Opener Pits Pac-12 Champs Vs. Sun Belt Champs As No. 5 Ducks
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FB MEDIA SERVICES Dave Williford, Exec. Asst. AD/Director [email protected] Andy McNamara, Assistant Director 2727 Leo Harris Parkway • Eugene, Oregon • 97401 • 541-346-5488 (P) • 541-346-5449 (F) • www.GoDucks.com [email protected] GAME 1 • Sept. 1, 2012 OREGON DUCKS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2012 OREGON SCHEDULE Opener Pits Pac-12 Champs vs. Sun Belt Champs S1 ARKANSAS STATE Eugene S8 FRESNO STATE Eugene as No. 5 Ducks host Red Wolves at Autzen S15 TENNESSEE TECH Eugene S22 *ARIZONA Eugene GAME #1 S29 *at Washington State^ Seattle Date: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 O6 *WASHINGTON Eugene Location: Eugene, Ore. O18 *at Arizona State Tempe Kickoff: 7:36 p.m. PT O27 *COLORADO Eugene Stadium: Autzen Stadium (FieldTurf) N3 *at USC Los Angeles Seating Capacity: 54,000 N10 *at California Berkeley ARKANSAS STATE OREGON DUCKS N17 *STANFORD Eugene RED WOLVES 0-0, 0-0 Pac-12 GAMEDAY HASHTAG N24 *at Oregon State Corvallis 0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt N30 Pac-12 Champ. TBD IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS No. 5 AP #UOASU * Pac-12 Conference Game Fans and media are encouraged to use the NR AP No. 5 USA Today ^CenturyLink Field • *Pac-12 Conf. Game hashtag #UOASU when posting or following NR USA Today 2011 LEADERS social media content related to Saturday’s OREGON COACHING STAFF 2011 LEADERS Rushing game between the Ducks and Red Wolves. Chip Kelly, Fourth Year (34-6, 25-2 Pac-12) .............. HC Rushing Barner, 152/939/11 TD Nick Aliotti, 21st Year (booth) ....................................... DC Aplin, 161/588/10 TD Thomas, 55/595/7 TD RECORDS WATCH Jerry Azzinaro, Fourth Year ............................................DL F. Jackson, 88/355/6 TD 354 - Rushing yards needed by Kenjon Gary Campbell, 30th Year ............................................... RB Passing Passing Bennett, 25-46-0 Barner to break into Oregon’s career top 10 Scott Frost, Fourth Year ..................................................WR list. Steve Greatwood, 26th Year ..........................................OL Aplin, 304-476-16 369 yds/6 TD 3588 yds/19 TD - All-purpose yards needed by Barner Mark Helfrich, Fourth Year (booth) ............................. OC Receiving 74 to pass Ahmad Rashad (formerly known John Neal, 10th Year .........................................................DB Receiving Thomas, 46/605/9 TD as Bobby Moore) for eighth on UO’s all-time Tom Osborne, 12th Year ..........................................STC/TE Jarboe, 54/730/2 TD Huff, 31/430/2 TD list. Don Pellum, 20th Year ......................................................LB Stockemer, 48/756/7 TD Jim Radcliffe, 28th Year .......................Strength & Cond. Defense 3 - Touchdowns needed by Barner to reach Greg Austin, Second Year (booth) .............GA, Offense Defense Boyett, 108 TT, 6 PBU, 2 BLK 180 points, tying for 10th in a career at Or- Erik Chinander, Second Year (booth) .......GA, Defense Herrold, 66 TT, 3.5 TFL, FF Clay, 102 TT, 2 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR egon. D. Jones, 54 TT, 6.5 TFL, 2 FR Patterson, 55 TT, 5 PBU, FF OREGON QUICK FACTS Location ............................................................Eugene, Ore. ON THE AIR Founded ...........................................................................1876 National Television: ESPN with Joe Tessitore (pxp), Matt Millen (analyst) & Shelley Smith (re- Enrollment ...................................................................24,000 porter). Local Radio: Oregon IMG with Jerry Allen (pxp) & Mike Jorgensen (analyst). Satellite Nickname ...................................................................... Ducks Radio: XM 198, Sirius 94. Colors ........................................................Green and Yellow Stadium (Capacity) ..................................Autzen (54,000) THE SERIES Playing Surface .......................................................FieldTurf •Saturday’s game is the first meeting between the Ducks and Red Wolves. Conference...................................................................Pac-12 First Football Season ....................................................1894 President .......................................Michael R. Gottfredson QUICK HITS Faculty Representative ........................... James O’Fallon •Oregon is 1-2 in season openers under fourth-year head coach Chip Kelly and 31-2 in all Athletics Website .............................www.GoDucks.com other regular season games. Facebook .................... www.facebook.com/wintheday •SO RB De’Anthony Thomas was the only player in the nation in 2011 with 400 or more yards Twitter .............@GoDucks, @McNamaraUO (Football) rushing (595), receiving (605) and returning (1,035). He led the Pac-12 and ranked seventh nationally with 2,235 all-purpose yards. OREGON FOOTBALL FACTS •Thomas averaged a touchdown every 6.3 touches from scrimmage in 2011. 2011 Record .......................................................................12-2 •The Ducks averaged 7.21 yards per play on offense in 2011, fourth nationally and first among 2011 Pac-12 Record/Finish .....................................8-1/1st teams with more rushing yards than passing yards. 