The 2002 Oregon Ducks football team represented the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

as a member of the

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(Pac-10) during the

2002 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the defending-champion Hurricanes 31–24, ...

. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eight in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the

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, where the Ducks lost to Wake Forest. The team played home games at

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 Big Ten Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone severa ...

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie and Willamette River, Willamette rivers, ...

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Mississippi State

Jason Fife's first start for Oregon.

at UCLA

USA Today
Retrieved April 26, 2013.

No. 15 USC

References

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Oregon Ducks football seasons

Oregon Ducks football The Oregon Ducks football program is a college football team for the University of Oregon, located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS and is a member of the Big Ten Co ...