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DEPTH AT A GLANCE GAME2 OFFENSE OREGON AT WASHINGTON STATE Saturday, November 14, 2020 QB » 12 Shough 13 Brown FOX | 4:00 P.M. PT RB » 7 Verdell 26/33 Dye/Habibi-Likio Martin Stadium (32,952) | Pullman, Wash. WR » 4 Pittman 14/80 Hutson/Addison 2020 GAME NOTES Twitter: @OregonFootball WR » 30 Redd 83 Delgado WR » 3 Johnson III 2 Williams TE » 48 Kampmoyer (or) Three Players THE MATCHUP LT » 77 Moore (or) 74 Jones OREGON (1-0) LG » 56 Bass (or) 72 Poutasi AP/Coaches Rank: 11/12 C » 78 Forsyth (or) 53 Walk Head Coach: Mario Cristobal (Miami, 1993) RG » 71 Aumavae-Laulu (or) 53 Walk Record at Oregon: 22-7 (3rd Season) RT » 74 Jones (or) 77/71 Moore/Aumavae Career Record: 49-54 (9th Season) AT DEFENSE WASHINGTON STATE (1-0) DE » 5 Thibodeaux 97 Dorlus AP/Coaches Rank: --/-- NT » 3 Scott 50 Aumavae Head Coach: Nick Rolovich (Hawaii, 2004) DT » 99 Faoliu 97 Dorlus Record at Washington State: 1-0 (1st Season) STUD » 47 Funa 55/29 Faoliu/Jackson Career Record: 29-27 (5th Season) MLB » 54 Mathis (or) 1 Sewell WILL » 41 Slade-Matautia 10 Flowe TALKING POINTS DID YOU KNOW? SAM » 5 Thibodeaux 29 Jackson NICK » 19 Hill 32/15 Happle/Williams AT A GLANCE FCB » 2 Wright 17 Davis After opening the season with a 35-14 home win over FS » 23 McKinley III 32/15 Happle/Williams Stanford, No. 11 Oregon opens road action at Washington BS » 6 Pickett 7 Stephens IV State on Saturday. The Ducks and Cougars are the only week BCB » 0 Lenoir 12 James two matchup in the Pac-12 that features two teams who each won their opener. Oregon has won four of its last five Pac- (Full organizational chart on page 16) 12 road games, but is searching for its first win in Pullman, Wash., since 2014. COACHING STAFF WHAT A TURNAROUND Oregon has won 16 of its last 18 games, while its 22 wins since Mario Cristobal, Head Coach (3rd) the start of the 2018 season under reigning AP Pac-12 Coach Andy Avalos*, DC/Edge (2nd) of the Year MARIO CRISTOBAL are the most in the Pac-12. TYLER SHOUGH is one of just two QBs to throw for 200 yards Highlighted by last year's Rose Bowl victory, Oregon is one Joe Moorhead, OC/QBs (1st) and rush for 80 yards in their first start at Oregon. Joe Salave’a, Assoc. HC/Co-DC/DL (4th) of 14 FBS teams to win a bowl game each of the last two seasons. Keith Heyward*, Asst. HC/Co-DC/S (4th) NUMBERS TO KNOW Bobby Williams, Special Teams Coord./TEs (3rd) STRONG FIRST IMPRESSION Rod Chance, CBs (1st) Oregon fans got their first look at new offensive coordinator Jim Mastro*, Run Game Coord./RBs (3rd) For the first time since 1997, Oregon's JOE MOORHEAD'S offense last weekend against Stanford starting offensive line against Stanford had Bryan McClendon, Pass Game Coord./WRs (1st) which featured a new QB and five new starters along the 1997 zero combined starts prior to the game. Alex Mirabal, OL (3rd) offensive line. The Ducks racked up 496 yards of total Ken Wilson, LBs (2nd) offense, including 269 yards on the ground which was the In 2019, Oregon held six opponents under most in the Pac-12 and seventh-most nationally in week 10 of 10 points for the first time since 1960, 1960 * - denotes in the booth the college football season. including five in Autzen Stadium. ( ) - denotes year at Oregon Between last year's class and players that » Oregon improved to 11-0 under Coach Cristobal when have opted out, Oregon lost 20 players rushing for 200+ yards. 495 that had a combined 495 career starts. BROADCAST INFORMATION » TYLER SHOUGH joined VERNON ADAMS JR. (2015) as the only Oregon QBs to throw for 200 yards and rush for 80 Coming off 269 yards against Stanford, TV: FOX yards in their debut start. Oregon is 11-0 under Coach Cristobal 200 Play-By-Play: Tim Brando » Three different players rushed for 70 yards for the first when rushing for 200 or more yards. time since 2017. Analyst: Spencer Tillman » Moorhead's offenses at Mississippi State led the SEC Oregon's 22 wins since the start of 2018 and ranked fourth nationally with 16 200-yard rushing 22 are the most in the Pac-12 and its 14 RADIO: OREGON SPORTS NETWORK performances from 2018-19. league victories are tied for the most. Local: KUJZ-FM 95.3 (Eugene) | KFXX-AM 1080 (Portland) Sirius: Ch. 136 | XM: Ch. 197 Play-By-Play: Jerry Allen 20202019 SCHEDULESCHEDULE && RESULTSRESULTS Analyst: Mike Jorgensen Sideline: Joey McMurry Pre-Game Show: Terry Jonz (Full list of affiliates on page 39) STANFORD at WASHINGTON ST. UCLA at OREGON STATE at CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 (Fri.) Nov. 27 (Fri.) Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Eugene, Ore. Pullman, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Berkeley, Calif. Eugene, Ore. W, 35-14 FOX | 4:10 p.m. ESPN | 7:30 p.m. ESPN | TBA TBA TBA GM2 NOTES » at Washington State ON THIS DATE TEAM NOTES A WIN WOULD ... » Be Oregon's 17th in the last 19 games dating back to the last three games of 2018. » Improve Oregon to 12-1 in the last 13 conference games since the final two of 2018. » Improve the Ducks to 3-0 in Pac-12 road openers under head coach MARIO CRISTOBAL. » Mark Oregon's 19th win in its last 21 conference road openers, dating back to 2000. » Be Oregon's first in Pullman since 2014. FRESH FACES Oregon saw nine players make their first career starts Saturday against Stanford while a number of others got significant playing time in their collegiate debuts. The Ducks started seven new players on offense, led by five on the offensive line, OREGON 38, NO. 7 STANFORD 36 and two on defense. Date: November 14, 2015 Location: Stanford, Calif. | Stanford Stadium (48,633) » TYLER SHOUGH went 17-for-26 for 227 yards with a TD and an INT while rushing for 85 yards and a TD on 11 carries. » DJ JOHNSON caught a team-high five passes for 55 yards and a TD in his first career start at tight end. Johnson spent his Leading Passer: Vernon Adams Jr, 10-of-12 205 yards & 2 TDs first two seasons at Oregon as a defensive lineman. Leading Rusher: Royce Freeman, 26-120 yards & 1 TD » Oregon's five new starters on the o-line paved the way for 269 rushing yards while not giving up a sack. Leading Receiver: Darren Carrington, 2-54 yards & 1 TD » Right guard RYAN WALK was named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week in his first career start. » Sophomore cornerback MYKAEL WRIGHT finished tied for the team-lead with five tackles while breaking up two passes in Recap: Stanford had a chance to extend the game, and his first career start. scored with 10 seconds left, but a potential game-tying » Freshman NOAH SEWELL came off the bench and was second on the team with four tackles while recording a TFL in his two-point conversion was broken up by UO linebacker Joe collegiate debut. Walker. The Ducks had three TDs over 40 yards to help combat Stanford owning a 42:06-17:54 edge in time of Players That Made Their First Career Starts possession and 86-48 advantage in total plays. The victory Offense: RT Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, LG T.J. Bass, C Alex Forsyth, TE DJ Johnson, LT George Moore, QB Tyler Shough, RG Ryan Walk was part of a six-game win streak for the Ducks. Defense: NICK Jamal Hill, CB Mykael Wright All-Time Record on Nov. 14: 6-8-3 BIG SHOES TO FILL Oregon's run to a Pac-12 Championship and Rose Bowl title was bolstered by a class of 25 seniors that finished their careers WHAT’S INSIDE with 416 combined starts. With player opt outs and others that are no longer with the program, the Ducks lost a combined 495 career starts off its roster prior to the 2020 season. Team Notes .............................2 Organizational Chart ......... 16 » A total of 10 seniors were selected in the NFL Draft (4) or signed free agent contracts. Series History ........................3 Rosters ....................................17 » No. 6 overall pick and Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert. TV/Radio Quick Hits ..............4 HC Mario Cristobal .............. 19 » The first player in program history to lead the team in tackles four consecutive years in linebacker Troy Dye. Offensive Notes .....................6 Player Profiles ..........................21 » Offensive line unit led the nation in starts last season with 223 and 222 of those starts are gone. Defensive Notes .................. 10 Game Recaps ........................35 » Lost 20 players that started a game and 11 players that earned Pac-12 All-Conference honors in their career. Honors & Awards ..................12 Drive Charts ..........................36 Leaders & Starters ...............13 Last Time ...............................37 Career Starts Lost By Position Polls/Misc. ............................. 15 Offense Defense Quarterback .......................................................................................42 Defensive Line ................................................................................... 27 QUICK FACTS Running Back ........................................................................................0 Linebackers........................................................................................84 Wide Receiver .................................................................................... 27 Defensive Backs ...............................................................................59 Location: Eugene, Ore. Tight End .............................................................................................34 Enrollment: 24,500 Offensive Line .................................................................................222 Founded: 1876 Colors: Green and Yellow Opt Outs Nickname: Ducks Player Pos. Year Career Starts Notes Brady Breeze S Sr. 4 2020 Rose Bowl Defensive MVP Conference: Pac-12 Conference (North Division) Thomas Graham Jr. CB Sr. 39 Entered season as FBS active leader in PBUs (32) President: Michael Schill Jevon Holland S Jr. 16 2019 Thorpe Award semifinalist and second-team all-conference Director of Athletics: Rob Mullens Chris Randazzo OL So.