OREGON LAWS 2012 HCR 204 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 204 Whereas Darron Thomas, quarterback for the 2011 University of Oregon football team, led his teammates to the 2012 Rose Bowl with 2,700 passing Whereas the 2011 University of Oregon football yards, 33 passing touchdowns and just seven inter- team concluded one of the top seasons in the sport ceptions for the season; and of football in this state by winning the 2012 Rose Whereas Carson York, offensive lineman for the Bowl, arguably the most significant victory by the 2011 University of Oregon football team, earned the University of Oregon football program in its storied honor of being selected as the university’s 84th 118-year history; and member of the Academic All-America team; and Whereas that win resulted in the 2011 Univer- Whereas tight end David Paulson and offensive sity of Oregon football team being crowned linemen Mark Asper and Carson York earned the champions of the 2012 Rose Bowl, the second such honor of being selected to the Pacific-12 crowning for the University of Oregon football team Conference’s All-Academic First Team for the sport in the 110-year history of the Rose Bowl, and the of football; and first such crowning for the University of Oregon Whereas wide receiver Justin Hoffman and de- football program since 1917; and fensive tackle Taylor Hart earned the honor of being Whereas by sending a team to play in the 98th selected to the Pacific-12 Conference’s All-Academic Rose Bowl, the University of Oregon was repres- Second Team for the sport of football; and ented in a Bowl Championship Series game for three Whereas wide receiver Daryle Hawkins, consecutive years, the only university in the country placekicker Alejandro Maldonado, punter Jackson to achieve that distinction in 2011; and Rice, tight end Nick Musgrove, defensive end Tony Whereas the University of Oregon football pro- Washington and linebackers Michael Clay, Keloni gram was the only Football Bowl Subdivision pro- Kamalani and Derrick Malone were honorably men- gram to earn a top five ranking in each of the past tioned as considerations for those teams; and two seasons; and Whereas the 2011 University of Oregon football Whereas the University of Oregon football pro- team had more selections and honorably mentioned gram was one of just two Football Bowl Subdivision considerations for the Pacific-12 Conference’s All- programs to earn a top 25 ranking in each of the Academic First and Second Teams than any other past five seasons; and Pacific-12 football team in 2011; and Whereas the 2011 University of Oregon football Whereas every member of the 2011 University team won the inaugural Pacific-12 Conference Foot- of Oregon football team participated in public ser- ball Championship Game on December 2, 2011; and vice projects organized by and through the Whereas by virtue of that win, the University of university’s athletic department; and Oregon football program received its third consec- Whereas those players took part in a variety of utive outright conference football title; and public services, including visiting schools and hospi- Whereas the University of Oregon football pro- tals, hosting educational workshops, raising money gram is just the third football program in the Pacific for the homeless, signing and sending footballs to Conference to win three consecutive outright con- young people afflicted with cancer and being pen ference football championships since the conference pals with active duty United States military service expanded to 10 teams in 1978; and personnel; now, therefore, Whereas LaMichael James, running back for the Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of 2011 University of Oregon football team, became the the State of Oregon: first two-time consensus All-American in the That we, the members of the Seventy-sixth Leg- university’s history, led all Football Bowl Subdivi- islative Assembly, recognize and celebrate the ath- sion players in yards rushed per game for the 2011 letic, academic and public service achievements of season and established many University of Oregon the 2011 University of Oregon football team and the records for rushing yards in a season and career; recent years of success of the University of Oregon and football program; and be it further Whereas Freshman All-American and all-purpose Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be pre- standout De’Anthony Thomas led all Football Bowl sented to University of Oregon head football coach Subdivision freshmen in scoring touchdowns and, Chip Kelly. with a 91-yard run, set a Rose Bowl record for long- Filed in the office of Secretary of State February 28, 2012 est run from scrimmage; and 1.