2012 Oregon Ducks football team

2012 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–17 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
2012 record	12–1 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Helfrich (4th season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Nick Aliotti (16th season)
Base defense	Hybrid 3–4
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)
Seasons

Template:2012 Pac-12 football standings The 2012 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 46th straight year, and was coached by Chip Kelly in his fourth and final year at Oregon. They are a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.

For the fifth straight season, Oregon swept all of their regional rivals in the Pac-12: Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State.

Previous season

The Ducks won their third straight conference title after defeating UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 45–38 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1917. It was their second Rose Bowl appearance in three years and their sixth overall. It was Oregon's third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game (prior to which having played in the 2010 Rose Bowl and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game), the longest active streak in college football. The Ducks finished the season 12–1 (8–1 Pac-12).

Before the season

Recruiting

2012 Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Alex Balducci DE Portland, OR Central Catholic HS 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Arik Armstead OT Elk Grove, CA Pleasant Grove HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 275 lb (125 kg) n/a   Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Bralon Addison WR Missouri City, TX Hightower HS 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) n/a   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Brett Bafaro OLB Hillsboro, OR Liberty HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.5   Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Byron Marshall RB San Jose, CA Valley Christian 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) n/a   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Chance Allen WR Missouri City, TX Elkins HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 191 lb (87 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals: Cody Carriger ODE Butte, MT Butte HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 230 lb (100 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals: DeForest Buckner DE Honolulu, HI Punahoe School 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 250 lb (110 kg) n/a   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Dwayne Stanford WR Cincinnati, OH Taft HS 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5   Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Dylan Ausherman P Visalia, CA College of the Sequoias 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) n/a   Scout:N/A   Rivals: Eric Amoako S Arlington, TX Martin HS 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.49   Scout:   Rivals: Evan Baylis TE Aurora, CO Grandview HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) n/a   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Jake Rodrigues QB Rocklin, CA Whitney HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) n/a   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Jeff Lockie QB Danville, CA Monte Vista HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.68   Scout:   Rivals: Kyle Long OT Mission Viejo, CA Saddleback HS 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 290 lb (130 kg)   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals: Oshay Dunmore S Newport, OR Newport HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals: Pharaoh Brown TE Lyndhurst, OH Brush HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png Reggie Daniels S Chandler, AZ Hamilton HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) n/a   Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals: Stephen Amoako S Arlington, TX Martin HS 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals: Stetzon Bair DE Council Bluffs, IA Iowa Western 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 265 lb (120 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals: Terrance Daniel OG Oakland, CA Bishop O Dowd HS 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) n/a   Scout:   Rivals: Overall recruiting rankings: Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2012.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 PM	Arkansas State*	No. 5	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 57–34	56,144
September 8	3:30 PM	Fresno State*	No. 4	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 42–25	55,755
September 15	12:00 PM	Tennessee Tech*	No. 4	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 63–14	57,091
September 22	7:30 PM	No. 22 Arizona	No. 3	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 49–0	58,334
September 29	7:30 PM	at Washington State	No. 2	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	ESPN2	W 51–26	60,929
October 6	7:30 PM	No. 23 Washington	No. 2	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 52–21	58,792
October 18	6:00 PM	at Arizona State	No. 2	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	W 43–21	71,004
October 27	12:00 PM	Colorado	No. 2	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	W 70–14	57,521
November 3	4:00 PM	at No. 18 USC	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 62–51	93,607
November 10	7:30 PM	at California	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 59–17	57,672
November 17	5:00 PM	No. 14 Stanford	No. 1	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	ABC	L 14–17 OT	58,792
November 24	12:00 PM	at No. 16 Oregon State	No. 5	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	P12N	W 48–24	47,249
January 3, 2013	5:30 PM	vs. No. 5 Kansas State	No. 4	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–17	70,242
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

