Oregon Ducks (NCAA 08)

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Week 14 Recap

Top 25 Action
#3 Louisville 28, Rutgers 17
#11 USC 31, #6 UCLA 19
#10 Oregon 62, Oregon State 41
#12 West Virginia 48, Pittsburgh 7
#18 Hawaii 67, FCS West 7

BCS Top 10
1. Auburn (11-1)
2. Louisville (11-1)
3. LSU (10-2)
4. Oklahoma (11-1)
5. Ohio State (11-1)
6. Oregon (12-0)
7. Tennessee (11-1)
8. Iowa (12-0)
9. Michigan (10-2)
10. USC (10-2)

Players of the Week
Offense: Tyler Graunke, QB, Hawaii: 45-51, 623 yards, 9 TDs
Defense: Jerome Boyd, SS, Oregon: 12 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, INT

Pac-10 Players of the Week
Offense: Dennis Dixon, QB, Oregon: 25-33, 368 yards, 5 TDs; 13 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs
Defense: Jerome Boyd, SS, Oregon

Heisman Watch
1. Dennis Dixon, QB, Oregon: 227-351, 3513 yards, 39 TDs, 9 INTs; 897 rushing yards, 9 TDs
2. Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas: 321 carries, 2224 yards, 25 TDs; 21 receptions, 345 yards, 4 TDs
3. Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville: 259-385, 3303 yards, 44 TDs, 15 INTs
4. Taylor Tharp, QB, Boise State: 240-400, 3418 yards, 45 TDs, 13 INTs
5. Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii: 293-436, 3616 yards, 42 TDs, 11 INTs

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Gotta love a 2 loss LSU team ranked over you. What a joke!

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Final 2007 Pac-10 Standings

Team	Pac-10	Overall	PF	PA
	9-0	12-0	609	354
	7-2	10-2	468	246
	7-2	10-2	420	261
	6-3	9-3	433	306
	6-3	8-4	340	294
	3-6	5-7	308	360
	2-7	5-7	372	329
	2-7	5-7	329	334
	2-7	4-8	368	396
	1-8	3-9	267	415

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Final 2007 Pac-10 Standings

Team	Pac-10	Overall	PF	PA
	9-0	12-0	609	354
	7-2	10-2	468	246
	7-2	10-2	420	261
	6-3	9-3	433	306
	6-3	8-4	340	294
	3-6	5-7	308	360
	2-7	5-7	372	329
	2-7	5-7	329	334
	2-7	4-8	368	396
	1-8	3-9	267	415

Cal 2 and 7. lol Maybe the game is more real than I realize.

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Championship Weekend Recap

MAC Championship: Toledo 41, Bowling Green 21
Big 12 Championship: Colorado 28, #4 Oklahoma 16
ACC Championship: #15 Georgia Tech 34, #25 Florida State 22
C-USA Championship: Houston 30, Memphis 27 (OT)
SEC Championship: #1 Auburn 33, #5 Tennessee 7

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Dixon rewarded; Ducks snubbed
Individual awards aplenty, but Ducks will not play for National Championship

EUGENE, OR - The trophy case at the University of Oregon is about to get much, much bigger.

The Ducks' record-setting season has reaped in many awards for their players - just not their team.

First and foremost though, of course, is Dennis Dixon. The senior QB put it all together in 2007, and has been rewarded with college football's ultimate honor - the Heisman Trophy.

In a landslide, Dixon beat out Arkansas RB Darren McFadden for the coveted award. Dixon had 435 first place votes to McFadden's 99, and 1830 overall to McFadden's 766. Louisville's Brian Brohm (667), Boise State's Taylor Tharp (658) and Hawaii's Colt Brennan (432) followed.

"This is just a tremendous honor. I wouldn't have been here without my teammates, my coaches, and my family. To be rewarded for all the hard work I've put in is really special...I just wish our team was being rewarded like our players were," a bittersweet Dixon said in his acceptance speech in New York.

The snubbing the Ducks' team has gone through is nothing short of outrageous. Aside from going 12-0, winning the Pac-10 and scoring 609 points in the process, the Ducks beat the following teams: Conference USA Champion Houston (10-3), #9 Michigan (10-2), Washington (8-4), #7 USC (10-2), #25 Arizona State (9-3), and #10 UCLA (10-2). The collective records of all the teams on the Ducks' schedule is 96-61, a .611 winning percentage. Compare that to the teams ahead of them:

#1 Auburn (12-1, SEC Champions): Wins over Kansas State (7-5), USF (8-4), #21 Florida (8-4), #2 LSU (10-2), Ole Miss (8-4), #8 Tennessee (11-2); Loss to #19 Arkansas (9-3); opponents' record: 91-66 (.580).

#2 LSU (10-2): Wins over South Carolina (8-4), #21 Florida (8-4), Ole Miss (8-4), #19 Arkansas (9-3); losses to #14 Virginia Tech (10-2) and #1 Auburn (12-1); opponents' record: 94-63 (.599).

