The 2017 Oregon Ducks football team represented the

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during the

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. The team was led by first-year head coach

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, until he departed at the end of the regular season to accept the head coaching position at Florida State. Co-Offensive Coordinator

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was promoted to interim head coach before being officially hired as head coach on December 8, 2017. Oregon played their home games at

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for the 51st straight year. They competed as a member of the

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in the North Division. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place in the North Division. They were invited to the

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where they lost to Boise State.

Previous season

They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Coach Mark Helfrich was fired. He finished at Oregon with a four-year record of 37–16.

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

Oregon signed a total of 24 recruits.

Personnel

Schedule

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Personnel

Rankings

Game summaries

Southern Utah

Nebraska

Wyoming

Arizona State

California

Washington State

Stanford

UCLA

Utah

Washington

Arizona

Oregon State

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Las Vegas Bowl

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