# 2016 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2016 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 50th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.
Two years removed from their appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, they finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Helfrich and Oregon agreed to part ways. He finished at Oregon with a four year record of 37–16.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:00 pm | UC Davis* | No. 24 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | W 53–28 | 53,817 |
| September 10 | 7:30 pm | Virginia* | No. 24 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN | W 44–26 | 53,774 |
| September 17 | 12:30 pm | at Nebraska* | No. 22 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | L 32–35 | 91,414 |
| September 24 | 2:30 pm | Colorado | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 38–41 | 53,974 |
| October 1 | 6:30 pm | at Washington State | | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | P12N | L 33–51 | 33,528 |
| October 8 | 4:30 pm | No. 5 Washington | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | FOX | L 21–70 | 58,842 |
| October 21 | 7:30 pm | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | L 49–52 $^{2OT}$ | 43,048 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | Arizona State | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | W 54–35 | 53,898 |
| November 5 | 4:00 pm | at USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ESPN | L 20–45 | 74,625 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Stanford | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 27–52 | 53,757 |
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | at No. 11 Utah | | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 30–28 | 46,327 |
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | at Oregon State | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR (Civil War) | P12N | L 24–34 | 44,160 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 24 | 24 | 22 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | 22 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 24 Ducks | 8 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 53 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 26 |
| No. 24 Ducks | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 44 |

### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Ducks | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| Cornhuskers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 41 |
| Ducks | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 38 |

### At Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| Cougars | 7 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 51 |

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Huskies | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
| Ducks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### At California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Ducks | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 52 |

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 14 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| Ducks | 17 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 54 |

### At USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 21 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
| Ducks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |

### At Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| Utes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### At Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Oregon St | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 26, 2016
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,160
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: Pac-12 Network
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Ryan Nall 12-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:19. Oregon St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:17.
ORE – Tony Brooks-James 3-yard run (Aidan Schneider kick), 5:51. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
Second quarter
ORE – Darren Carrington 33-yard pass from Jalen Brown (Aidan Schneider kick), 12:24. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:37.
OSU – Ricky Ortiz 6-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Garrett Owens kick), 5:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:33.
Third quarter
ORE – Charles Nelson 23-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Aidan Schneider kick), 11:43. Oregon 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:03.
ORE – Aidan Schneider 46-yard field goal, 7:44. Oregon 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:24.
OSU – Ryan Nall 14-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 3:46. Oregon 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Ryan Nall 6-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:40. Oregon St 28–24. Drive; 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:32.
OSU – Ryan Nall 2-yard run (kick failed), 1:56. Oregon St 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:17.
Top passers
ORE – Justin Herbert – 16/28, 180 yards, TD
OSU – Marcus McMaryion – 13/20, 101 yards, TD
Top rushers
ORE – Royce Freeman – 19 rushes, 106 yards
OSU – Ryan Nall – 31 rushes, 155 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
ORE – Darren Carrington – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD
OSU – Ryan Nall - 2 receptions, 34 yards :