The hangover season. Lost the national championship in January, never quite found the same gear.
9-4. Post-Mariota hangover. Vernon Adams transferred in from Eastern Washington. Lost to Michigan State in the opener. Lost to TCU 47-41 in triple overtime in the Alamo Bowl.
Did you know? DeForest Buckner had 10.5 sacks this season, winning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
9-4
Record
69% Win Rate
7-2
Pac-12
43
PPG Scored
#7 of 30
37.5
PPG Allowed
#20
Power Index
40.9 pts (of 30)
208.6
Pass YPG
248.3
Rush YPG
#5 All-Time
456.9
Total Offense
Yards Per Game
#9 of 26
367.4
Total Defense
Yards Allowed/Game
28
Sacks
Team Total
15
Takeaways
INTs + Fumbles
+1
Turnover Margin
Season
40.3%
3rd Down %
Conversions
85.2%
Red Zone %
Scoring
54.3
Penalty YPG
Yards Per Game

Postseason

Alamo Bowl
L 41-47 vs TCU (3OT)

Game-by-Game Results

GameOpponentResult
1Eastern WashingtonW 61-42
2@ Michigan StateL 28-31
3Georgia StateW 61-28
4UtahL 20-62
5@ ColoradoW 41-24
6Washington StateL 38-45 2OT
7@ WashingtonW 26-20
8@ Arizona StateW 61-55 3OT
9CaliforniaW 44-28
10@ StanfordW 38-36
11USCW 48-28
12Oregon StateW 52-42
13vs TCU (Alamo Bowl)L 41-47 3OT

Key losses

  • 41-47 vs TCU (Alamo Bowl, 3OT)

Top Players

Vernon Adams Jr.
QB
Grad transfer from Eastern Washington. 2,643 passing yards, 26 TDs, 6 INTs in 10 games.
Royce Freeman
RB
1,836 rushing yards, 17 TDs. Pac-12 rushing leader. Third-team All-American.
Bralon Addison
WR
63 receptions, 804 yards, 10 TDs. Returned from 2014 ACL tear.
83 tackles, 10.5 sacks. Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. First-team All-American.
Darren Carrington
WR
32 receptions, 609 yards, 6 TDs. Deep-threat complement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Vernon Adams Jr., a transfer from Eastern Washington, started most of the 2015 season. He threw for approximately 2,643 yards and 26 TDs. Jeff Lockie and Taylor Alie also started games during Adams' early-season injury absence. See all coaching eras.

Royce Freeman rushed for 1,836 yards and 17 TDs as a sophomore in 2015, both career highs. He averaged 6.5 yards per carry and was the engine of the offense while the QB position was in flux. See the best players in Oregon history.

Oregon lost to TCU 47-41 in triple overtime in the Alamo Bowl. It was one of the most exciting bowl games in program history despite the loss. Vernon Adams threw 3 TDs and Royce Freeman rushed for over 100 yards, but it was not enough. See the greatest games in Oregon history.

No. Oregon went 9-4 in 2015, a significant step back from the 2014 CFP Championship Game appearance. The post-Mariota transition was rocky, with three different starting QBs. Oregon settled for the Alamo Bowl. Read about the Mariota Heisman season.

Oregon went 9-4 in 2015 after Mariota was drafted #2 overall. The team cycled through three starting QBs (Adams, Lockie, Alie) and the offense dropped from 45.4 PPG to 43.0 PPG but the defense cratered (37.5 PPG allowed, worst of the Helfrich era). See Oregon players in the NFL.

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