Oregon was 9–3 in the regular season and won their first ever outright conference championship (7–1); they appeared in the Rose Bowl for the first time in 37 years.[1][2][3]
Two consecutive non-conference losses in September had many calling for Brooks' resignation.[4]
In previous matchups, Oregon had their share of disappointment: Mark Lee returned a punt 59 yards for touchdown to win the game in 1979. The defense held the #9-ranked Huskies to 109 yards and 3 first downs in 1984, but still fell 17–10. This, combined with Washington's 17–4 record against the Ducks, including a five-game win streak, had many Oregon fans fearing the worst.
In the 1994 edition of the heated rivalry with the University of Washington, the #9-ranked Huskies came into Autzen Stadium with a 5–1 record, including a victory over the University of Miami, snapping a 58-game home winning streak. The game was a tough and close contest, with the Ducks clinging to a 24–20 lead late in the game. UW quarterbackDamon Huard guided the Huskies to a first down on the 9-yard line with plenty of time remaining. Huard dropped back and whipped the ball towards wide receiver Dave Janoski. U of O freshman cornerbackKenny Wheaton stepped in front of the pass, intercepted it and headed up the sideline for a clinching touchdown, putting Oregon ahead for good 31–20.[13][14]
Oregon won its final six games to carry them to the Rose Bowl. It's now tradition at all of the Oregon Ducks football games to play "The Pick" on the DuckVision right before the Ducks run onto the field.
^Bellamy, Ron (November 20, 1994). "We're No. 1!". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
^"Sound off". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 25, 1994. p. 2E.
^"1994 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^"1994 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^"2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 43. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^"Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 3, 1994. p. 4D.
^"Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 24, 1994. p. 4D.
^"Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 15, 1994. p. 4D.
^"Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 22, 1994. p. 4D.
^"Matchups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 19, 1994. p. 6C.
^Conrad, John (October 23, 1994). "The race is on". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
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The 1994 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I A football season The Ducks were led by head coach Rich Brooks who was in his 18th and final season as head coach and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene Oregon 1994 Oregon Ducks footballPac 10 championRose Bowl L 20 38 vs Penn StateConferencePacific 10 ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 11APNo 11Record9 4 7 1 Pac 10 Head coachRich Brooks 18th season Offensive coordinatorMike Belotti 6th season Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti 2nd season CaptainGame captainsHome stadiumAutzen Stadium capacity 41 698 Seasons 19931995 1994 Pacific 10 Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 11 Oregon 7 1 0 9 4 0No 13 USC 6 2 0 8 3 1No 20 Arizona 6 2 0 8 4 0No 21 Washington State 5 3 0 8 4 0Washington 4 4 0 7 4 0UCLA 3 5 0 5 6 0California 3 5 0 4 7 0Oregon State 2 6 0 4 7 0Stanford 2 6 0 3 7 1Arizona State 2 6 0 3 8 0 Conference championRankings from AP PollOregon was 9 3 in the regular season and won their first ever outright conference championship 7 1 they appeared in the Rose Bowl for the first time in 37 years 1 2 3 Two consecutive non conference losses in September had many calling for Brooks resignation 4 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Game summaries 3 1 Portland State 3 2 Hawaii 3 3 Utah 3 4 Iowa 3 5 USC 3 6 Washington State 3 7 California 3 8 Washington 3 9 Arizona 3 10 Arizona State 3 11 Stanford 3 12 Oregon State 3 13 Rose Bowl 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographySchedule EditDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 31 00 pmPortland State Autzen StadiumEugene ORW 58 1630 505September 1010 00 pmat Hawaii Aloha StadiumHalawa HIOSNL 16 3637 214September 171 00 pmUtah Autzen StadiumEugene ORL 16 3425 358September 241 00 pmIowa Autzen StadiumEugene ORW 40 1829 287October 13 30 pmat No 19 USCLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CAPrimeW 22 744 232October 82 00 pmat No 17 Washington StateMartin StadiumPullman WAL 7 2137 600October 151 00 pmCaliforniaAutzen StadiumEugene ORW 23 730 678October 2212 30 pmNo 9 WashingtonAutzen StadiumEugene OR rivalry ABCW 31 2044 134October 2912 30 pmNo 11 ArizonaAutzen StadiumEugene ORABCW 10 936 960November 51 00 pmArizona StateNo 21Autzen StadiumEugene ORW 34 1041 693November 123 30 pmat StanfordNo 15Stanford StadiumStanford CAPrimeW 55 2143 802November 1912 30 pmat Oregon StateNo 12Parker StadiumCorvallis OR Civil War ABCW 17 1337 010January 21 30 pmvs No 2 Penn State No 12Rose BowlPasadena CA Rose Bowl ABCL 20 38102 247 Non conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time 5 6 7 Roster Edit1994 Oregon Ducks football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassQB 10 Tony Graziani SoWR 83 Pat Johnson FrWR 1 Cristin McLemore JrQB 16 Danny O Neil SrRB 12 Dino Philyaw SrTE 82 Blake Spence FrRB 14 Ricky Whittle JrTE 90 Josh Wilcox So Defense Pos Name ClassDB 7 Chad Cota SrLB 47 Reggie JordanDB 1 Alex Molden JrDB 4 Herman O Berry nbsp SrCB Kenny Wheaton Fr Special teams Pos Name ClassK P Matt Belden Jr Head coachRich Brooks 18th year Coordinators assistant coachesMike Bellotti OC Nick