2007 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season January 2013 December 2025 2007 Oregon Ducks football Oregon Ducks logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 24 23 9–4 5–4 Mike Bellotti 13th Chip Kelly 1st Spread Nick Aliotti 11th 4–3 Patrick Chung Dennis Dixon A. J. Tuitele Max Unger Autzen Stadium Sun Bowl champion Sun Bowl W 56–21 vs. South Florida Pac-10-Uniform-UO-2007.png The 2007 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks rose to a national rank of number 2 in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) poll, until an injury to starting quarterback Dennis Dixon led to defeat at the hands of the Arizona Wildcats on November 15.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/football/ncaa/2007/11/dixons-injury-dooms-ducks-title-hopes.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071118114233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/football/ncaa/2007/11/dixons-injury-dooms-ducks-title-hopes.html dead November 18, 2007 Dixon's Injury Dooms Ducks' Title Hopes SI.com January 26, 2009 November 16, 2007 They lost the next game to UCLA as backup quarterback Brady Leaf was also injured. Oregon lost the season finale to rival Oregon State on December 1 by a score of 38–31 in two overtimes. Oregon finished the regular season at 8–4 and was invited to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. On December 31 freshman quarterback Justin Roper, making his first start, passed for four touchdowns, tying a Sun Bowl record, and 180 yards as Oregon crushed the favored South Florida Bulls, 56–21. Jonathan Stewart rushed for a Sun Bowl-record and career-high 253 yards and a touchdown and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The 56 points scored by the Ducks were also a Sun Bowl record. Oregon was ranked 23rd in the final AP Poll. Preseason February 2 – After Gary Crowton, Oregon's Offensive Coordinator for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, resigned to perform the same duties with Louisiana State University, the University of Oregon hired University of New Hampshire Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly. While at UNH, Kelly's offenses averaged greater than 400 yards a game in seven of his eight years and over 30 points a game for the previous four years.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=791568 New Hampshire Coordinator Picked to Head Oregon Offense February 9, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 April 28 – Green defeated White 20–6 in the 2007 spring game.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=878508 Well Balanced Green Effort Wins Spring Game, 20–6 April 28, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 April 29 – Jordan Kent, Dante Rosario, and Matt Toeaina were selected in the 2007 NFL draft. Dante Rosario was selected by the Carolina Panthers as the 18th pick in the fifth round. Matt Toeaina was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the 13th pick in the sixth round. Jordan Kent was selected by the Seattle Seahawks as the 36th pick in the sixth round.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=878948 Trio of Ducks Chosen in NFL Draft April 29, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 May 9 – Former Oregon running back Ahmad Rashad, also known as Bobby Moore, was selected to the Class of 2007 entering the College Football Hall of Fame.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=883179 Oregon's Ahmad Rashad Selected to the College Football Hall of Fame May 9, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 July 26 – During the Pac-10's media day, the pre-season media poll picks the Ducks to finish 6th in the Pac-10.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1138661 Pac-10 Media Poll Tabs Ducks Sixth July 26, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928113254/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1138661 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Recruiting class The 2007 Oregon football recruiting class was selected by Scout.com as the ninth-best recruiting class of 2007 and was selected by Rivals.com as the 11th-best recruiting class of 2007. Oregon signed 27 high school seniors and two junior college transfers.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=788496 27 High School Seniors & 2 JC Transfers Make Up 2007 Recruiting Class February 7, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 yes no 2007 Kenny Rowe DE Long Beach, CA Polytechnic HS 6 3 218 4.7 2007-01-21 4 4 79 Drew Davis WR Denver, CO Montbello HS 6 2 208 4.5 2006-12-14 4 4 78 Malachi Lewis ATH Oxnard, CA Rio Mesa HS 6 4 213 4.5 2007-01-28 4 4 78 Myles Wade DT Portland, OR Central Catholic HS 6 2 314 5.0 2006-06-30 4 4 78 Darrion Weems OT Woodland Hills, CA William Howard Taft HS 6 6 275 5.1 2007-01-21 4 4 78 Todd Doxey S San Diego, CA Hoover Senior HS 6 2 178 4.6 2006-12-06 4 4 77 Terrance Pritchett LB Sacramento, CA Grant Union HS 6 3 205 4.6 2006-10-29 4 4 77 Simi Fili DT Salt Lake City, UT Cottonwood HS 6 3 327 5.4 2007-01-06 4 4 75 Carson York OT Coeur d'Alene, ID Lake City HS 6 5 276 5.2 2006-05-30 4 4 74 Terence Scott WR Santa Clarita, CA College of the Canyons 6 0 175 4.4 2007-01-21 4 4 – Charlie Carmichael OG Sherman Oaks, CA Notre Dame HS 6 5 295 5.1 2006-06-07 4 3 76 Anthony Gildon CB Westlake Village, CA Oaks Christian School 6 0 183 4.5 2006-06-21 3 4 77 Will Tukuafu DE Mesa, AZ Mesa CC 6 5 270 4.8 2006-12-05 3 4 40 Casey Matthews LB Agoura Hills, CA Oaks Christian School 6 1.5 220 4.7 2006-07-29 3 3 78 Dominic Glover DE Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo HS 6 4 238 4.9 2007-02-01 3 3 75 Talmadge Jackson CB Temecula, CA Chaparral HS 5 9 183 4.5 2006-10-01 3 3 74 Brandon Hanna MLB Coeur d'Alene, ID Lake City HS 6 3 220 4.6 2006-08-02 3 3 73 Charles Neal FB Anaheim, CA Esperanza HS 6 2 210 4.7 2006-07-07 3 3 69 David Paulson TE Lake Tapps, WA Auburn Riverside HS 6 5 228 4.7 2006-8-24 4 4 88 Tonio Celotto DT Piedmont, CA Piedmont HS 6 4 245 4.6 2006-06-25 3 3 40 Jeffrey Maehl CB Paradise, CA Paradise Senior HS 6 2 175 4.7 2006-05-04 3 3 40 Eddie Pleasant S La Palma, CA Kennedy HS 5 10 205 4.6 2006-06-14 3 3 40 Rishard Matthews WR Santa Ana, CA Saddleback HS 6 1 183 4.5 2007-01-14 2 3 40 Terrell Turner SLB Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw Senior HS 6 3 225 4.7 2007-01-21 2 3 40 Mark Asper OL Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville HS 6 8 278 5.1 2006-11-09 2 2 40 John Laidet MLB Bonanza, OR Bonanza School 6 5 223 4.7 2006-01-14 2 2 40 Daniel Padilla K Corona, CA Corona Senior HS 6 1 200 NA 2006-12-18 2 2 40 Aaron Pflugrad WR Eugene, OR Sheldon HS 5 10 162 4.6 2007-01-21 2 2 40 William Wallace CB West Covina, CA West Covina HS 5 11 175 4.4 2007-02-01 2 2 40 yes 2007 Oregon 2007 Football Commitments 2007 Oregon Commits 2007 Player Commitments – Oregon 9 11 23 oregon 128 2483 2011-04-20 no Schedule 2007 AP Pacific September 1 12:30 pm w y Houston Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR OSN 48–27 57,662 September 8 12:30 pm w y y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 39–7 