habibi-Likio RB★★★to Boise State
Daewood Davis WR★★★to Western Kentucky
Isaac Townsend WDE★★★to Wisconsin
J.R. Waters WR★★★to Southern Utah
Jayvaun Wilson RB★★★to UNLV
M.J. Cunningham LB★★★to Butler C.C.
Sam Poutasi OL★★★no new school on file

2021 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah8–⁠110–⁠412
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠422
UCLA6–⁠38–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
Washington State6–⁠37–⁠6
Oregon State5–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠55–⁠7
USC3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington3–⁠64–⁠8
Colorado3–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠73–⁠9
Arizona1–⁠81–⁠11

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