DEPTH AT A GLANCE GAME6 OFFENSE OREGON AT USC Friday, December 18, 2020 QB » 12 Shough 13 Brown RB » 7 Verdell 26/33 Dye/Habibi-Likio FOX | 5:00 P.M. PT WR » 4 Pittman 14/80 Hutson/Addison LA Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, Calif. WR » 30 Redd 83 Delgado 2020 GAME NOTES Twitter: @OregonFootball WR » 3 Johnson III 2 Williams TE » 48 Kampmoyer (or) Three Players THE MATCHUP LT » 77 Moore (or) 74 Jones LG » 56 Bass 72 Poutasi OREGON (3-2) C » 78 Forsyth (or) 53 Walk CFP/AP/Coaches Rank: --/--/RV RG » 53 Walk (or) 71 Aumavae-Laulu Head Coach: Mario Cristobal (Miami, 1993) RT » 71 Aumavae-Laulu (or) 77/74 Moore/Jones Record at Oregon: 24-9 (3rd Season) Career Record: 51-56 (9th Season) DEFENSE AT DE » 5 Thibodeaux 97 Dorlus USC (5-0) NT » 3 Scott 50 Aumavae CFP/AP/Coaches Rank: 15/13/13 DT » 99 Faoliu 97 Dorlus Head Coach: Clay Helton (Houston, 1994) STUD » 47 Funa 55/29 Faoliu/Jackson Record at USC: 44-22 (5th Season) MLB » 1 Sewell 54 Mathis Career Record: Same WILL » 41 Slade-Matautia 39/43 Cunningham/Wiebe SAM » 5 Thibodeaux 29 Jackson TALKING POINTS DID YOU KNOW? NICK » 19 Hill 15/32 Williams/Happle FCB » 2 Wright 8/17 Manning/Davis AT A GLANCE FS » 23 McKinley III 15/32 Williams/Happle For the second year in a row, Oregon will represent the north BS » 6 Pickett 32/7 Happle/Stephens division in the Pac-12 Championship Game when it takes on BCB » 0 Lenoir 12 James USC Friday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Ducks will look to win their second consecutive Pac- (Full organizational chart on page 20) 12 title under head coach MARIO CRISTOBAL and win the championship game for the fourth time overall, COACHING STAFF which would be the most of any program in the league. Mario Cristobal, Head Coach (3rd) SERIES HISTORY Andy Avalos*, DC/Edge (2nd) Oregon has won five of the last seven meetings with USC Joe Moorhead, OC/QBs (1st) dating back to 2009, including three of the last four in Los Joe Salave’a, Assoc. HC/Co-DC/DL (4th) Angeles. Last year, the Ducks handed the Trojans their worst TRAVIS DYE is second among all FBS running backs with 10.8 Keith Heyward*, Asst. HC/Co-DC/S (4th) home loss in 10 years and became just the third team ever to yards per offensive touch. Bobby Williams, Special Teams Coord./TEs (3rd) put up at least 56 points on the Trojans at home with a 56- Rod Chance, CBs (1st) 24 win. Oregon has scored over 50 points in each of its last NUMBERS TO KNOW Jim Mastro*, Run Game Coord./RBs (3rd) three wins over USC on the road, averaging 57.0 ppg in those Bryan McClendon, Pass Game Coord./WRs (1st) games. This is the first time the two teams will meet in the Tyler Shough leads the Pac-12 with 1,645 Alex Mirabal, OL (3rd) Pac-12 Championship Game. Ken Wilson, LBs (2nd) yards of total offense which is the most by 1,645 an Oregon QB through their first five starts. CALIFORNIA LOVE * - denotes in the booth Under head coach MARIO CRISTOBAL, Oregon is 6-1 in the Oregon's roster is made up of 73.6 ( ) - denotes year at Oregon state of California, highlighted by last year's wins in the Pac- percent underclassmen, good for the 73.6 12 Championship Game and the Rose Bowl. Prior to Cristobal highest percentage in the FBS. taking over, the Ducks had lost four straight games in BROADCAST INFORMATION Oregon is averaging 45.9 points per California. Oregon's roster (110 players) features 46 players game in its last seven meetings with USC, who are from California. TV: FOX 45.9 scoring 50-plus points three times. Play-By-Play: Joe Davis Analyst: Mark Helfrich DUAL THREAT Through the first five games, a total of 14 Through his first five career starts, sophomore TYLER different players (Off. - 9/Def. - 5) have made their first career start. 14 RADIO: OREGON SPORTS NETWORK SHOUGH is one of three FBS QBs averaging 250 yards passing and 50 yards rushing per game this season. Shough Local: KUJZ-FM 95.3 (Eugene) | KFXX-AM 1080 (Portland) With 540 yards from scrimmage on 50 has passed for 200 yards and rushed for 50 in the same game Sirius: 81 | XM: 81 touches, Travis Dye is second among FBS three times which is more than Oregon's total (2) from its Play-By-Play: Jerry Allen 10.8 RB's with 10.8 yards per offensive touch. Analyst: Mike Jorgensen QBs from 2015-19. Sideline: Joey McMurry Pre-Game Show: Terry Jonz 20202019 SCHEDULESCHEDULE && RESULTSRESULTS RADIO: ESPN RADIO Play-By-Play: Sean Kelley Analyst: Barrett Jones STANFORD at WASHINGTON ST. UCLA at OREGON STATE at CALIFORNIA at USC (Full list of affiliates on page 47) Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 (Fri.) Dec. 5 Dec. 18 (Fri.) Eugene, Ore. Pullman, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Berkeley, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. W, 35-14 W, 43-29 W, 38-35 L, 41-38 L, 21-17 5:00 p.m. | FOX GM6 NOTES » Pac-12 Championship Game WHAT’S INSIDE TEAM NOTES Team Notes .............................2 Polls/Misc. ............................. 