# 2021 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2021 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mario Cristobal, who left the program to take the head coaching job at Miami in early December. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, and competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Fresno State* | No. 11 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | W 31–24 | 43,276 |
| September 11 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff) | FOX | W 35–28 | 100,482 |
| September 18 | 4:30 p.m. | Stony Brook* | No. 4 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | W 48–7 | 42,782 |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 3 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN | W 41–19 | 50,024 |
| October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 3 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ABC | L 24–31 $^{OT}$ | 31,610 |
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | California | No. 9 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN | W 24–17 | 50,008 |
| October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 10 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (College GameDay) | ABC | W 34–31 | 55,675 |
| October 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 7 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | FOX | W 52–29 | 51,449 |
| November 6 | 4:30 p.m. | at Washington | No. 4 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (rivalry) | ABC | W 26–16 | 63,193 |
| November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | No. 3 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN | W 38–24 | 52,327 |
| November 20 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Utah | No. 3 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ABC | L 7–38 | 52,724 |
| November 27 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 11 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | ESPN | W 38–29 | 56,408 |
| December 3 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 Utah | No. 10 | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Pac-12 Championship Game) | ABC | L 10–38 | 56,511 |
| December 29 | 6:15 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Oklahoma* | No. 14 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | L 32–47 | 59,121 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 22 |
| Coaches | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 22 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### vs Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| No. 11 Ducks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Overcast;
* Game attendance: 43,276
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (Play-By-Play), Lincoln Kennedy (Analyst)
| Statistics | FRES | ORE |
| First downs | 23 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 76–375 | 70–364 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–77 | 49–192 |
| Passing yards | 298 | 172 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–43–0 | 15–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 30/43, 298 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Jordan Mims | 4 carries, 47 yards |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Josh Kelly | 6 receptions, 84 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 15/24, 172 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | C. J. Verdell | 18 carries, 74 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Johnny Johnson III | 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD |

### At No. 3 Ohio State

First win against Ohio State (0–9 previously).
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Ducks | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 3 Buckeyes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 9:00 A.M PDT
* Game attendance: 100,482
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Analyst), Jenny Taft (Sideline)
| Statistics | ORE | OSU |
| First downs | 27 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 73–505 | 85–612 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–269 | 31–128 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 484 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–35–1 | 35–54–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:46 | 30:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 17/35, 236 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | C. J. Verdell | 20 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | C. J. Verdell | 3 receptions, 34 yards, TD |
| Ohio State | Passing | C. J. Stroud | 35/54, 484 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Ohio State | Rushing | Miyan Williams | 14 carries, 77 yards |
| Ohio State | Receiving | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 7 receptions, 145 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Stony Brook

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 4 Ducks | 10 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: September 18, 2021
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: –
* Referee: Justin Elliot
* TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
| Statistics | SBU | ORE |
| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 62–271 | 69–436 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–140 | 39–173 |
| Passing yards | 131 | 263 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10–23–3 | 22–50–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:01 | 28:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyquell Fields | 10/23, 131 yards, 3 INT |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Ty Son Lawton | 15 carries, 53 yards, TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Shawn Harris Jr. | 3 receptions, 67 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 14/18, 159 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 15 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Dont'e Thornton | 2 receptions, 60 yards, TD |

### vs Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| No. 3 Ducks | 17 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 41 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Wind: NW 8 MPH
* Game attendance: –
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play by play), Rod Gilmore (analyst:), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| Statistics | UA | ORE |
| First downs | 31 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 88–435 | 55–393 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–202 | 31–187 |
| Passing yards | 233 | 206 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–35–5 | 10–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 37:58 | 22:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 21/35, 233 yards, TD, 5 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Drake Anderson | 21 carries, 67 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Stanley Berryhill | 5 receptions, 75 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 10/21, 206 yards, 3 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 5 carries, 92 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Jaylon Redd | 1 reception, 63 yards, TD |

### At Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 3 Ducks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinal | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: October 2, 2021
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Sunny
* Game attendance: 31,610
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
* Reference
| Statistics | ORE | STAN |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 79–414 | 71–354 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–228 | 35–124 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 230 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–26–1 | 20–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 14/26, 186 yards, INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 19 carries, 96 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Mycah Pittman | 1 reception, 66 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 20/36, 230 yards, 3 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Nathaniel Peat | 15 carries, 78 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD |

### vs California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 9 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: October 15, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); Overcast; Clear
* Game attendance: 50,008
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play by play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | CAL | ORE |
| First downs | 23 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 81–402 | 63–454 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–155 | 35–210 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 244 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–45–0 | 20–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:10 | 27:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| California | Passing | Chase Garbers | 25/44, 247 yards, 2 TD |
| California | Rushing | Christopher Brooks | 14 carries, 68 yards |
| California | Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 3 receptions, 78 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 20/28, 244 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 19 carries, 145 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Travis Dye | 7 receptions, 73 yards |