109,733 September 15 3:30 pm w y 19 Fresno State Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR OSN 52–21 58,525 September 22 7:00 pm w y 13 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry 55–31 35,019 September 29 12:30 pm l 11 California 6 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR College GameDay ABC 24–31 59,273 October 13 12:30 pm w y 9 Washington State Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 53–7 58,749 October 20 4:30 pm w y 7 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSN rivalry 55–34 66,481 October 27 12:00 pm w 5 USC 9 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR rivalry FSN 24–17 59,277 November 3 3:45 pm w 4 Arizona State 6 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR College GameDay ESPN 35–23 59,379 November 15, 2007 6:00 pm l y 2 Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ ESPN 24–34 50,387 November 24 12:30 pm l y 9 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 0–16 72,434 December 1 1:30 pm l 18 Oregon State Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Civil War ESPN2 31–38 2OT 59,050 December 31, 2007 11:00 am w y y South Florida 21 Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl CBS 56–21 49,867 Oregon Ducks Schedule 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2483/season/2007 ESPN September 6, 2023 2007 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/2007-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 6, 2023 2007 Football Schedule https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/2007 University of Oregon Athletics September 6, 2023 2023 Oregon Football Record Book https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf University of Oregon Athletics 41 September 6, 2023 Game summaries Houston Houston 7 10 10 0 Oregon 14 6 21 7 September 1 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 9/15, 134 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Dennis Dixon: 15 Carries, 141 Yards, 1 Touchdown Brian Paysinger: 4 Receptions, 63 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jeremiah Johnson: 11 Carries, 70 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Jaison Williams: 2 Receptions, 31 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jonathan Stewart: 14 Carries, 67 Yards Garren Strong: 2 Receptions, 31 Yards Oregon's Dennis Dixon ran for 141 yards, with an 80-yard run that resulted in a touchdown. Dixon also threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns, completing nine of 15 passes. Houston's Anthony Alridge converted 22 carries into 205 yards and one touchdown. Adridge also caught three passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Dixon's 141 rushing yards were the most by an Oregon quarterback since Tony Graziani's 108 yards against Oregon State in 1995. The score was tied at 20 points in the third quarter when Houston's Case Keenum attempted to throw a pass to Perry McDaniel in the end zone, but it was intercepted by Patrick Chung. The Ducks then went ahead 27 to 20 after Dixon threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Brian Paysinger. Forty seconds after the Paysinger touchdown, Dixon threw another to Jaison Williams, putting the Ducks up 34 to 20. Houston scored once more and Oregon twice more as the Ducks beat Houston 48 to 27.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272442483 https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173603/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272442483 dead June 27, 2018 Ducks 48, Cougars 27 September 1, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 The game was also notable for a skirmish between the Ducks' mascot and the Cougars' mascot. The student fulfilling the role of the Duck was suspended soon after. The fight can be viewed on nkbKjtuNJhQ.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-duck-suspended-for-mascot-melee/ CBS News Oregon Duck Suspended For Mascot Melee September 13, 2007 May 18, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080524142013/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/13/sportsline/main3258990.shtml May 24, 2008 live Michigan Oregon 11 21 7 0 Michigan 7 0 0 0 September 8 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 16/25, 292 Yards, 3 Touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 15 Carries, 111 Yards, 1 Touchdown Brian Paysinger: 4 Receptions, 97 Yards, 1 Touchdown Brady Leaf: 1/1, 1 Yard Jeremiah Johnson: 13 Carries, 89 Yards Derrick Jones: 3 Receptions, 75 Yards, 1 Touchdown Dennis Dixon: 16 Carries, 76 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jaison Williams: 4 Receptions, 73 Yards, 1 Touchdown This game was Michigan's worst defeat since 1968 when they lost 50–14 at Ohio State. Dennis Dixon accounted for 368 yards and a career-high 4 touchdowns. Three touchdowns were thrown to three different receivers for 85, 61, and 45-yard scoring passes on Dixon's way to 292 throwing yards. Dixon also rushed for 76 yards and one touchdown. The Ducks led by 25 at halftime, and faced little opposition in the second half. According to Oregon coach Mike Bellotti the game was a "good win because I think there were some questions about how Michigan was going to bounce back, and whether we would be competitive. I think our players took that to heart." With this game Michigan opened the season with two home losses, the first time that had happened since 1959. It also gave them a losing streak of four games, the most in four decades. Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr said "We have good kids and they're hurting. If losing doesn't make you hurt, you shouldn't be at Michigan." https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272510130 https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051328/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272510130 dead August 19, 2018 Ducks roll as Wolverines suffer worst loss since '68 September 8, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 Fresno State Fresno St 6 8 0 7 Oregon 21 21 0 10 September 15 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 14/20, 139 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 17 Carries, 165 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Jaison Williams: 5 Receptions, 50 Yards Brady Leaf: 1/3, 15 Yards Dennis Dixon: 8 Carries, 59 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jeremiah Johnson: 1 Reception, 35 Yards, 1 Touchdown Andre Crenshaw: 11 Carries, 52 Yards, 1 Touchdown Ed Dickson: 3 Receptions, 27 Yards, 1 Touchdown Oregon's 52–21 defeat of Fresno State was Bellotti's 100th win as a coach at the University of Oregon. Dennis Dixon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another. Ducks running back Jonathan Stewart ran for 165 yards and scored two touchdowns, one touchdown being part of an 88-yard run. Dixon said "The sky's the limit right now. This offense is really clicking." Although Dixon didn't put up numbers as impressive as he did at Michigan the previous week, he had a solid performance, completing 14 for 20 passes for 139 yards and running for 59 yards. Oregon's mascot was suspended and watched the