Aliotti DCLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp Redshirt 8 9 10 11 12 Game summaries EditPortland State Edit See also Portland State Vikings football Hawaii Edit See also Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football Utah Edit See also 1994 Utah Utes football team Iowa Edit Iowa at Oregon 1 234TotalHawkeyes 12 060 18 Ducks 7 20130 40Date September 24Location Autzen Stadium Eugene OregonGame attendance 29 287Scoring summary1OregonWhittle 6 yard run Belden kick Oregon 7 01IowaSedrick Shaw 1 yard run kick blocked Oregon 7 61IowaHarold Jasper 68 yard punt return kick blocked Iowa 12 72OregonSpence 5 yard pass from O Neil run failed Oregon 13 122OregonWhittle 2 yard run Belden kick Oregon 20 122OregonWhittle 9 yard run Belden kick Oregon 27 123OregonPhilyaw 6 yard pass from O Neil Belden kick Oregon 34 123IowaKahl 1 yard run pass failed Oregon 34 183OregonPhilyaw 1 yard run pass failed Oregon 40 18See also 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team USC Edit See also 1994 USC Trojans football team Washington State Edit See also 1994 Washington State Cougars football team California Edit See also 1994 California Golden Bears football team Washington Edit Washington at Oregon 1 234TotalNo 9 Huskies 0 1307 20 Ducks 0 14314 31Date October 22Location Autzen StadiumGame attendance 44 134Game weather SunnyScoring summaryQ2WASHWales 38 yard field goalWASH 3 0Q2OREPhilylaw 8 yard run Belden kick ORE 7 3Q2OREWhittle 5 yard run Belden kick ORE 14 3Q2WASHBjornson 51 yard pass from Huard Wales kick ORE 14 10Q2WASHWales 29 yard field goalORE 14 13Q3OREBelden 45 yard field goalORE 17 13Q4WASHThomas 10 yard run Wales kick WASH 20 17Q4OREJones 12 yard run Belden kick ORE 24 20Q4OREWheaton 97 yard interception return Belden kick ORE 31 20See also 1994 Washington Huskies football team and Oregon Washington football rivalry In previous matchups Oregon had their share of disappointment Mark Lee returned a punt 59 yards for touchdown to win the game in 1979 The defense held the 9 ranked Huskies to 109 yards and 3 first downs in 1984 but still fell 17 10 This combined with Washington s 17 4 record against the Ducks including a five game win streak had many Oregon fans fearing the worst In the 1994 edition of the heated rivalry with the University of Washington the 9 ranked Huskies came into Autzen Stadium with a 5 1 record including a victory over the University of Miami snapping a 58 game home winning streak The game was a tough and close contest with the Ducks clinging to a 24 20 lead late in the game UW quarterback Damon Huard guided the Huskies to a first down on the 9 yard line with plenty of time remaining Huard dropped back and whipped the ball towards wide receiver Dave Janoski U of O freshman cornerback Kenny Wheaton stepped in front of the pass intercepted it and headed up the sideline for a clinching touchdown putting Oregon ahead for good 31 20 13 14 Oregon won its final six games to carry them to the Rose Bowl It s now tradition at all of the Oregon Ducks football games to play The Pick on the DuckVision right before the Ducks run onto the field Arizona Edit See also 1994 Arizona Wildcats football team Arizona State Edit See also 1994 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Stanford Edit See also 1994 Stanford Cardinal football team Oregon State Edit See also 1994 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon Oregon State football rivalry Rose Bowl Edit Penn State vs Oregon 1 234Total No 2 Nittany Lions 7 71410 38No 12 Ducks 7 076 20Date January 2Location Rose Bowl Pasadena CAGame attendance 102 247Referee Courtney MauzyTV announcers ABC Keith Jackson and Bob GrieseScoring summary110 50PSUCarter 83 yard run Conway kick PSU 7 0110 05OREWilcox 1 yard pass from O Neil Bolden kick Tied 7 721 36PSUMilne 1 yard run Conway kick PSU 14 734 54OREMcLemore 17 yard pass from O Neil Bolden kick Tied 14 1433 53PSUCarter 17 yard run Conway kick PSU 21 1432 01PSUCarter 1 yard run Conway kick PSU 28 1445 43PSUConway 43 yard field goalPSU 31 1444 24PSUWitman 9 yard run Barninger kick PSU 38 1442 44OREWhittle 3 yard run pass failed PSU 38 20See also 1995 Rose Bowl and 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football teamReferences EditCitations Edit Downey Mike November 5 1994 LA would rather not be stuck with Ducks Eugene Register Guard Oregon Los Angeles Times p 1D Hartman Janelle November 20 1994 Rose Bowl Eugene Register Guard Oregon p 1A Bellamy Ron November 20 1994 We re No 1 Eugene Register Guard Oregon p 1E Sound off Eugene Register Guard Oregon September 25 1994 p 2E 1994 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results College Football Sports Reference com Sports Reference Retrieved September 4 2023 1994 Football Schedule University of Oregon Athletics Retrieved September 4 2023 2023 Oregon Football Record Book PDF University of Oregon Athletics p 43 Retrieved September 4 2023 Matchups Eugene Register Guard Oregon September 3 1994 p 4D Matchups Eugene Register Guard Oregon September 24 1994 p 4D Matchups Eugene Register Guard Oregon October 15 1994 p 4D Matchups Eugene Register Guard Oregon October 22 1994 p 4D Matchups Eugene Register Guard Oregon November 19 1994 p 6C Conrad John October 23 1994 The race is on Eugene Register Guard Oregon p 1E Ducks upset Huskies Gainesville Sun Florida Assiciated Press October 23 1994 p 2C Bibliography Edit McCann Michael C 1995 Oregon Ducks Football 100 Years of Glory Eugene Oregon McCann Communications Corp ISBN 0 9648244 7 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 Oregon Ducks football team amp oldid 1173999492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
