2017 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2017 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Willie Taggart, until he departed at the end of the regular season to accept the head coaching position at Florida State. Co-offensive coordinator Mario Cristobal was promoted to interim head coach before being officially hired as head coach on December 8, 2017. Oregon played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 51st straight year. They competed as a member of the Pac-12 Conference 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 Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Boise State.

2017 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Willie Taggart (1st season; regular season)
  • Mario Cristobal (bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinatorMario Cristobal (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMarcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive schemeGulf Coast
Defensive coordinatorJim Leavitt (1st season)
Base defenseHybrid 3-4
CaptainRoyce Freeman, Henry Mondeaux
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy  7 2   9 5  
No. 16 Washington x  7 2   10 3  
Washington State  6 3   9 4  
Oregon  4 5   7 6  
California  2 7   5 7  
Oregon State  0 9   1 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$  8 1   11 3  
Arizona State  6 3   7 6  
Arizona  5 4   7 6  
UCLA  4 5   6 7  
Utah  3 6   7 6  
Colorado  2 7   5 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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