game, but not from the sidelines. Fresno State's quarterback Tom Brandstater completed 18–32 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown. The loss was Fresno State's second against a ranked team on the road. The previous week the Bulldogs lost 47–45 to Texas A&M in triple overtime. Fresno State coach Pat Hill said "[h]ow many times do I have to say it? We got dominated in all three phases. We got beat pretty good today. That doesn't happen at Fresno State very often. Today we got beat by a better football team. They took it to us. End of conversation." https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272582483 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060052/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272582483 dead October 17, 2020 Bellotti gets 100th victory as Oregon head coach September 15, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 Stanford Oregon 21 3 21 10 Stanford 3 28 0 0 September 22 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 23/36, 367 Yards, 4 Touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 19 Carries, 160 Yards, 1 Touchdown Cameron Colvin: 8 Receptions, 163 Yards, 1 Touchdown Brady Leaf: 0/1, 0 Yards Jeremiah Johnson: 14 Carries, 60 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jaison Williams: 7 Receptions, 113 Yards, 2 Touchdown Dennis Dixon: 9 Carries, 15 Yards, 1 Touchdown Ed Dickson: 3 Receptions, 55 Yards, 1 Touchdown The Ducks beat the Cardinal 55 to 31.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272650024 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060111/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272650024 dead October 17, 2020 Dixon throws 4 TDs as No. 13 Ducks top Stanford September 22, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 California California 0 3 7 21 Oregon 3 7 7 7 September 29 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 31/44, 306 Yards, 1 Touchdown, 2 Interceptions Jonathan Stewart: 21 Carries, 120 Yards, 1 Touchdown Cameron Colvin: 7 Receptions, 74 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jeremiah Johnson: 8 Carries, 40 Yards Jaison Williams: 4 Receptions, 70 Yards Dennis Dixon: 8 Carries, 17 Yards, 1 Touchdown Ed Dickson: 6 Receptions, 67 Yards The Bears defeated the Ducks 31 to 24. ESPN College GameDay was present (Corso picked Ducks to win)https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272722483 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060055/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272722483 dead October 17, 2020 Jackson's career day leads Cal to thrilling win over Oregon September 29, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 Washington State Washington St 0 0 7 0 Oregon 17 23 10 3 October 13 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon yes 1 11:38 ORE Jeremiah Johnson 42-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 7-0 1 5:19 ORE Matt Evensen 44-yard field goal Oregon 10-0 1 :06 ORE Jeremiah Johnson 18-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 17-0 2 10:44 ORE Safety, Alex Brink tackled by Nick Reed in end zone Oregon 19-0 2 6:52 ORE Dennis Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 26-0 2 2:22 ORE Jaison Williams 22-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 33-0 2 1:20 ORE Derrick Jones 10-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 40-0 3 13:01 ORE Aaron Pflugrad 22-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 47-0 3 10:47 WSU Michael Bumpus 8-yard pass from Alex Brink (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick) Oregon 47-7 3 5:47 ORE Daniel Padilla 43-yard field goal Oregon 50-7 4 7:35 ORE Daniel Padilla 39-yard field goal Oregon 53-7 yes Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 21/28, 287 Yards, 3 Touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 13 Carries, 66 Yards Jaison Williams: 4 Receptions, 108 Yards, 1 Touchdown Brady Leaf: 4/6, 41 Yards Jeremiah Johnson: 4 Carries, 63 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Ed Dickson: 3 Receptions, 70 Yards Justin Roper: 1/1, 10 Yards Remene Alston Jr.: 13 Carries, 26 Yards Aaron Pflugrad: 4 Receptions, 47 Yards, 1 Touchdown The Ducks defeated the Cougars 53 to 7.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272862483 Oregon gets back on track, but Colvin, Johnson go down October 13, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071016050712/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272862483 October 16, 2007 dead Washington Oregon 17 7 7 24 Washington 7 10 14 3 October 20 Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington yes 1 11:06 Oregon Garrett Strong 2-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 7–0 1 5:01 Oregon Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 14–0 1 4:42 Washington Anthony Russo 83-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Perkins kick) Oregon 14–7 1 2:16 Oregon Matt Evensen 25-yard field goal Oregon 17–7 2 7:18 Washington Marcel Reece 26-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Perkins kick) Oregon 17–14 2 6:06 Oregon Jonathan Stewart 12-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 24–14 2 0:41 Washington Ryan Perkins 21-yard field goal Oregon 24–17 3 12:06 Washington Louis Rankin 43-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Perkins kick) Tie 24–24 3 3:38 Oregon Andre Crenshaw 17-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 31–24 3 1:12 Washington Marcel Reece 38-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Perkins kick) Tie 31–31 4 12:54 Oregon Andre Crenshaw 5-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 38–31 4 8:21 Oregon Matt Evensen 47-yard field goal Oregon 41–31 4 5:58 Washington Ryan Perkins 42-yard field goal Oregon 41–34 4 4:52 Oregon Dennis Dixon 13-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 48–34 4 2:20 Oregon Remene Alston 4-yard run (Matt Evensen kick) Oregon 55–34 yes Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 19/30, 196 Yards, 1 Touchdown, 1 Interception Jonathan Stewart: 32 Carries, 251 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Jaison Williams: 5 Receptions, 60 Yards Andre Crenshaw: 15 Carries, 113 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Garren Strong: 5 Receptions, 53 Yards, 1 Touchdown Dennis Dixon: 12 Carries, 99 Yards, 1 Touchdown Aaron Pflugrad: 5 Receptions, 51 Yards The Ducks defeated the Huskies 55 to 34.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272930264 Oregon rushes for school-record 465 yards in big win October 20, 2007 ESPN November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060924/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272930264 October 23, 2007 dead USC 2007 USC Trojans football team Oregon Ducks 2; text-align:center collapsed #9 USC Trojans (6–1) at #5 Oregon Ducks (6–1) October 27 12:00 p.m. PDT USC 0 3 7 7 Oregon 7 3 7 7 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon 59,277 Sunny • 55 F C • Wind NE 3 mph km/h knot Jack Folliard Scoring Summary Final USC Mark Sanchez26/41, 277 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Chauncey Washington11 Rush, 42 Yds Patrick Turner7 Rec, 107 Yds, TD Oregon Dennis Dixon16/25, 157 Yds Jonathan Stewart25 Rush, 103 Yds, 2 TD Ed Dickson5 Rec, 69 Yds thumb The Ducks defeated the Trojans 24 to 17. Oregon's defensive back Matthew Harper interception on USC's final drive preserved Oregon's victory. Harper said "We knew somebody would make the play, and luckily it was me." Oregon's victory set them up for a chance at the national championship. Number 12 USC (No. 9 AP) lost after Oregon's Jonathan Stewart rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, while Dennis Dixon completed 16 of 25 passes for 157 yards. Oregon was fifth in the BCS standings, and Dixon became a serious Heisman contender with his 76 rushing yards and 157 passing yards.October 27, 2007 Harper's crucial interceptions help Oregon hold off USC https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273002483 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071029043742/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273002483 October 29, 2007 November 4, 2007 ESPN.com Associated Press USC ORE collapsed 1 2:50 Oregon 13 72 4:51 RushTD Dennis Dixon 2 good Matt Evensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 10:27 USC 9 20 3:58 FG 30 David Buehler 3 7 2 0:15 Oregon 11 58 1:45 FG 41 Matt Evensen 3 10 3 10:53 USC 10 62 4:07 RecTD Patrick Turner Matt Sanchez 9 good David Buehler run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 3 5:25 Oregon 2 16 0:50 RushTD Jonathan Stewart 16 good Matt Evensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 17 4 11:39 Oregon 10 58 4:50 RushTD Jonathan Stewart 1 good Matt Evensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 24 4 4:44 USC 5 85 0:48 RecTD David Ausberry Mark Sanchez 14 good David Buehler run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 24 17 24 Arizona State Arizona St 3 10 3 7 Oregon 14 7 14 0 November 3 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Dennis Dixon: 13/22, 189 Yards, 4 Touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 21 Carries, 99 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jaison Williams: 5 Receptions, 106 Yards, 2 Touchdowns Brady Leaf: 2/4, 11 Yards Dennis Dixon: 11 Carries, 57 Yards Drew Davis: 2 Receptions, 28 Yards, 1 Touchdown Andre Crenshaw: 5 Carries, 31 Yards Jonathan Stewart: 2 Receptions, 26 Yards, 1 Touchdown In a game that was considered important enough for ESPN's College Gameday to be broadcast in Eugene,http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2003982447_pactv30.html?syndication=rss Pac-10 Football | Ducks-Sun Devils get spot on ESPN 2007-11-07 Withers Bud October 30, 2007 Seattle Times https://web.archive.org/web/20071103090949/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2003982447_pactv30.html?syndication=rss November 3, 2007 live the Oregon Ducks defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 35–23. Heisman hopeful Dennis Dixon threw for 189 yards and 4 touchdowns and led the Ducks to a victory that places Oregon in the lead for the Pac-10 championship. After the Ducks scored a touchdown on their first possession, a 26-yard pass to WR Jaison Williams, the Sun Devils began to march down the field. Showing the same poise as Dixon, ASU QB Rudy Carpenter led the Devils to the Oregon 2-yard line before the Oregon defense lived up to their "bend but don't break" style and held ASU to a field goal. That goal line stop would set the tone for the remainder of the game as Oregon held Arizona State to only 3 points in the first quarter and 13 in the first half. Trailing 13–21 at the half, Arizona State was able to make a field goal on their first possession in the second half, cutting the Oregon lead to 5. However, the Ducks were able to score the next 14 points of the game, giving the Ducks a 35–16 lead with one quarter left to play. Unfortunately approximately 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, Dennis Dixon was taken out after an awkward tackle and sat out the remainder of the game. Luckily his injury did not seem serious and he was seen jogging on the sidelines soon afterwards. Arizona State did score one more touchdown later in the fourth quarter, making the score its final 35–23. In a game which Rudy Carpenter was sacked 9 times, it seemed only fitting that the last play of the game was a sack as time ran out. Arizona Oregon 11 3 3 7 Arizona 10 21 0 3 November 15 Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Brady Leaf: 22/46, 163 Yards, 2 Interceptions Jonathan Stewart: 28 Carries, 131 Yards Jaison Williams: 8 Receptions, 120 Yards Dennis Dixon: 5/8, 62 Yards, 1 Interception Kwame Agyeman: 1 Carry, 40 Yards Ed Dickson: 6 Receptions, 44 Yards Dennis Dixon: 2 Carries, 34 Yards, 1 Touchdown Derrick Jones: 6 Receptions, 24 Yards The Ducks entered the game ranked No. 2 in both the AP poll and the BCS standings. A win in this game, followed by wins against UCLA and Oregon State, would almost assuredly result in a berth in the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans. The Ducks started the game hot, with a 39-yard touchdown run by Dennis Dixon and a successful two-point conversion. Following an Arizona interception, the Ducks had the ball back on the Arizona 4-yard line threatening to score again. However, Dixon threw an interception that was returned 45 yards and eventually capitalized by the Wildcats as a touchdown, cutting the score to 8–7. The Ducks responded with another solid drive getting the ball to the Arizona 15 and looked set to score again. On 2nd and 7, Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon (the leading Heisman candidate at this point of the season) fell to the ground without being touched. Upon review it was clear that Dixon twisted his already-injured knee and tore his ACL. It would later be revealed that Dixon had actually torn the ligament in the previous week's game against Arizona State. Following the injury, Dixon—having amassed 183 yards on 19 plays—was replaced by Brady Leaf. Oregon's misfortunes mounted: Arizona scored a touchdown on an interception return, another on a punt return, and Leaf suffered an ankle injury, all before halftime. Oregon tried to rally from the 31–14 halftime deficit, but lost 34–24, ending their national championship hopes. The following day it was announced that Dixon's injury would end his season, and any hopes of a Heisman Trophy. UCLA Oregon 0 0 0 0 UCLA 3 3 3 7 November 24 Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Cody Kempt: 6/23, 52 Yards, 2 Interceptions Jonathan Stewart: 13 Carries, 33 Yards Jaison Williams: 4 Receptions, 44 Yards Brady Leaf: 4/11, 45 Yards Andre Crenshaw: 11 Carries, 22 Yards Ed Dickson: 5 Receptions, 31 Yards Justin Roper: 1/5, 8 Yards, 1 Interception Jeffrey Maehl: 2 Carries, 14 Yards Jeffrey Maehl: 2 Receptions, 30 Yards Oregon State Oregon St 14 7 0 7 3 7 Oregon 7 14 7 0 3 0 December 1 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Justin Roper: 13/25, 144 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, 1 Interception Jonathan Stewart: 39 Carries, 163 Yards Jeffrey Maehl: 4 Receptions, 86 Yards, 1 Touchdown Cody Kempt: 0/3 Andre Crenshaw: 5 Carries, 15 Yards Ed Dickson: 3 Receptions, 17 Yards Ed Dickson: 1 Carry, 10 Yards Jaison Williams: 2 Receptions, 16 Yards As of the 111th game in the series, the Ducks lead 55–46–10 all time. This was the first time the home team had not won since 1996, the first time Oregon State had won at Autzen Stadium since 1993, and the first time Oregon State had won two years in a row since 1973–74. Sun Bowl South Florida 0 14 0 7 Oregon 8 10 28 10 December 31 Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Justin Roper: 17/30, 180 Yards, 4 Touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 23 Carries, 253 Yards, 1 Touchdown Jaison Williams: 4 Receptions, 40 Yards, 1 Touchdown Andre Crenshaw: 8 Carries, 52 Yards Garren Strong: 3 Receptions, 36 Yards, 1 Touchdown Cody Kempt: 2 Carries, 23 Yards Jonathan Stewart: 2 Receptions, 29 Yards, 1 Touchdown After losing the last 3 games of the year, many analysts expected the Ducks to fare poorly in the Sun Bowl. But the Ducks came out strong. Making his first career start, freshman quarterback Justin Roper completed 17 of 30 passes for 180 yards with 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. Running back Jonathan Stewart rushed for a career-high and Sun Bowl record 253 yards and a touchdown and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game. Oregon, despite being a 7-point underdog, dominated the game, especially the second half. Holding on to an 18–14 lead at the half, Oregon came out and outscored South Florida 28–0 in the third quarter. The Ducks won 56–21. The 56 points scored was a Sun Bowl record. Jonathan Stewart's 253 rushing yards were a Sun Bowl record. The 35-point margin of victory was the second largest of the 2007–2008 bowl season. The Ducks finished the season 9–4 with their first bowl win since the 2001 season. They finished the season ranked 23rd in the final Associated Press Poll. Rankings 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 NR NR 19 13 11 14 9 10 5 5 3 2 9 17 NR 23 NR NR 21 13 12 13 8 7 5 4 3 2 9 18 NR 24 4 10 13 10 7 5 5 3 2 10 19 NR 7 10 5 5 3 2 9 17 NR Personnel Roster (as of 11/18/2007)Center 51 Jeff Kendall – Junior – Colorado Springs, Colo. Cornerbacks 6 Walter Thurmond III – Sophomore – West Covina, Calif. 7 Chad Peppars – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Los Angeles, Calif. 8 Brian Butterfield – Freshman – Sherwood, Ore. 14 Javes Lewis – Freshman – Tustin, Calif. 17 Willie Glasper – Sophomore – Pittsburg, Calif. 18 Anthony Gildon – Freshman – Simi Valley, Calif. 32 Jairus Byrd – Sophomore – Clayton, Mo. 33 Chris Barber – Freshman – Hood River, Ore. 37 Talmadge Jackson III – Freshman – Temecula, Calif. Defensive backs 21 William Taylor – Freshman – Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 31 Justin Kam – Sophomore – Honolulu, Hawaii Defensive ends 39 Will Tukuafu – Sophomore – Salt Lake City, Utah 49 Nick Reed – Junior – Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 88 Brandon Bair – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – St. Anthony, Idaho 89 Michel DiVincenzo – Sophomore – Porter Ranch, Calif. 95 Tonio Celotto – Freshman – Oakland, Calif. 98 Dominic Glover – Freshman – Ladera Ranch, Calif. Defensive tackles 41 Matt Simms – Freshman – Caramel Valley, Calif. 43 Michael Speed – Junior – Los Angeles, Calif. 50 Simi Toeaina – Sophomore – Afono, Amer. Samoa 65 Josh Pope – Junior – Selma, Ore. 90 David Faaeteete – Senior – Medford, Ore. 91 Ra'shon Harris – Junior – Pittsburgh, Calif. 94 Hayden Piper – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Concord, Calif. 96 Mike Bellagamba – Junior – Los Altos, Calif. 97 Cole Linehan – Junior – Banks, Ore. 99 Jeremy Gibbs – Senior – Stillwater, Okla. Free safety 1 Marvin Johnson – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Compton, Calif. 9 Ryan DePalo – Senior – Beaverton, Ore. 20 Matthew Harper – Senior – Union City, Calif. 23 Jeffrey Maehl – Freshman – Paradise, Calif. 27 Titus Jackson – Sophomore – Pomona, Calif. Halfbacks 46 Matt Larkin – Junior – Boise, Idaho 47 Jason Turner – Junior – La Crescenta, Calif. Linebackers 25 Kevin Garrett – Sophomore – Carson, Calif. 34 A.J. Tuitele – Senior – Wilmington, Calif. 40 John Bacon* – Junior – Golden, Colo. 44 Brandon Hanna – Freshman – Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 45 Terrell Turner – Freshman – Los Angeles, Calif. 48 Kyle Young – Freshman – Santa Rosa, Calif. 52 Terrance Pritchett – Freshman – Sacramento, Calif. 53 Erik Elshire – Junior – Bend, Ore. 55 Casey Matthews – Freshman – Agoura Hills, Calif. 56 Blake Thompson – Freshman – Cottage Grove, Ore. 87 Josh Thomas-Dotson – Senior – Florence, Ore. Long snappers 59 Jeff King – Junior – Long Beach, Calif. 84 Eric Steimer – Senior – Bend, Ore. Offensive guards 61 Josh Tschirgi – Senior – Vancouver, Wash. 63 Jon Teague – Junior – Portland, Ore. 66 Pat So'oalo – Senior – Kaneohe, Hawaii 67 Sean Cullen – Senior – Janesville, Wis. Offensive linemen 54 Jordan Holmes – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Yuba City, Calif. 64 Max Forer – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Santa Monica, Calif. 68 C.E. Kaiser – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Veradale, Wash. 69 Bo Thran – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Gresham, Ore. 70 Ramsen Golpashin – Freshman – 71 Mark Lewis – Junior – Arroyo Grande, Calif. 74 Darrion Weems – Freshman – Winnetka, Calif. 79 Mark Asper – Freshman – Idaho Falls, Idaho Offensive tackles 57 Fenuki Tupou – Junior – Elverta, Calif. 60 Max Unger – Junior – Honaunau, Hawai'i 75 Geoff Schwartz – Senior – Los Angeles, Calif. 76 Charlie Carmichael – Freshman – Sherman Oaks, Calif. 78 Jacob Hucko – Junior – Buena Park, Calif. Punters 26 Tim Taylor – Sophomore – Corvallis, Ore. 80 Josh Syria – Junior – Wenatchee, Wash. Place kickers 23 Morgan Flint – Sophomore – Bend, Ore. 41 Daniel Padilla – Freshman – Corona, Calif. 85 Matt Evensen – Junior – Portland, Ore. 92 Justin Dougherty – Junior – Ridgefield, Wash. Quarterbacks 2 Cade Cooper – Junior – Lehi, Utah 7 Nate Costa* – Sophomore – Hilmar, Calif. 10 Dennis Dixon* – Senior – San Leandro, Calif. 11 Justin Roper – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Buford, Ga. 12 Cody Kempt – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Beaverton, Ore. 16 Brady Leaf – Senior – Great Falls, Mont. 17 Sam Doman – Sophomore – Canby, Ore. Running backs 5 Remene Alston Jr. – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Greensboro, N.C. 22 Andre Crenshaw – Sophomore – Lancaster, Calif. 24 Jeremiah Johnson* – Junior – Los Angeles, Calif. 26 Matachi Lewis – Freshman – Oxnard, Calif. 27 Andiel Brown – Senior – Portland, Ore. 28 Jonathan Stewart – Junior – Lacey, Wash. 33 Charles Neal – Freshman – Yorba Linda, Calif. Rovers 2 T.J. Ward – Sophomore – Antioch, Calif. 5 Caleb Tommasini – Junior – Winston, Ore. 15 Patrick Chung – Junior – Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 29 Todd Doxey – Freshman – San Diego, Calif Strong Side Linebackers 13 Jerome Boyd – Junior – Los Angeles, Calif. 30 Kwame Agyeman – Senior – Itasca, Ill. 35 Spencer Paysinger – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Los Angeles, Calif. 38 Eddie Pleasant – Freshman – La Palma, Calif. 54 Riley Showalter – Sophomore – Portland, Ore. Tight ends 39 Chris DiVincenzo – Freshman – Porter Ranch, Calif. 48 John Laidet – Freshman – Bonanza, Ore. 81 Ryan Keeling – Junior – Springfield, Ore. 83 Ed Dickson – Sophomore – Bellflower, Calif. Wide receivers 3 Cameron Colvin* – Senior – Pittsburg, Calif. 4 Jaison Williams – Junior – Inglewood, Calif. 6 Derrick Jones – Sophomore – Gardena, Calif. 8 Terence Scott – Junior – Knoxville, Tenn. 14 Elvis Akpla – Freshman – Portland, Ore. 18 Jamere Holland – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Pacoima, Calif. 19 Brian Paysinger* – Senior – Long Beach, Calif. 21 Garren Strong – Senior – San Jose, Calif. 82 Drew Davis – Freshman – Denver, Colo. 87 Daniel Barkley – Freshman – Sacramento, Calif. 89 Aaron Pflugrad – Freshman – Eugene, Ore. 91 Rory Cavaille – Sophomore – Shelton, Wash. 93 Zack McGinnis – Junior – Roseburg, Ore. 94 Michael Mackie – Freshman – Glen Rock, New Jersey 96 Kyle Anderson – 10px|RedshirtFreshman – Fort Collins, Colo. 96 Terrell Robinson – Junior – Irvine, Calif. 98 Zack Test – Freshman – Woodside, Calif. * Injured Coaching staff Mike Bellotti – Head coach Steve Greatwood – Offensive line Nick Aliotti – Defensive coordinator Chip Kelly – Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks Gary campbell – Running backs Michael gray – Defensive line John neal – Secondary Tom osborne – Tight ends & special teams Don Pellum – Linebackers & recruiting coordinator Robin Pflugrad – Wide receivers Jim Radcliffe – Head strength and conditioning coach Eddy morrissey – Graduate assistant coach Jeff hawkins – Assistant athletic director/football operations Awards Mike Bellotti Selected as a semifinalist for the George Munger Award for College Coach of the Year.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1310141 Oregon Football Notes – Week 12 November 11, 2007 GoDucks.com November 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208075130/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1310141 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Named to the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year award. Patrick Chung Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Defense.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500 Dixon Heads Pac-10's All-Conference Team December 4, 2007 GoDucks.com December 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120214060923/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1345480&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 14, 2012 dead mdy-all Dennis Dixon Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, USA Today Player of the Week, and Rivals.com Player of the Week for his efforts against the Michigan Wolverines on September 8.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1212197 Dixon Wins USA Today Player of the Week Award September 11, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112754/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1212197 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Stanford Cardinal on September 22.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1247888 Dixon Named Pac-10 Player of the Week Again September 24, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112848/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1247888 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Named to the Maxwell Award watch list.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1286713 Dixon Added to Maxwell Award Watch List October 23, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112902/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1286713 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Named a finalist for the Maxwell Award along with Darren McFadden and Tim Tebow.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1322668 Accolades Continue For Dixon Despite Season-Ending Injury November 19, 2007 GoDucks.com November 20, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208075213/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1322668 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Named as one of 15 National Scholar-Athletes by The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame and is now a finalist for the Draddy Trophy.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1287725&DB_OEM_ID=500 Dixon Named National Scholar-Athlete October 25, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112911/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1287725&DB_OEM_ID=500 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Selected as one of 15 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien Award.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1291924&DB_OEM_ID=500 Oregon Football Notes – Week 10 October 29, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208074619/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1291924&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award along with Tim Tebow and Chase Daniel. Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Co-Player of the Week for his efforts against the Arizona State Sun Devils on November 3.http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110507aal.html Rankin, Dixon, Reed, Bondzio Named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Football Players of the Week November 5, 2007 The Pacific-10 Conference November 5, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080220074415/http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110507aal.html February 20, 2008 dead mdy-all Selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 first team by college and university sports information directors throughout the western portion of the United States and Canada. District 8 includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon. Dixon is now eligible for ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American consideration.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1308835&DB_OEM_ID=500 Dixon and Reed Earn First-Team Academic All-District Honors November 9, 2007 GoDucks.com November 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208075122/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1308835&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Named as one of 15 players eligible for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1311943&DB_OEM_ID=500 Dixon, Stewart Semifinalists for Major Postseason Awards November 14, 2007 GoDucks.com November 14, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208075200/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1311943&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Front runner for the Heisman Trophy according to ESPN panelists before suffering a torn ACL, effectively ending his season during the game at Arizona.https://www.espn.com/college-football/heisman07/index ESPN Heisman Watch November 13, 2007 ESPN November 14, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071027180409/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/heisman07/index October 27, 2007 live Announced as one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Award, the other four finalists were Chase Daniel, Matt Ryan, Tim Tebow, and Darren McFadden.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1327657&DB_OEM_ID=500 Dixon Finalist For Walter Camp Player-Of-The-Year Honors November 27, 2007 GoDucks.com November 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208075252/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1327657&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Offense, as well as the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. Matt Evensen Selected as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1306077&DB_OEM_ID=500 Evensen Selected as Semifinalist for Groza Award November 7, 2007 GoDucks.com November 7, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208075039/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1306077&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Matthew Harper Awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Player of the Week by the Master Coaches Survey for his efforts against the Southern California Trojans on October 28.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1291835&DB_OEM_ID=500 Harper Named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week October 29, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208074544/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1291835&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1293254&DB_OEM_ID=500 Harper Named National Defensive Player of the Week October 31, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208074755/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&ATCLID=1293254&DB_OEM_ID=500 February 8, 2012 dead mdy-all Nick Reed Named to the Ted Hendricks Award watch list.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1283838 Reed Named To Ted Hedricks Award Watch List October 19, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928113026/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1283838 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation for his efforts against the Washington State Cougars on October 13.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1281524 Oregon Football Notes – Week 8 October 15, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928113045/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1281524 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Awarded Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Arizona State Sun Devils on November 3. Selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 first team by college and university sports information directors throughout the western portion of the United States and Canada. District 8 includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon. Reed is now eligible for ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American consideration. Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Defense. Geoff Schwartz Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference Second Team Offense. Jonathan Stewart Named to the Maxwell Award watch list.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=944727&SPID=233&SPSID=57082 Stewart Named to Maxwell Award List June 26, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 Awarded Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Washington Huskies on October 20.http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1285824 Stewart Named Pac-10 Player of the Week October 22, 2007 GoDucks.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112946/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1285824 September 28, 2011 dead mdy-all Named as one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award. Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Offense and Second Team Specialists as a Kickoff Returner. Fenuki Tupou Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference Second Team Offense. Max Unger Selected to the Pac-10 All Conference First Team Offense. Jaison Williams Named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list.http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/season_preview_2007_watchlist_biletnikoff.html 2007 Biletnikoff Award Watch List August 28, 2007 CollegeFootballPoll.com November 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071104150250/http://collegefootballpoll.com/season_preview_2007_watchlist_biletnikoff.html November 4, 2007 dead Team records On September 8, the Oregon Ducks played in front of 109,733 spectators at the University of Michigan's Michigan Stadium, this total bettered their previous record of 102,247 spectators at the 1995 Rose Bowl against Penn State. On September 29, 59,273 fans packed Autzen Stadium, making it at the time the largest crowd to attend a football game in state history. The previous record was 59,269 against the Oklahoma Sooners on September 16, 2006. On October 20, against the Washington Huskies, the Oregon Ducks set a school record for rushing yards in a single game by the entire team, their total was 465 yards. The previous record was 446 yards against the Washington State Cougars in 2001. Also, during the game against the Huskies, RB Jonathan Stewart ran for 251 yards, which was good enough for the second highest total rushing yards in a single game by an individual in Oregon football history. The current record is 285 yards, held by Onterrio Smith during the game against Washington State in 2001. On October 27, 59,277 fans filled Autzen Stadium, making it the largest crowd to attend a football game in state history. The previous record was 59,273 against the California Bears on September 29. Also on October 27, the crowd at Autzen Stadium reached a noise level of 127.2 decibels, making it the loudest stadium in college football. The previous college record was 126 decibels at Clemson's Memorial Stadium. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the loudest outdoor stadium is Mile High Stadium, whose crowd reached a level of 128.7 decibels.http://registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?mid=7139 At Autzen, record-level crowd and noise to match October 28, 2007 The Register-Guard November 4, 2007 February 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080222015613/http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?mid=7139 dead However, this is not true, as during the October 6, 2007 game between the University of Florida @ Louisiana State University, CBS recorded 129.8 decibels.During a nationally televised game against Auburn in 2003, ESPN recorded a noise level of 119 decibels at certain points in the game. During the October 6, 2007 game against the University of Florida, CBS recorded 129.8 On November 3, for consecutive weeks the Oregon record for number of individuals at a football game had fallen. For the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils 59,379 people were in attendance at Autzen Stadium. The previous record was set on October 27 at 59,277 in attendance.November 3, 2007 Dixon hurt but lifts No. 5 Oregon with 4 TD passes https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273072483 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071106011403/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273072483 November 6, 2007 November 5, 2007 ESPN.com Associated Press Also on November 3, Dennis Dixon broke the team record for career yards by a quarterback. The previous record was 1,171 yards by Reggie Ogborn between 1979 and 1980. Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring 496 307   Points per game 38.2 23.6 First downs 321 260   Rushing 174 97   Passing 133 134   Penalty 14 29 Total offense 6,078 4,966   Avg per play 5.9 5.1 Team Opp   Avg per game 467.5 382.0 Fumbles lost 29–14 18–13 Penalties – yards 79–715 83–696   Avg per game 55.0 53.5 Punts – yards 83–3,431   Avg per punt 41.4 41.3 Time of possession/game 28:37 31:23 Team Opp 3rd down conversions 89/207 67/205 4th down conversions 6/14 9/21 Touchdowns scored 62 36 Field goals – attempts 19–24 18–24 PAT – attempts 59–59 33–34 Attendance 411,915 334,054 Neutral Attendance 49,867   Games/Avg per game 7/58,845 5/66,811 Scores by quarter Oregon 151 125 132 85 3 0 Opponents 60 117 51 69 3 7 Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Jonathan Stewart 13 280 1,798 76 1,722 6.2 11 88 132.5 Dennis Dixon 10 105 741 158 583 5.6 9 80 58.3 Andre Crenshaw 13 82 445 30 415 5.1 4 39 31.9 Jeremiah Johnson 6 54 360 16 344 6.4 5 42 57.3 Derrick Jones 9 3 49 0 49 16.3 0 25 5.4 Remene Alston 7 25 66 24 42 1.7 1 10 6.0 Kwame Agyeman 13 1 40 0 40 40.0 0 40 3.1 Jeffrey Maehl 13 3 34 0 34 11.3 0 18 2.6 Brian Paysinger 4 3 25 0 25 8.3 1 14 6.2 Cody Kempt 3 8 31 10 21 2.6 0 17 7.0 Ed Dickson 13 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 10 0.8 Daniel Barkley 2 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 Pat So'oalo 13 0 7 0 7 0.0 0 0 0.5 Geoff Schwartz 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Andiel Brown 11 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2 Brady Leaf 11 18 64 62 2 0.1 0 14 0.2 Aaron Pflugrad 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Justin Roper 4 15 51 50 1 0.1 1 13 0.2 Team 11 11 0 38 −38 −3.5 0 0 −3.5 Total 13 615 3,736 464 3,272 5.3 32 88 251.7 Passing Name GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Dennis Dixon 10 161.2 172–254–4 67.7 2,136 20 85 213.6 Justin Roper 4 125.5 32–61–2 52.5 342 6 33 85.5 Brady Leaf 11 73.9 34–72–2 47.2 276 0 30 25.1 Cody Kempt 3 24.5 6–26–2 23.1 52 0 15 17.3 Total 13 132.1 244–413–10 59.1 2,806 26 85 215.8 Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Jaison Williams 13 55 844 15.3 8 52 64.9 Ed Dickson 13 43 453 10.5 3 46 34.8 Garren Strong 13 27 249 9.2 3 17 19.2 Johnathan Stewart 13 22 145 6.6 2 21 11.2 Cameron Colvin 6 20 248 12.4 2 71 41.3 Derrick Jones 9 19 199 10.5 2 61 22.1 Aaron Pflugrad 9 17 168 9.9 1 23 18.7 Brian Paysinger 4 9 165 18.3 2 85 41.2 Jeffrey Maehl 13 9 118 13.1 1 33 9.1 Jeremiah Johnson 6 7 98 14.0 1 35 16.3 Andre Crenshaw 13 4 17 4.2 0 7 1.3 Drew Davis 10 3 35 11.7 1 19 3.5 Malachi Lewis 13 3 26 8.7 0 18 2.0 Rory Cavaille 11 2 17 8.5 0 9 1.5 Terence Scott 5 2 4 2.0 0 5 0.8 Ryan Keeling 5 1 10 10.0 0 10 2.0 Matt Larkin 12 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.8 Total 13 244 2,806 11.5 26 85 215.8 Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Blkdkick Saf Solo Ast Total TFL-yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Patrick Chung 13 53 42 95 5.5–14 – 2–0 5 7 – – 1 2 – Walter Thurmond III 13 60 23 83 7.0–13 – 2–44 16 18 – 1–25 – – – Matthew Harper 13 38 40 78 2.0–19 2.0–19 3–116 6 9 1 – 1 – – Jerome Boyd 13 35 23 58 10.0–34 3.0–21 1–0 2 3 – 1–0 1 – – Jairus Byrd 13 34 18 52 4.0–13 1.0–6 4–22 4 7 1 2–0 – – – Nick Reed 13 21 24 45 19.5–104 11.0–93 – – – 1 – – – – Kwame Agyeman 13 26 18 44 6.0–14 1.0–7 – 2 2 2 – – – – John Bacon 9 18 24 42 1.5–2 – 1–49 1 2 – – – – – Will Tukuafu 13 19 9 28 6.5–17 2.5–11 – 1 1 4 3–0 2 – – A.J. Tuitele 8 12 9 21 1.0–4 – – 1 1 – – – – – Jeremy Gibbs 13 10 10 20 4.0–20 3.0–19 – 1 1 8 – – – – Willie Glasper 13 11 9 20 1.0–3 – – – – – 1–0 – – – Kevin Garrett 12 5 7 12 1.0–4 – – – – 3 – – – – T.J. Ward 13 14 3 17 – – – – – – 1–0 – – – David Faaeteete 13 12 4 16 8.0–29 2.0–11 – 1 1 1 – 1 1 – Cole Linehan 13 7 6 13 2.0–6 1.0–4 – – – 1 – – – – Casey Matthews 11 9 7 16 4.0–5 1.0–1 – – – – – – – – Tonio Celotto 11 6 5 11 3.0–9 – – 1 1 1 – – – – Ra'Shon Harris 11 6 2 8 1.0–1 – – – – 4 – – – – Jeffrey Maehl 13 8 6 14 1.0–1 – – – – – – – – – Marvin Johnson 12 2 6 8 – – – – – – – – – – Talmadge Jackson III 13 4 2 6 – – – – – – – – – – Kenny Rowe 13 4 1 5 4.0–28 3.0–22 – – – – – 1 – – Ryan DePalo 8 1 3 4 – – – – – – – – – – Brandon Bair 13 3 1 4 1.0–5 – – – – 2 1–0 – – – Spencer Paysinger 13 1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – – – Michael Speed 10 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – Jeremiah Johnson 6 3 1 4 – – – – – – – – – – Matt Larkin 12 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Andre Crenshaw 13 2 1 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – Ed Dickson 13 2 1 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – Erik Elshire 6 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Matt Evensen 13 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – Eric Steimer 12 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Riley Showalter 7 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – Josh Tschirgi 12 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Mark Lewis 12 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Remene Alston 7 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Chad Peppars 4 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – Jordan Holmes 8 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Simi Toeania 2 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Anthony Gildon 6 – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – – Chris Barber 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – Jonathan Stewart 13 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – Michel DiVincenzo 5 – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – – Team 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Total 13 435 308 743 93–345 30–214 13–231 45 58 29 10–25 8 3 1 Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Josh Syria 71 2,962 41.7 61 5 11 26 10 0 Matt Evensen 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 1 0 0 87 5,591 64.3 17 5 Luke Bellotti 3 120 40.0 0 0 Morgan Flint 2 96 48.0 0 0 Jeffery Maehl 1 65 65.0 0 0 Total 72 2,979 41.4 61 5 11 27 10 0 93 5,872 63.1 17 5 Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Andiel Brown 17 177 10.4 0 64 3 63 21.0 0 26 Aaron Pflugrad 8 29 3.6 0 9 1 22 22.0 0 22 Jairus Byrd 7 63 9.0 0 26 Patrick Chung 2 10 5.0 0 0 9 201 22.3 0 40 Garren Strong 1 0 0.0 0 0 Derrick Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 6 137 22.8 0 41 Malachi Lewis 0 8 0.0 0 8 Chris Barber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Stewart 23 614 26.7 0 64 Andre Crenshaw 6 122 20.3 0 35 Walter Thurmond III 3 66 22.0 0 28 Remene Alston 2 45 22.5 0 28 Aaron Pflugrad 1 22 22.0 0 22 Total 36 287 8.0 0 64 50 1,181 23.6 0 64 References Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Oregon Ducks football