The 2012 Oregon Ducks football team represented the

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in the

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. The team played their home games at

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for the 46th straight year, and was coached by

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in his fourth and final year at Oregon. They are a member of the

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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

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in the inaugural

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. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated

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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 fourth consecutive year in a BCS

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(prior to which having played in the

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and the

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along with the previous Rose Bowl), the longest active streak in college football. The Ducks finished the season 12–1 (8–1 Pac-12).

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule

Game summaries

Arkansas State

Fresno State

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 –

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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

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(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

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

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

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 –

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25 Yd Pass From

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(Furney Kick)

Washington

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 (

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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

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

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

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

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 –

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10 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan. (Williamson Kick) Over Time scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 37 Yd Field Goal

Oregon State

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

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

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

– 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 *

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– Tight Ends & Special Teams * Don Pellum – Linebackers & Recruiting Coordinator *

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– Wide Receivers *Jim Radcliffe – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach *

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– 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

References

External links

2012 Oregon Football Multimedia Guide
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