University of Oregon official schedule

Game summaries

Arkansas State

See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas St 0 10 10 14 34 • Oregon 29 21 0 7 57 Date: September 1 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Game start: 10:30 p.m. EST Scoring summary 1 13:22 ORE Kenjon Barner 4 yard run (Dion Jordan pass from Jackson Rice) Oregon 8–0 1 9:19 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 12 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 15–0 1 7:57 ORE Josh Huff 4 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 22–0 1 2:27 ORE Kenjon Barner 17 yard run (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 29–0 2 13:57 ARST Brian Davis 43 yard field goal Oregon 29–3 2 12:57 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 12 yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 36–3 2 10:45 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 33 yard run (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 43–3 2 7:06 ORE Byron Marshall 3 yard run (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 50–3 2 3:20 ARST Julian Jones 72 yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 50–10 3 10:46 ARST Brian Davis 29 yard field goal Oregon 50–13 3 1:53 ARST Josh Jarboe 6 yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 50–20 4 11:36 ORE Rahsaan Vaughn 7 yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Rob Beard kick) Oregon 57–20 4 8:48 ARST Carlos McCants 38 yard pass from Ryan Aplin (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 57–27 4 4:30 ARST Ryan Aplin 1 yard run (Brian Davis kick) Oregon 57–34

Fresno State

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Fresno St 3 3 10 9 25 • Oregon 14 21 0 7 42 Date: September 8 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 39 Yd field goal; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 39 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd run (Beard kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 22 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 51 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd Run (Beard Kick); FRES – Quentin Breshears 43 Yd field goal

3rd quarter scoring: FRES – Isaiah Burse 18 Yd Pass From Derek Carr (Breshears Kick); FRES – Quentin Breshears 25 Yd field goal

4th quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 37 Yd field goal; ORE – Kenjon Barner 16 Yd Run (Beard Kick); FRES – Robbie Rouse 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Tennessee Tech

See also: 2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee Tech 7 0 7 0 14 • Oregon 21 14 21 7 63 Date: September 15 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: TNTC – Da'Rick Rogers 23 Yd Pass From Tre Lamb (Zachary Sharp Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 59 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Jake Fisher 1 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 4 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Keanon Lowe 3 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); TNTC – Doug Page 6 Yd Pass From Darian Stone (Sharp Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

Arizona

See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 • Oregon 7 6 15 21 49 Date: September 22 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Daryle Hawkins 17 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 27 Yd field goal; ORE – Rob Beard 41 Yd field goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 1 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 55 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 8 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Troy Hill 29 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick)

Washington State

See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 20 3 21 7 51 Washington St 9 10 0 7 26 Date: September 29 Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 22 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed); WSU – Andrew Furney 18 Yd field goal; ORE – Marcus Mariota 13 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 30 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); WSU – Carl Winston 2 Yd Run (Pat Failed)

2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Andrew Furney 20 Yd field goal; ORE – Rob Beard 34 Yd field goal; WSU – Brett Bartolone 26 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Furney Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Avery Patterson 34 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 10 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 80 Yd Run (Beard Kick); WSU – Marquess Wilson 25 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Furney Kick)

Washington

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 7 7 7 21 • Oregon 21 14 3 14 52 Date: October 6 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Keanon Lowe 21 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Avery Patterson 43 Yd Interception Return (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: WASH – Bishop Sankey 1 Yd Run (Travis Coons Kick); ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 34 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 28 Yd field goal; WASH – Bishop Sankey 6 Yd Run (Coons Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 13 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run (Beard Kick); WASH – Erich Wilson II 1 Yd Run (Coons Kick)

Arizona State

See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 22 21 0 0 43 Arizona St 7 0 0 14 21 Date: October 18 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 28 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 71 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 6 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 86 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring:

4th quarter scoring: ASU – Anthony Jones 36 Yd Interception Return (Garoutte Kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 23 Yd Pass From Michael Eubank (Garoutte Kick)

Colorado

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 0 14 0 14 • Oregon 28 28 14 0 70 Date: October 27 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 9 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 5 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Bralon Addison 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 73 Yd Punt Return (Beard Kick); ORE – Daryle Hawkins 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: COLO – Christian Powell 1 Yd Run (Will Oliver Kick); COLO – Christian Powell 20 Yd Run (Oliver Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 3 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Bryan Bennett 17 Yd Run (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring:

USC

See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 14 20 14 14 62 USC 3 21 14 13 51 Date: November 3 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick); USC – Andre Heidari 39 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Josh Huff 21 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 27 Yd Run (Beard Kick); USC – Marqise Lee 75 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Heidari Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 5 Yd Run (Pat Blocked); USC – Robert Woods 7 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Heidari Kick); ORE – Daryle Hawkins 14 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); USC – Nelson Agholor 76 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Heidari Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: USC – Silas Redd 2 Yd Run (Heidari Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 9 Yd Run (Beard Kick); USC – Silas Redd 3 Yd Run (Heidari Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 36 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 5 Yd Run (Beard Kick); USC – Randall Telfer 3 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Heidari Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 22 Yd Run (Beard Kick); USC – Marqise Lee 3 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Two-Point Conversion Failed)

California

See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 14 10 14 21 59 California 7 3 7 0 17 Date: November 10 Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); CAL – Darius Powe 10 Yd Pass From Allan Bridgford (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 3 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: CAL – D'Amato 27 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Maldonado 26 Yd Field Goal; ORE – Josh Huff 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: CAL – Isi Sofele 4 Yd Run (D'Amato Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 35 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Josh Huff 39 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 14 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Will Murphy 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORE – B.J. Kelley 18 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Maldonado Kick)

Stanford

See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total • Stanford 0 7 0 7 3 17 Oregon 0 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 17 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

1st quarter scoring:

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 1 Yd Run. (Jordan Williamson Kick); ORE – Keanon Lowe 28 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota. (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 6 Yd Run. (Maldonado Kick);

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Zach Ertz 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan. (Williamson Kick)

Over Time scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 37 Yd Field Goal

Oregon State

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team and Civil War (college football game)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 6 14 14 14 48 Oregon St 7 3 7 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Marcus Mariota 42 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed);ORST – Storm Woods 7 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 2 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORST – Trevor Romaine 36 Yd Field Goal

3rd quarter scoring: ORST – Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Romaine Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 5 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 29 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Maldonado Kick); ORE – B.J. Kelley 2 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Maldonado Kick); ORST – Micah Hatfield 6 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Romaine Kick)

Fiesta Bowl

See also: 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Fiesta Bowl

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 15 7 10 3 35 Kansas St 0 10 0 7 17 Date: January 3 Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Dion Jordan Run For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 23 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: KSU – Collin Klein 6 Yd Run (Anthony Cantele Kick); KSU – Anthony Cantele 25 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 33 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick Blocked, Recovered By Kansas State For 1-Point Safety For Oregon)

4th quarter scoring: KSU – John Hubert 10 Yd Pass From Collin Klein (Anthony Cantele Kick); ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 24 Yd Field Goal

