2013 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2013 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 47th consecutive year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

Summary
The Ducks had high expectations to make a run at a BCS national championship title. This was the first year under new head coach Mark Helfrich, after the departure of Chip Kelly to the NFL in the previous year. They were undefeated up to November 7, 2013, where they lost to Stanford, dimming their national championship aspirations. Their second loss of the season to Arizona on November 23, 2013, finally ended any chance of a national or conference championship. They were passed over for an at-large BCS bid at #10 in the country, and were selected to be the Pac-12 representative to the Alamo bowl. In the bowl game, they defeated the Texas 30-7. They finished the year #9 in the Coaches and AP Polls.

Departing players
No Juniors or Redshirt-Sophomores declared early eligibility for the 2013 NFL draft.

Awards watch lists
The following Oregon players appeared on preseason award watch lists

Maxwell Award – College Football Player of the Year
 * Marcus Mariota
 * De'Anthony Thomas

Walter Camp Award – Player of the Year
 * Marcus Mariota
 * De'Anthony Thomas

Davey O'Brien Award – Best Quarterback
 * Marcus Mariota

Doak Walker Award – Best Runningback
 * De'Anthony Thomas

Biletnikoff Award – Best Receiver
 * Josh Huff

Mackey Award – Most Outstanding Collegiate Tight End
 * Colt Lyerla

Rimington Trophy – Most Outstanding Collegiate Center
 * Hroniss Grasu

Outland Trophy – Best Interior Lineman in College Football
 * Hroniss Grasu
 * Tyler Johnstone

Rotary Lombardi Award – Best Lineman
 * Hroniss Grasu
 * Tyler Johnstone

Bednarik Award – Defensive Player of the Year
 * Ifo Ekpre-Olomu

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Most Outstanding Defensive Player
 * Ifo Ekpre-Olomu
 * Terrence Mitchell

Jim Thorpe Award – Best Defensive Back
 * Ifo Ekpre-Olomu
 * Terrence Mitchell

Butkus Award – Best Linebacker
 * Boseko Lokombo

Spring football
On April 27, 2013 the Oregon Ducks capped off their spring football practices with the traditional Spring Football Game, open to the public held at Autzen Stadium. As has been the practice for many years, in order to gain admission to the game each fan must donate at least three non-perishable food items to Food for Lane County on their way in the stadium. Following a record donation year in 2012, Oregon fans again donated over 70,000 pounds of food to the charity.

Donating food is not the only non-football activity for a good cause that is associated with the Oregon Spring Game, the game is played in honor of the United States Armed Forces and specifically the several reserve and guard units stationed close to Eugene. The football players will wear special made Nike uniforms that have "Support Our Troops" on the back where the player's last name is usually found, along with American Flags on the sleeves. During half-time a group of Marine Corps enlistees took the oath of enlistment on the field. Following the game the players line up on the north sideline, with an equal number of service-members from each branch of the military lining up on the south sideline. The two groups meet in the middle of the field where the players then remove their jersey and give it to a service-member, the service-member in turns presents the football player with a challenge coin. The tradition of the Spring Game being dedicated to supporting the military is part of the legacy of former head coach Chip Kelly, following the funeral of a local soldier in 2010, which he attended.

The 2013 iteration of the game was the first under new head coach Mark Helfrich and it also implemented a new scoring system for the first time in several years. Traditionally the offensive and defensive coordinators act as head coaches of two different teams, which are selected via a draft, the two teams then face off in a normally scored exhibition game. Due to a rash of injuries on both sides of the ball the format was tweaked so that it was simply the offense versus the defense, with a modified points system. The offense would score normally, with six points for touchdowns with the opportunity for point after attempts, and three points for field goals. The defense would follow normal rules for touchdowns as well, but would also gain three points for turnovers and one point every time that they kept the offense from scoring. The points system led to a lopsided victory by the offense, 65–0.

Team records broken
 Total Offense – Team

Total Offense – Single Season

Receiving Yards – Single Season

Kickoff Return Yards – Career

Players drafted
The following Oregon players were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft.

All-Americans

 * Hroniss Grasu, Junior, Center (SI, Athlon)
 * Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Junior, Cornerback (ESPN)

Defense
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties