The 2011 Oregon Ducks football team represents the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

 in the 2011

2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...

 college football

College football

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 season. The team is led by Chip Kelly

Chip Kelly

Charles "Chip" Kelly is the head football coach at the University of Oregon. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative offensive minds in college football today, the 2009 and 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, 2010 Walter Camp Coach of the Year, 2010 Sporting...

 in his third season as a head coach. The Ducks play their home games at Autzen Stadium

Autzen Stadium

Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Located north of the University of Oregon campus, it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-12 Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions...

 for the 45th straight year. They are a member of the Pacific-12 Conference.

Previous season

In 2010, The Ducks repeated as Pac-10 Conference

2010 Pac-10 Conference football season

The 2010 Pacific-10 Conference football season began on September 2, 2010 with a victory by USC at Hawaii. Conference play began on September 11 with Stanford shutting out UCLA 35–0 in Pasadena on ESPN....

 champions, were at one time ranked number one in all of the major media polls and BCS rankings for the first time ever, and finished the regular season undefeated with a school-record 12 wins—the first undefeated and untied regular season in the school's 117-year football history. They earned a berth in the BCS National Championship Game

2011 BCS National Championship Game

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, which they narrowly lost to Auburn

2010 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2010 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2010–2011 college football season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Gene Chizik were members of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium...

 on a field goal as time expired.

Recruiting

Schedule

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University of Oregon official schedule

LSU

On September 3, Oregon lost to LSU 40–27, due in part to losing 4 turnovers while only forcing 1 LSU turnover. LSU was able to score after three of those turnovers, which led to 20 points, and built a 30–13 lead before the end of the third quarter. Oregon freshman running back De'Anthony Thomas

De'Anthony Thomas

De'Anthony Thomas is an American football Running Back. He is currently a true freshman at the University of Oregon. He previously attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played running back, defensive back, and wide receiver.Thomas rushed for 1,299 yards and 18...

 fumbled on consecutive Oregon possessions late in the third quarter, one on a rushing attempt and then on the ensuing kickoff. The Tigers scored touchdowns as a result of both turnovers with runs from Michael Ford

Michael Ford (American football)

Michael Deshown Ford is an American football running back. He currently attends Louisiana State University in his redshirt freshman year. Ford is considered one of the better running back prospects of his class....

 and Spencer Ware in a span of less than 4 minutes. Oregon outgained LSU in total offensive yards 335 to 273 during the game.

Nevada

Missouri State

Arizona

Oregon's 56 points is the most points Arizona has allowed at home since LSU scored 59 points in 2003 at Arizona Stadium.

California

Arizona State

Colorado

Washington State

Washington

Stanford

USC

Oregon State

UCLA (Pacific-12 Championship)

Roster

2011 Oregon Ducks Football
Quarterback 3 Bryan Bennett – Freshman 14 Dustin Haines – Sophomore 16 Daryle Hawkins – Sophomore 5 Darron Thomas Darron Thomas Darron Varnell Thomas is a college football quarterback for the Oregon Ducks football team. Thomas is the starting quarterback for the 2010 Ducks, being given the opportunity after former starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was suspended for the 2010 season and eventually dismissed from the team....  – Junior Running Back 24 Kenjon Barner – Junior 28 Tra Carson - Freshman 31 Kenny Bassett – Freshman 37 Anthony Blake – Sophomore 33 Ayele Forde – Freshman 21 LaMichael James LaMichael James LaMichael Keondrae James is a college football running back for the Oregon Ducks football team. The 2010 season was a breakout one for James, as he rushed for 1,682 yards during the regular season, the highest in the nation. He finished third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy and received the...  – Junior Offensive Lineman 78 Karrington Armstrong – Sophomore 79 Mark Asper – Senior 71 Everett Benyard – Sophomore 60 Ryan Clanton – Junior 61 Nick Cody – Junior 57 Trevor Fox – Sophomore 70 Ramsen Golpashin – Senior 55 Hroniss Grasu – Freshman 63 Mana Greig – Sophomore 67 Josh Sanford – Senior 73 Brenton Spickerman – Sophomore 74 Darrion Weems – Senior 77 Carson York – Junior Wide Receiver 92 Ben Butterfield – Sophomore 9 Blake Cantu – Sophomore 30 Nick Cole – Sophomore 84 Chad Delaney – Sophomore 19 Eric Dungy – Freshman 91 Dane Ebanez – Sophomore 81 Justin Hoffman – Junior 1 Josh Huff – Sophomore 7 Keanon Lowe – Freshman 90 Will Murphy – Junior 41 Blake Stanton – Freshman 6 De'Anthony Thomas De'Anthony Thomas De'Anthony Thomas is an American football Running Back. He is currently a true freshman at the University of Oregon. He previously attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played running back, defensive back, and wide receiver.Thomas rushed for 1,299 yards and 18...  - Freshman 80 Lavasier Tuinei – Senior		Tight End 32 Colt Lyerla – Freshman 42 David Paulson – Senior 86 Brian Teague – Sophomore 98 Dallen Voeller – Freshman 83 Curtis White – Freshman 87 Brandon Williams – Senior 82 Christian French - Freshman Defensive Lineman 93 Jared Ebert – Junior Defensive Tackle 60 Ryan Hagen – Sophomore 66 Taylor Hart – Sophomore 90 Ricky Heimuli – Sophomore 92 Wade Keliikipi – Sophomore 94 Axel McQuaw – Sophomore 65 Isaac Remington – Junior Defensive End 85 Anthony Anderson – Sophomore 44 Brandon Hanna – Senior 96 Dion Jordan – Junior 62 Nick Musgrove – Senior 45 Terrell Turner – Senior 91 Tony Washington – Freshman Linebacker 47 Kiko Alonso – Junior 51 Isaac Ava – Freshman 46 Michael Clay – Junior 33 Tyson Coleman – Freshman 38 Mike Garrity – Freshman 56 Josh Kaddu – Senior 43 Keloni Kamalani – Sophomore 25 Boseko Lokombo – Sophomore 22 Derrick Malone – Freshman 53 Jennings Stewart – Junior 52 Dewitt Stuckey – Senior 40 Blake Thompson – Senior 59 Grant Thompson – Freshman		Defensive Back 4 Erick Dargan – Freshman 5 Issac Dixon – Freshman 28 Scott Grady – Junior 2 Troy Hill – Freshman 12 Brian Jackson – Sophomore 32 J.R. Maffie – Sophomore 27 Terrance Mitchell – Freshman 17 James Scales – Freshman Cornerback 3 Dior Mathis – Freshman 13 Cliff Harris Cliff Harris (cornerback) Cliff Jamaal Harris is an American football cornerback for the Oregon Ducks. He is considered one of the top cornerback prospects for the 2013 NFL Draft.-Early years:Harris attended Edison High School in Fresno, California...  – Junior 18 Anthony Gildon – Senior 31 Avery Patterson – Sophomore Safety 20 John Boyett – Junior 11 Eddie Pleasant – Senior Long Snapper 50 Drew Howell – Sophomore 59 Jeff Palmer – Junior Punter 49 Jackson Rice – Junior Placekicker 93 Rob Beard – Junior 41 Alejandro Maldonado – Sophomore 48 Eric Solis – Sophomore
Sources: 2011 Oregon Ducks Football Roster

Coaching staff

• Chip Kelly
  Chip Kelly
  Charles "Chip" Kelly is the head football coach at the University of Oregon. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative offensive minds in college football today, the 2009 and 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, 2010 Walter Camp Coach of the Year, 2010 Sporting...
  
   – Head Coach
• Steve Greatwood
  Steve Greatwood
  Steve Greatwood is an American football coach who is currently the offensive line coach at his alma mater, the University of Oregon .-Career:...
  
   – 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
  Scott Frost
  Scott Andrew Frost is an American football coach. He played collegiately for Nebraska as a quarterback. He was drafted in the third round by the New York Jets and played six years in the National Football League as a defensive back with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and...
  
  – 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

External links

• 2010 Oregon Football Multimedia Guide