#3 Louisville (11-1): Wins over #20 Utah (10-2), USF (8-4), Rutgers (7-5); loss to #12 West Virginia (11-1); opponents' record: 82-63 (.573).

#4 Iowa (12-0, Big Ten Champions): Wins over Northern Illinois (8-4), #17 Wisconsin (9-3), Penn State (7-5), Northwestern (7-5), Minnesota (7-5), Western Michigan (7-5); opponents' record: 83-73 (.532).

But instead of the Ducks going to New Orleans, the National Championship game will feature SEC Champion Auburn against Louisville, a team that didn't even win the Big East.

In addition to Dixon winning the Heisman Trophy, he also won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback. Patrick Chung, Max Unger and Matt Evensen also won awards.

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2007 All-Pac-10 Team

1st Team Offense
QB: Dennis Dixon, Oregon
RB: Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
RB: Ryan Torain, Arizona State
WR: Mike Thomas, Arizona
WR: DeSean Jackson, California
TE: Ed Dickson, Oregon
T: Brandon Rodd, Arizona State
G: Josh Tschirgi, Oregon
C: Max Unger, Oregon
G: Shannon Tevaga, UCLA
T: Geoff Schwartz, Oregon

1st Team Defense
DE: Louis Holmes, Arizona
DT: Ropati Pitoitua, Washington State
DT: Cameron Elisara, Washington
DE: Jeremy Gibbs, Oregon
OLB: Keith Rivers, USC
MLB: Rey Maualuga, USC
OLB: Robert James, Arizona State
CB: Roy Lewis, Washington
FS: Matthew Harper, Oregon
SS: Patrick Chung, Oregon
CB: Jairus Byrd, Oregon

1st Team Special Teams
K: Matt Evensen, Oregon
P: Josh Syria, Oregon
RET: Alterraun Verner, UCLA

2nd Team Offense
QB: Jake Locker, Washington
RB: Chris Markey, UCLA
RB: Chauncey Washington, USC
WR: Jaison Williams, Oregon
WR: Cameron Colvin, Oregon
TE: Ryan Moya, UCLA
T: Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
G: Chris Joseph, UCLA
C: Juan Garcia, Washington
G: Mark Lewis, Oregon
T: Julius Orieukwu, Arizona State

2nd Team Defense
DE: Lawrence Jackson, USC
DT: Michael Marquardt, Arizona State
DT: David Faaeteete, Oregon
DE: Nick Reed, Oregon
OLB: Andy Mattingly, Washington State
MLB: John Bacon, Oregon
OLB: A.J. Tuitele, Oregon
CB: Terrell Thomas, USC
FS: Josh Pinkard, USC
SS: Jerome Boyd, Oregon
CB: Walter Thurmond III, Oregon

2nd Team Special Teams
K: Thomas Webber, Arizona State
P: Aaron Perez, UCLA
RET: Chris McGaha, Arizona State

Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year

Dennis Dixon, QB, Oregon

Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year

Patrick Chung, SS/ROV, Oregon

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National Awards

Offensive Awards
Maxwell Award (Offensive MVP): Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas - 321 carries, 2224 yards, 25 TDs; 21 receptions, 345 yards, 4 TDs
Davey O'Brien Award (Best QB): Dennis Dixon, Oregon: 227-351, 3513 yards, 39 TDs, 9 INTs; 897 rushing yards, 9 TDs
Doak Walker Award (Best RB): Darren McFadden, Arkansas
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Best WR): Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech: 83 receptions, 1251 yards, 16 TDs
John Mackey Award (Best TE): Ryan Putnam, Boise State: 24 receptions, 514 yards, 5 TDs
Outland Trophy (Best OL): Max Unger, C, Oregon
Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C): Max Unger, Oregon

Defensive Awards
Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive MVP): Patrick Chung, SS/ROV, Oregon: 71 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks, 8 INTs, 5 FF, 2 FR
Rotary Lombardi Award (Best DL): Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn: 56 tackles, 19 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 FF, FR
Dick Butkus Award (Best LB): Marcus Freeman, OLB, Ohio State: 63 tackles, 13 TFL, 5 sacks, 7 INTs, 3 FF, FR, 3 TDs
Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB): Patrick Chung, SS/ROV, Oregon

Special Teams Awards
Lou Groza Award (Best K): Matt Evensen, Oregon: 19-20 FG, Long of 48, 74-75 PAT
Ray Guy Award (Best P): Zoltan Mesko, Michigan: 42 punts, 47.5 avg, 17 inside 20
Randy Moss Award (Best RET): Marshay Green, Ole Miss: 817 KR yards, TD; 328 PR yards, TD

Coach of the Year
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa: 12-0, Big Ten Championship

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2007 All-Americans

1st Team Offense
QB: Dennis Dixon, Oregon
RB: Darren McFadden, Arkansas
RB: Chris Well, Ohio State
WR: Marcus Smith, New Mexico
WR: Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
TE: Ed Dickson, Oregon
T: Kirk Barton, Ohio State
G: Josh Tschirgi, Oregon
C: Max Unger, Oregon
G: Leon Hart, Auburn
Geoff Schwartz, Oregon