### At UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Ducks | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Bruins | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: October 23, 2021
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy; Wind: 6 mph NorthWest
* Game attendance: 55,675
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
| Statistics | ORE | UCLA |
| First downs | 22 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 63–417 | 91–352 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–121 | 45–110 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 242 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–39–2 | 24–46–2 |
| Time of possession | 28:43 | 31:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 26/39, 296 yards, 2 INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Anthony Brown | 6 carries, 85 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Devon Williams | 5 receptions, 80 yards |
| UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 22/41, 220 yards, TD, INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | Brittain Brown | 13 carries, 45 yards, 2 TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Kyle Philips | 8 receptions, 73 yards |

### vs Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| No. 7 Ducks | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 51,449
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
| Statistics | COL | ORE |
| First downs | 19 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 63–341 | 72–568 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–117 | 36–256 |
| Passing yards | 224 | 312 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–33–0 | 26–36–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:24 | 31:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 25/33, 224 yards, 3 TD |
| Colorado | Rushing | Alex Fontenot | 8 carries, 42 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Brenden Rice | 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 25/31, 307 yards, 3 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Byron Cardwell | 7 carries, 127 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Devon Williams | 5 receptions, 95 yards, TD |

### At Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Huskies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); Rain
* Game attendance: 63,193
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
| Statistics | ORE | WASH |
| First downs | 22 | 7 |
| Plays–yards | 76–427 | 51–166 |
| Rushes–yards | 56–329 | 24–55 |
| Passing yards | 98 | 111 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10–20–1 | 15–17–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:33 | 23:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 10/20, 98 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 28 carries, 211 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Devon Williams | 2 receptions, 32 yards, TD |
| Washington | Passing | Dylan Morris | 15/27, 111 yards, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Sean McGrew | 15 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Cade Otton | 4 receptions, 30 yards |

### vs Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| No. 3 Ducks | 14 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 7:40 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 57,858 °F (32,126 °C); Sunny;
* Game attendance: 52,327
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
| Statistics | WSU | ORE |
| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 61–371 | 69–441 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–91 | 47–306 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 135 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–36–2 | 17–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:39 | 35:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington St. | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 20/36, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Washington St. | Rushing | Deon McIntosh | 9 carries, 57 yards |
| Washington St. | Receiving | Travell Harris | 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 17/22, 135 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Anthony Brown | 17 carries, 123 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Johnny Johnson III | 3 receptions, 43 yards |

### At No. 23 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Ducks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 23 Utes | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: November 20, 2021
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 52,724
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath
| Statistics | ORE | UTAH |
| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 58–294 | 71–354 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–63 | 68–386 |
| Passing yards | 231 | 178 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–35–0 | 10–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 17/35, 231 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Byron Cardwell | 17 carries, 35 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Kris Hutson | 4 receptions, 96 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 10/18, 178 yards |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 21 carries, 94 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Brant Kuithe | 5 receptions, 118 yards |

### vs Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 29 |
| No. 11 Ducks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: November 27, 2021
* Game time: 12:35 p.m.
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); Cloudy;
* Game attendance: 56,408
* Referee: Chris Coyle
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
| Statistics | OSU | ORE |
| First downs | 22 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 60–393 | 69–506 |
| Rushes–yards | 21–85 | 41–231 |
| Passing yards | 308 | 275 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–39–1 | 23–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:56 | 37:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 25/39, 308 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | B. J. Baylor | 13 carries, 59 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Luke Musgrave | 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 23/28, 275 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 20 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Devon Williams | 6 receptions, 110 yards, TD |

### vs No. 17 Utah (Pac-12 Championship Game)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Ducks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 17 Utes | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV
* Date: December 3, 2021
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 56,511
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
| Statistics | ORE | UTAH |
| First downs | 13 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 53–221 | 64–361 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–74 | 40–191 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 170 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–2 | 15–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:56 | 32:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 13/24, 147 yards, 2 INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 15 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Isaah Crocker | 3 receptions, 51 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 15/24, 170 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 18 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Britain Covey | 5 receptions, 72 yards |

### vs No. 16 Oklahoma (2021 Alamo Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Ducks | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 32 |
| No. 16 Sooners | 6 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 47 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
* Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
* Game time: 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST)
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 59,121
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
* Box score

### Statistics

| Statistics | ORE | OKLA |
| First downs | 26 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 73–497 | 70–564 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–191 | 43–322 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 242 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–40–1 | 21–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:26 | 33:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 27/40, 306 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 18 carries, 153 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Dont'e Thornton | 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Caleb Williams | 21/27, 242 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Kennedy Brooks | 14 carries, 142 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Jalil Farooq | 3 receptions, 64 yards |