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2024 Oregon

13–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Big Ten), coached by Dan Lanning, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2024, game by game: won vs. Idaho 24–14; won vs. Boise State 37–34; won at Oregon State 49–14; won at UCLA 34–13; won vs. Michigan State 31–10; won vs. No. 2 Ohio State 32–31; won at Purdue 35–0; won vs. No. 20 Illinois 38–9; won at Michigan 38–17; won vs. Maryland 39–18; won at Wisconsin 16–13; won vs. Washington 49–21; won vs. No. 3 Penn State 45–37; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 21–41+35−20Won 24–14 vs. Idaho+10IdahoWon 37–34 vs. Boise State+3Boise StateWon 49–14 at Oregon State+35Oregon StateWon 34–13 at UCLA+21UCLAWon 31–10 vs. Michigan State+21Michigan StateWon 32–31 vs. No. 2 Ohio State+1No. 2 Ohio StateWon 35–0 at Purdue+35PurdueWon 38–9 vs. No. 20 Illinois+29No. 20 IllinoisWon 38–17 at Michigan+21MichiganWon 39–18 vs. Maryland+21MarylandWon 16–13 at Wisconsin+3WisconsinWon 49–21 vs. Washington+28WashingtonWon 45–37 vs. No. 3 Penn State+8No. 3 Penn StateLost 21–41 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-20No. 6 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsIdahoW 24–⁠1488%
Sep 7vsBoise StateW 37–⁠3471%
Sep 14atOregon StateW 49–⁠1455%
Sep 28atUCLAW 34–⁠1374%
Oct 4vsMichigan StateW 31–⁠1087%
Oct 12vs2Ohio StateW 32–⁠3160%
Oct 18atPurdueW 35–⁠086%
Oct 26vs20IllinoisW 38–⁠981%
Nov 2atMichiganW 38–⁠1755%
Nov 9vsMarylandW 39–⁠1889%
Nov 16atWisconsinW 16–⁠1376%
Nov 30vsWashingtonW 49–⁠2180%
Dec 7vs3Penn StateBig Ten ChampionshipW 45–⁠3761%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6Ohio StateRose Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalL 21–⁠4158%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 41–⁠21 in the Rose Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big Ten champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteDillon Gabriel, third

Burlsworth TrophyBryce Boettcher, LB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
488–⁠272
Coach
Dan Lanning
Elo
1817 +124 this season
SP+ rating
26.0 No. 3 of 134; offense No. 2, defense No. 14, special teams No. 21
SRS
17.1 No. 8 of 134 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 88 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 3 roster talent No. 6 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Will Stein and Junior Adams
Defensive coordinators
Tosh Lupoi and Chris Hampton
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3 or 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 134
  • Defense35th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2950%1.214th of 134
Defense0.0439%1.2335th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.29 off
0.02 def		51% off
37% def		—3rd off
22nd 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
Offense4.7own 2911% allowed
Defense3.7own 2719% caused

CORE rating 22.3, 8th of 134 (offense 17.2, defense -5.1).

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 yardsDillon Gabriel QB3,857 yds
Passing touchdownsDillon Gabriel QB30 TD
Rushing yardsJordan James RB1,267 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan James RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTez Johnson WR898 yds
Receiving touchdownsTez Johnson WR10 TD
TacklesBryce Boettcher LB87 tkl
SacksJordan Burch DE8.5 sacks
InterceptionsTysheem Johnson DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Gatlin Bair WR★★★★No. 43
Elijah Rushing DE★★★★No. 45
Ify Obidegwu CB★★★★No. 52
Aydin Breland DL★★★★No. 58
Aaron Flowers S★★★★No. 60
Jeremiah McClellan WR★★★★No. 65
Dakoda Fields CB★★★★No. 90
Ryan Pellum WR★★★★No. 145

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.887
Running backs13.00.878
Receivers93.60.902
Offensive line43.80.899
Defensive line64.00.931
Linebackers34.00.921
Defensive backs44.00.956
Athletes and specialists33.00.819
Whole class313.70.907

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Derrick Harmon DTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Josh Conerly Jr. OTWashington Commanders
Rd 2Terrance Ferguson TELos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Jordan Burch DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Jamaree Caldwell DTLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 3Dillon Gabriel QBCleveland Browns
Rd 5Jordan James RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Jeffrey Bassa LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Ajani Cornelius OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Tez Johnson WRTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 126

The 2024 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 14

The 2024 portal
Evan Stewart WR★★★★★from Texas A&M
Dante Moore QB★★★★from UCLA
Jabbar Muhammad CB★★★★from Washington
Jamaree Caldwell DL★★★★from Houston
Derrick Harmon DL★★★★from Michigan State
Dillon Gabriel QB★★★★from Oklahoma
Kameryn Alexander CB★★★★from UTSA
Brandon Johnson CB★★★from Duke
Jay Harris RB★★★from Northwest Missouri State
Kobe Savage S★★★from Kansas State
Peyton Woodyard S★★★from Alabama
Matthew Bedford OT★★★from Indiana

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 20

Cole Martin CB★★★★to Arizona State
Dante Dowdell RB★★★★to Nebraska
Ashton Cozart WR★★★to SMU
Johnny Bowens III DL★★★no new school on file
Trikweze Bridges CB★★★to Florida
Ty Thompson QB★★★to Tulane
Casey Kelly TE★★★to East Carolina
Kris Hutson WR★★★to Washington State
Tevita Pome’e DL★★★to Oregon State
Bryan Addison S★★★to UCLA
Collin Gill CB★★★to Georgia
Daymon David S★★★to Akron

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠013–⁠13
Indiana8–⁠111–⁠210
Penn State8–⁠113–⁠35
Ohio State7–⁠214–⁠21
Illinois6–⁠310–⁠316
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Michigan5–⁠48–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠48–⁠5
USC4–⁠57–⁠6
Rutgers4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington4–⁠56–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠67–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠65–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠65–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠74–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠84–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠91–⁠11

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