2005 Oregon Ducks football | |
2005 Holiday Bowl, L 14–17 vs Oklahoma | |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 10 |
2005 record | 10–2 (7–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach | Mike Bellotti (11th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Gary Crowton (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Aliotti (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Autzen Stadium (c. 54,000 FieldTurf) |
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#2 USC † | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Oregon | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#25 California | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion
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In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8-1 (their only loss was to #1 ranked USC 45-13, the loss was vacated in 2010), and still in the hunt for a BCS game. Oregon won their final three games and their success led them into contention for a bid to the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks finished the regular season with a 10-1 record, their best finish since their Joey Harrington-led, Fiesta Bowl-winning 2001–2002 team. They finished 5th overall in the BCS ranking system, which would in many years have been high enough to earn them a bid to a BCS Bowl. In 2005, however, there were no at-large bids available to Oregon. Ohio State finished just ahead of the Ducks, in 4th place, guaranteeing them one of the at-large berths (although they had an inferior 10-2 record). Notre Dame finished 6th in the BCS, also securing a BCS bid due to a pre-existing clause in the BCS contract. Many college football fans were outraged that two teams with worse records were selected over the Ducks. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Pac-10 conference had a team that finished with a one-loss season snubbed by the BCS (the Cal Bears finished 10-1 in 2004). It was later demonstrated that Oregon drew the highest bowl ratings in college football, calling the argument that TV ratings hurt the Ducks' BCS chances into question.[1] The situation (and others like it in recent years) has led to more calls for a playoff system to replace the BCS, which has received widespread criticism from college football fans. Instead of a BCS game, they were assigned to the 2005 Holiday Bowl versus the Oklahoma Sooners. Playing without their starting quarterback, Kellen Clemens, and combined with a strong showing from the Sooners, the Ducks fell in a close game, 17-14.[2]
Before the season[]
Recruiting[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Jonathan Stewart RB |
Olympia, Washington | Timberline HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 21, 2005 |
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James Finley WR |
Compton, California | Compton CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 14, 2004 |
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Ed Dickson TE |
Bellflower, California | Bellflower HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 25, 2005 |
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Derrick Jones WR |
Long Beach, California | Polytechnic HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 2, 2005 |
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Palauni Ma Sun OL |
Fresno, California | Fresno CC | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 333 lb (151 kg) | NA | Jan 23, 2005 |
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Jason Turner LB |
Culver City, California | West Los Angeles CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 19, 2005 |
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Nick Reed DE |
Mission Viejo, California | Mission Viejo HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 4.9 | Jul 9, 2004 |
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Kevin Garrett S |
Harbor City, California | Nathaniel Narbonne HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 4.7 | Nov 30, 2004 |
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Jeremiah Johnson RB |
Los Angeles, California | Susan Miller Dorsey HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 28, 2004 |
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Brian Truelove OL |
Snellville, Georgia | Brookwood HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | 5.1 | Jul 7, 2004 |
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Mat Webb OL |
Vancouver, Washington | Heritage HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | 5.0 | Jul 2, 2004 |
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Matt Bramow S |
Eugene, Oregon | South Eugene HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 4.9 | Nov 14, 2004 |
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Titus Jackson S |
Pomona, California | Diamond Ranch HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 5, 2004 |
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Chris Mulvanny LB |
Pleasant Hill, California | Diablo Valley College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 17, 2004 |
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Blair Phillips LB |
Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 9, 2005 |
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Pat So'oalo OL |
Fresno, California | Fresno CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 298 lb (135 kg) | NA | Jan 9, 2005 |
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Walter Thurmond CB |
West Covina, California | West Covina HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 9, 2005 |
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Jairus Byrd CB |
Clayton, Missouri | Clayton HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 24, 2005 |
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Tucker Callahan LB |
Fairhope, Alabama | Fairhope HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 1, 2004 |
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Levi Horn TE |
Spokane, Washington | John R Rogers HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | 5.1 | Jan 5, 2005 |
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Simi Toeaina DT |
Pago Pago, AS | Samoana HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | NA | Feb 2, 2005 |
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Matt Dragich K |
Torrance, California | El Camino CC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | NA | Jan 30, 2005 |
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Mark Sunga LB |
Sherman Oaks, California | Notre Dame HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 5.2 | Feb 2, 2005 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 30 Rivals: 28 | ||||||
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Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 4:00 PM | at Houston* | ESPN2 | W 38–24 | 19,981 | ||
September 10 | 12:30 PM | Montana* | W 47–14 | 58,169 | |||
September 17 | 4:00 PM | No. 23 Fresno State* |
| TBS | W 37–34 | 58,201 | |
September 24 | 4:00 PM | No. 1 USC | No. 24 |
| ABC | L 13–45 | 59,129 |
October 1 | 2:00 PM | at Stanford | W 44–20 | 27,690 | |||
October 8 | 7:15 PM | at No. 17 Arizona State | No. 25 | FSN | W 31–17 | 62,789 | |
October 15 | 12:30 PM | Washington | No. 20 |
| W 45–21 | 58,269 | |
October 22 | 4:00 PM | at Arizona | No. 15 | W 28–21 | 48,052 | ||
November 5 | 12:30 PM | No. 23 California | No. 15 |
| ABC | W 27–20 OT | 58,309 |
November 12 | 7:15 PM | at Washington State | No. 11 | FSN | W 34–31 | 27,595 | |
November 19 | 3:45 PM | Oregon State | No. 10 |
| FSN | W 56–14 | 58,525 |
December 29 | 5:00 PM | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 6 | ESPN | L 14–17 | 65,416 | |
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Game summaries[]
Stanford[]
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References[]
- ↑ TV ratings for college football bowl games, from The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2005.
- ↑ "The 2005 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl". http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/2005.html. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
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