19 A WIN WOULD ... Series History ........................3 Organizational Chart ........ 20 » Give Oregon its 13th conference title in school history. P12 Title Game History .........4 Rosters ....................................21 » Be Oregon's fourth Pac-12 Championship Game victory. TV/Radio Quick Hits ..............7 HC Mario Cristobal ..............23 » Improve the Ducks to 4-0 in Pac-12 Championship Game appearances. QB Tyler Shough ....................9 Player Profiles .........................25 » Be Oregon's seventh in its last eight games in the state of California. » Guarantee Oregon its 15th winning season in the last 16 years. Offensive Notes ................... 10 Game Recaps ........................38 Defensive Notes .................. 15 Drive Charts ..........................43 WHAT A TURNAROUND Honors & Awards ................. 16 Last Time .............................. 45 Under reigning AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year MARIO CRISTOBAL, Oregon leads the conference in overall wins (24) and league GBG Notables. ........................17 Media Information ..............47 victories (16) since the start of 2018. Highlighted by last year's Rose Bowl victory, Oregon is one of 14 FBS teams to win a bowl game each of the last two seasons. STATISTICAL COMPARISON OFFENSIVE STAT RANKINGS Oregon P12 (FBS) Category USC P12 (FBS) Through five games, Oregon's offense is first or second in the Pac-12 and among the national leaders in a number of different major stat categories. 34.2 3 (27) Scoring Offense 35.2 2 (23) 467.0 1 (21) Total Offense 428.4 4 (38) Category Stat P12 Rank FBS Rank 189.2 4 (42) Rushing Offense 109.2 12 (115) Total offense 467.0 1st 21st 277.8 2 (26) Passing Offense 319.2 1 (13) Yards per play 7.25 1st 9th 28.0 8 (59) Scoring Defense 25.0 2 (41) Third down conversions 49.09% 1st 15th Passing offense 277.8 2nd 26th 419.8 7 (75) Total Defense 395.0 6 (56) Yards per pass attempt 9.6 1st 11th 184.2 9 (88) Rushing Defense 157.0 5 (57) Passing efficiency 163.87 1st 11th 235.6 9 (68) Passing Defense 238.0 7 (70) First downs per game 23.6 2nd 22nd 27:03 12 (115) Time of Possession 30:16 7 (61) .491 1 (15) 3rd Down Conv. Pct. .460 4 (29) FRESH FACES Oregon has had 14 different players make their first career starts through five games this season. So far, the Ducks have .390 3 (53) Opp. 3rd-D Conv. Pct. .394 4 (58) started nine new players on offense, led by five offensive linemen, and five on defense. By comparison, Oregon had 13 -7 11 (112) Turnover Margin +7 1 (12) players make their starting debuts last season over 14 games played. 2 7 (105) Fumbles Recovered 7 1 (25) 2 9 (110) Passes Intercepted 8 1 (37) Players That Made Their First Career Starts 7 12 (94) Fumbles Lost 4 7 (32) Offense: RT Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, LG T.J. Bass, C Alex Forsyth, WR Kris Hutson, TE DJ Johnson, LT George Moore, QB Tyler Shough, RG Ryan Walk, WR Devon Williams 4 6 (27) Interceptions Thrown 4 6 (27) Defense: NICK Jamal Hill, ILB Noah Sewell, S Steve Stephens IV, DT Kristian Williams, CB Mykael Wright 4 10 (116) Turnovers Forced 15 1 (32) 11 10 (55) Turnovers Lost 8 7 (27) YOUTH MOVEMENT 163.9 1 (11) Passing Efficiency 152.9 2 (25) Oregon's 110-man roster is made up of 81 underclassmen (freshmen, redshirt freshmen & sophomores), good for 74 percent 129.2 6 (43) Pass Eff. Defense 135.1 7 (62) of its team and the highest percentage in the FBS. Oregon is one of three Power 5 programs to land the top recruiting class in its conference each of the last two years, while the 2019 class was its first-ever to be the highest ranked in the Pac-12. 6.6 9 (88) Penalties/Gm 6.2 7 (72) 51.2 6 (62) Penalty Yds/Gm 65.6 12 (104) Highest Percentage of Underclassmen in FBS 1.6 9 (97) Sacks/Gm 2.6 2 (44) School Total Fr. (True/RS) Soph. Team Size Pct. 4.6 9 (107) TFLs/Gm 7.2 3 (31) 1. Oregon 81 47 (28/19) 34 110 73.6 23.6 2 (22) 1st Downs/Gm 22.0 3 (43) 2.