Roster

2012 Oregon Ducks Football
Quarterback  2 Bryan Bennett – Sophomore  8 Marcus Mariota – Redshirt Freshman 14 Dustin Haines – Junior Running Back  6 De'Anthony Thomas – Sophomore 17 Antwan Baker – Redshirt Freshman 24 Kenjon Barner – Senior 33 Ayele Forde – Sophomore Offensive Lineman 54 Hamani Stevens – Sophomore 55 Hroniss Grasu – Sophomore 57 Trevor Fox – Junior 58 James Euscher – Redshirt Freshman 60 Ryan Clanton – Senior 61 Nick Cody – Senior 62 Matt Pierson – Redshirt Freshman 63 Mana Greig – Junior 64 Tyler Johnstone – Redshirt Freshman 68 Jamal Prater – Redshirt Freshman 69 Brandon Thomas – Sophomore 71 Everett Benyard – Junior 72 Andre Yruretagoyena – Redshirt Freshman 74 Kyle Long – Senior 75 Jake Fisher – Sophomore 77 Carson York – Senior 78 Karrington Armstrong – Junior Wide Receiver  1 Josh Huff – Junior  3. Kevin Jackson – 'Redshirt Freshman  7 Keanon Lowe – Sophomore'' 10 Rahsaan Vaughn – Senior 12 Devon Blackmon – Redshirt Freshman 16 Daryle Hawkins – Junior 19 Eric Dungy – Sophomore 23 B.J. Kelley – Redshirt Freshman 26 Ben Butterfield – Junior 41 Blake Stanton – Sophomore 81 Justin Hoffman – Senior 84 Chad Delaney – Junior 90 Will Murphy – Senior 91 Dane Ebanez – Junior 92 Miles Johnson – Redshirt Freshman		Tight End 15 Colt Lyerla – Sophomore 82 Christian French – Redshirt Freshman 83 Curtis White – Sophomore 85 Pharaoh Brown – Freshman 86 Brian Teague – Junior 98 Dallen Voeller – Sophomore Defensive Lineman 97 Nick Morrison – Junior 99 Sam Kamp – Redshirt Freshman Defensive Tackle 50 Ryan Hagen – Junior 65 Isaac Remington – Senior 66 Taylor Hart – Junior 90 Ricky Heimuli – Junior 92 Wade Keliikipi – Junior 94 Axel McQuaw – Junior 97 Jared Ebert, Jared – Junior Defensive End 57 Ryan McCandless – Redshirt Freshman 91 Tony Washington – Sophomore 95 Koa Ka'ai – Redshirt Freshman 96 Dion Jordan – Senior Linebacker 22 Derrick Malone – Sophomore 25 Boseko Lokombo – Junior 26 Carlyle Garrick – Redshirt Freshman 33 Tyson Coleman – Redshirt Freshman 34 Rahim Cassell – Redshirt Freshman 35 Anthony Wallace – Sophomore 38 Mike Garrity – Sophomore 43 Keloni Kamalani – Junior 46 Michael Clay – Senior 47 Kiko Alonso – Senior 48 Rodney Hardrick – Sophomore 51 Isaac Ava – Sophomore 36 Jennings Stewart – Senior 59 Grant Thompson – Sophomore		Defensive Back  2 Troy Hill – Sophomore  4 Erick Dargan – Sophomore  5 Issac Dixon – Redshirt Freshman 12 Brian Jackson – Junior 17 James Scales – Sophomore 27 Terrance Mitchell – Sophomore 30 Bronson Yim – Redshirt Freshman 32 J.R. Maffie – Junior Cornerback  3 Dior Mathis – Sophomore 14 Ifo Ekpre-Olomu – Sophomore 21 Avery Patterson – Junior Safety 20 John Boyett – Senior FS Long Snapper 39 Drew Howell – Junior 38 Jeff Palmer – Senior Punter 49 Jackson Rice – Senior Placekicker 41 Alejandro Maldonado – Junior 48 Eric Solis – Sophomore 93 Rob Beard – Senior
Sources: 2012 Oregon Ducks Football Roster

Notes

• November 3, 2012 – Oregon is the first team to score 60 points on USC in 124 years.
• November 8, 2012 – USC was reprimanded and fined by the conference for illegally deflated game balls by a student manager during the Oregon game on November 3, 2012.

Coaching staff

• Chip Kelly – Head Coach
• Steve Greatwood – Offensive Line
• Nick Aliotti – Defensive Coordinator
• Mark Helfrich – Offensive Coordinator
• Gary Campbell – Running Backs
• Jerry Azzinaro – Defensive Line
• John Neal – Secondary
• Tom Osborne – Tight Ends & Special Teams
• Don Pellum – Linebackers & Recruiting Coordinator
• Scott Frost – Wide Receivers
• Jim Radcliffe – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Alex Miller – Graduate Assistant Coach
• Peter Sirmon – Graduate Assistant Coach
• Jeff Hawkins – Senior Associate Athletics Director, Football Operations
• Kyle Wiest – Asst. Director of Football Operations
• Jim Fisher – Asst. Director of Football Operations/Recruiting

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1 (45)	5	6	6	2
Coaches'	5	4	4 (1)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1 (44)	4	4	4	2
Harris	Not released						2 (5)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	1 (90)	4	4	4	Not released
BCS	Not released							3	4	4	3	2	5	5	5	Not released

External links

• 2012 Oregon Football Multimedia Guide