1st Team Defense
DE: Quentin Groves, Auburn
DT: Terrance Taylor, Michigan
DT: Roy Miller, Texas
DE: Marcus Tillman, Ole Miss
OLB: Shawn Crable, Michigan
MLB: Vince Hall, Virginia Tech
OLB: Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
CB: Jairus Byrd, Oregon
FS: Brandon Patterson, Memphis
SS: Patrick Chung, Oregon
CB: Roy Lewis, Washington

1st Team Special Teams
K: Matt Evensen, Oregon
P: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan
RET: Marshay Green, Ole Miss

2nd Team Offense
QB: Patrick White, West Virginia
RB: Brad Lester, Auburn
RB: Allen Patrick, Oklahoma
WR: Donnie Avery, Houston
WR: Dominique Douglas, Iowa
TE: Chad Mock, Hawaii
T: Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
G: Ben Person, Ohio State
C: Nick Allotta, Colorado State
G: Mark Lewis, Oregon
T: Eric Young, Tennessee

2nd Team Defense
DE: John Williams, Oklahoma
DT: Cory Bennett, Oklahoma
DT: DeMarcua Granger, Oklahoma
DE: Sean Williamson, Toledo
OLB: Lewis Baker, Oklahoma
MLB: Rey Maualuga, USC
OLB: Tray Blackmon, Auburn
CB: Jamar Wall, Texas Tech
FS: Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee
SS: Jerome Boyd, Oregon
CB: Orlando Scandrick, Boise State

2nd Team Special Teams
K: Travis Bell, Georgia Tech
P: Trevor Gerland, Texas
RET: Alterraun Verner, UCLA

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Bowl Games

Poinsettia Bowl: Nevada (7-5) vs. TCU (9-3)
New Orleans Bowl: Rice (7-5) vs. Arkansas State (7-5)
Papajohns.com Bowl: Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (6-6)
New Mexico Bowl: San Diego State (7-5) vs. Missouri (6-6)
Las Vegas Bowl: #25 Arizona State (9-3) vs. #20 Utah (10-2)
Hawaii Bowl: UCF (8-4) vs. #18 Hawaii (11-1)
Motor City Bowl: Mid Tenn State (7-5) vs. Toledo (10-3)
Holiday Bowl: #16 Texas (10-2) vs. #7 USC (10-2)
Champs Sports Bowl: Northwestern (7-5) vs. #23 Maryland (9-3)
Texas Bowl: Tulsa (8-4) vs. Kansas State (7-5)
Emerald Bowl: Virginia (6-6) vs. #24 Texas A&M (9-3)
Meineke Car Care Bowl: #14 Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Rutgers (7-5)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Minnesota (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3)
Alamo Bowl: New Mexico (7-5) vs. Michigan State (6-6)
MPC Computers Bowl: Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)
PetroSun Independence Bowl: Akron (6-6) vs. North Carolina (6-6)
Armed Forces Bowl: Washington (8-4) vs. Colorado State (8-4)
Brut Sun Bowl: #10 UCLA (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (6-6)
Music City Bowl: #21 Florida (8-4) vs. Boston College (8-4)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Ole Miss (8-4) vs. Florida State (9-4)
Insight Bowl: Nebraska (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5)
Outback Bowl: #19 Arkansas (9-3) vs. #17 Wisconsin (9-3)
AT&T Cotton Bowl: South Carolina (8-4) vs. #11 Oklahoma (11-2)
Capital One Bowl: #8 Tennessee (11-2) vs. #9 Michigan (10-2)
Gator Bowl: USF (8-4) vs. #22 Miami (9-3)
International Bowl: Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Georgia (5-7)
GMAC Bowl: Northern Illinois (8-4) vs. Memphis (7-6)

Bowl Championship Series


#4 Iowa (12-0) vs. #5 Oregon (12-0)
Big Ten Champion vs. Pac-10 Champion
Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl Game, presented by Citi
January 1, 2008, 5:00 PM


#2 LSU (10-2) vs. #13 Boise State (12-0)
BCS At-Large vs. BCS At-Large
New Orleans, LA
Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 1, 2008, 8:30 PM


Colorado (9-4) vs. #6 Ohio State (11-1)
Big 12 Champion vs. BCS At-Large
Glendale, AZ
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 2, 2008, 8:00 PM


#15 Georgia Tech (11-2) vs. #12 West Virginia (11-1)
ACC Champion vs. Big East Champion
Miami, FL
FedEx Orange Bowl
January 3, 2008, 8:00 PM


#1 Auburn (12-1) vs. #3 Louisville (11-1)
BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
New Orleans, LA
BCS National Championship Game
January 8, 2008, 8:00 PM

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Oregon and Iowa meeting in the "Snubbed" bowl. Should be interesting.