2011 National Ranking ......... No. 4 USA Today/No. 4 AP •Oregon’s 91 forced turnovers in three season under Kelly are the second-most in the nation All-Time Record .......................................590-472-46 (.553) All-Time Pac-12 Record ........................280-303-20 (.481) behind Oklahoma State (108). Lettermen Returning/Lost ......................................... 52/20 •UO averaged a point every 32.6 seconds of possession in 2011, most among BCS AQ schools Starters Returning/Lost .............................................. 12/11 and second nationally behind Houston (32.3). All-America Honorees Returning/Lost ....................... 0/1 •Oregon comes into 2012 as the only school in conference history to average 40-plus points All-Pac-12 Honorees Returning/Lost .......................... 2/3 per game in consecutive seasons. All-Time Bowl Record................................................... 10-15 •The Ducks are the only team in the Pac-12 to have at least one 1,000-yard rusher each of past Bowl Appearances Since 1990 ........................................18 five seasons. BCS Bowl Record ................................................................ 2-2 •Since 1994 Oregon has a league-best 104 Pac-12 wins and possesses a winning record against For up-to-date information on Oregon Football, visit the every conference foe. official athletics website •UO’s 25 conference wins over the past 3 seasons are the most in college football. GAME 1 • OREGON VS. ARKANSAS STATE • SEPT. 1, 2012 OREGON DUCKS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 2 HEAD COACH CHIP KELLY TRENDS UNDER CHIP KELLY In five short seasons, Chip Kelly has threatened to redefine the 116-year history of football at the University of Oregon. It started in 2007 in his first year as the Ducks’ offensive coordinator 2011 All Yrs and has carried into his fourth season as the University’s head coach. Throughout the duration Overall 12-2 34-6 has been the emergence of a program among the nation’s elite behind the architect of one of Home 7-1 20-1 the most prolific offenses in the country that has transformed the standard of college football. Away 4-0 13-2 No other coach in school history has guided the football team to three consecutive undisputed Neutral 1-1 1-3 conference championships - a feat surpassed only twice in league history. And although nine Grass 4-0 9-3 coaches have accumulated more league titles than the Manchester, N.H. native, only USC’s John Turf 8-2 25-3 Robinson succeeded in doing so as a first-year head coach. In the process of accumulating a vs. Top 5 1-1 2-2 34-6 ledger in his three seasons at the helm, the two-time conference coach of the year sand- vs. Top 10 2-1 5-3 wiched a pair of Rose Bowl appearances around the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. vs. Top 25 3-2 10-5 Accentuating the success was last year’s 45-38 Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin. In addition to Conf. Champ. Games 1-0 1-0 accumulating a mark of 25-2 in league play, his .850 overall winning percentage is the highest Bowl Games 1-0 1-2 in school history and his .926 percentage in conference play is the best in league annals. Leading After 1st Qtr 10-1 22-1 RETURN MEN Tied After 1st Qtr 1-0 5-2 The 2012 Oregon Ducks return 52 letterwinners, including 12 players who were starters last sea- Trailing After 1st Qtr 1-1 7-3 son - five on offense and seven on defense. UO also welcomes back every specialist with the exception of punt returner LaMichael James. Leading at Half 10-0 26-0 Tied at Half 1-0 3-0 BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS Trailing at Half 1-2 5-6 With conference crowns in each of the past three seasons, Oregon became just the second team to win three straight outright Pac-12 championships since the conference expanded to ten Leading After 3rd Qtr 11-0 32-0 teams in 1978, joining USC from 2003-05 (‘04 and ‘05 titles since vacated). Tied After 3rd Qtr - - Trailing After 3rd Qtr 1-2 2-6 LIGHTNING STRIKES In the last two seasons, the Oregon offense ranks first in both touchdown drives of three plays or Overtime Games - 1-0 fewer (39) and touchdown drives in less than two minutes (90). H/T @ESPNSTATSINFO When Scoring First 8-0 19-1 HOUSE OF LOUD When Opp Scores First 4-2 15-5 With standing room only crowds in all eight home games in 2011, including a stadium and State of Oregon record 60,055 on Oct. 15 vs. Arizona State, the Ducks enter 2012 having sold out 82 Largest Halftime Lead 41 59 consecutive games at Autzen Stadium (cap. 54,000) , dating to 1999. Largest Halftime Deficit 14 17 RECORD RUSHERS Scoring 20+ Points 12-2 33-3 The Ducks led the nation in 2011 by averaging 6.66 yards per rushing attempt (629 att for 4,189 Scoring 30+ Points 12-1 32-2 yds). That mark was the highest by a Pac-12 school in a single season in conference history. USC Scoring 40+ Points 11-0 27-1 held the previous record in 2005 with an average of 6.43 (525 att for 3,380 yds). Scoring 50+ Points 4-0 11-0 Allowing 20 or Less 4-0 16-1 KELLY AT AUTZEN Allowing 30 or Less 8-0 24-3 Head coach Chip Kelly made his sideline debut at Autzen Stadium Sept.