2012 Oregon Ducks football team


The 2012 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 46th straight year, and was coached by Chip Kelly in his fourth and final year at Oregon. They are a member of the Pac-12 Conference 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 UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 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 third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game, the longest active streak in college football. The Ducks finished the season 12–1.

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 ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd run
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 22 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 51 Yd Run ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 3 Yd Run ; FRES – Quentin Breshears 43 Yd field goal
3rd quarter scoring: FRES – Isaiah Burse 18 Yd Pass From Derek Carr ; FRES – Quentin Breshears 25 Yd field goal
4th quarter scoring: FRES – Quentin Breshears 37 Yd field goal; ORE – Kenjon Barner 16 Yd Run ; FRES – Robbie Rouse 2 Yd Run

Tennessee Tech

1st quarter scoring: TNTC – Da'Rick Rogers 23 Yd Pass From Tre Lamb ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 59 Yd Run ; ORE – Jake Fisher 1 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 4 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Keanon Lowe 3 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Bryan Bennett 4 Yd Run ; TNTC – Doug Page 6 Yd Pass From Darian Stone ; ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run

Arizona

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Daryle Hawkins 17 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
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 ; ORE – Bralon Addison 55 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54 Yd Interception Return ; ORE – Bryan Bennett 8 Yd Run ; ORE – Troy Hill 29 Yd Interception Return

Washington State

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 22 Yd Run ; WSU – Andrew Furney 18 Yd field goal; ORE – Marcus Mariota 13 Yd Run ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 30 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; WSU – Carl Winston 2 Yd Run
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
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 4 Yd Run ; ORE – Avery Patterson 34 Yd Interception Return ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 10 Yd Run
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 80 Yd Run ; WSU – Marquess Wilson 25 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel

Washington

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 16 Yd Run ; ORE – Keanon Lowe 21 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Avery Patterson 43 Yd Interception Return
2nd quarter scoring: WASH – Bishop Sankey 1 Yd Run ; ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Josh Huff 34 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Rob Beard 28 Yd field goal; WASH – Bishop Sankey 6 Yd Run
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 13 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Byron Marshall 4 Yd Run ; WASH – Erich Wilson II 1 Yd Run

Arizona State

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 28 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 71 Yd Run ; ORE – Bralon Addison 6 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 86 Yd Run ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run
3rd quarter scoring:
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Anthony Jones 36 Yd Interception Return ; ASU – D. J. Foster 23 Yd Pass From Michael Eubank

Colorado

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 9 Yd Run ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 5 Yd Run ; ORE – Bralon Addison 16 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Run ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 73 Yd Punt Return ; ORE – Daryle Hawkins 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Bryan Bennett 6 Yd Run
3rd quarter scoring: COLO – Christian Powell 1 Yd Run ; COLO – Christian Powell 20 Yd Run ; ORE – Bryan Bennett 3 Yd Run ; ORE – Bryan Bennett 17 Yd Run
4th quarter scoring:

USC

California

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 10 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; CAL – Darius Powe 10 Yd Pass From Allan Bridgford ; ORE – Byron Marshall 3 Yd Run
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
3rd quarter scoring: CAL – Isi Sofele 4 Yd Run ; ORE – Josh Huff 35 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Josh Huff 39 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Colt Lyerla 14 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Will Murphy 7 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORE – B.J. Kelley 18 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett

Stanford

1st quarter scoring:
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 1 Yd Run. ; ORE – Keanon Lowe 28 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota.
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 6 Yd Run. ;
4th quarter scoring: STAN – Zach Ertz 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan.
Over Time scoring: STAN – Jordan Williamson 37 Yd Field Goal

Oregon State

1st quarter scoring: ORE – Marcus Mariota 42 Yd Run ;ORST – Storm Woods 7 Yd Run
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 2 Yd Run ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run ; ORST – Trevor Romaine 36 Yd Field Goal
3rd quarter scoring: ORST – Storm Woods 2 Yd Run ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 5 Yd Run ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 29 Yd Run
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run ; ORE – B.J. Kelley 2 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota ; ORST – Micah Hatfield 6 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion

Fiesta Bowl

1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 94 Yd Kickoff Return ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 23 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
2nd quarter scoring: KSU – Collin Klein 6 Yd Run ; KSU – Anthony Cantele 25 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Kenjon Barner 24 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 33 Yd Field Goal ; ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Run
4th quarter scoring: KSU – John Hubert 10 Yd Pass From Collin Klein ; ORE – Alejandro Maldonado 24 Yd Field Goal

Roster

Coaching staff