83 — Number of total points scored in the 2012 Rose Bowl, the most in the 98-year history of the game. That total bested the previous record of 80 points, scored by Washington and Iowa in a 46-34 win for the Huskies in 1991. @@http://www.king5.com/sports/136551438.html@@
621 — Number of total yards for Oregon against Wisconsin, just shy of the Rose Bowl record of 633 set by USC against Illinois in 2008. @@http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=280010030@@
91 — Distance of a touchdown run by freshman De’Anthony Thomas in the second quarter against the Badgers, the longest in Rose Bowl history. That burst surpassed Tyrone Wheatley’s bowl-record 88-yard run in 1993, was the longest Duck scoring run of the year and capped the second-longest scoring drive in Rose Bowl history at 95 yards. @@http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/53216027-90/oregon-ducks-wisconsin-bowl.html.csp@@
26 — Consecutive games with a touchdown pass for junior quarterback Darron Thomas. That streak trails only Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw a scoring pass in 38 consecutive games to end his college career. @@Could not find this@@
400+ — Number of yards rushing (595), receiving (605) and kick returning (983) for De’Anthony Thomas this season. Thomas was the only player in the country to surpass that milestone in all three categories (with plenty of room to spare). @@checked in previous story@@
95 — Years since the Ducks had last won the Rose Bowl. Oregon’s previous triumph in The Granddaddy of Them All came in 1917 when it beat the Penn Quakers by a score of 14–0. @@http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/01/sports/la-sp-rose-bowl-history1-2010jan01@@
$4 million — Value of a contract extension that Oregon head coach Chip Kelly earned with his Rose Bowl victory. By virtue of winning 12 games for a second consecutive season, Kelly’s contract is extended through the 2015-16 contract year, when Kelly would be paid $4 million. The win also scored Kelly $235,000 in bonus money through various contract incentives. @@http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index.php/duck-football/comments/chip-kelly-and-his-assistant-coaches-earn-hefty-bonuses-for-rose-bowl-berth/@@
10-5 — Kelly’s record against ranked opposition in his time as head coach at Oregon. At home, Chip’s troops are 7-1 vs. the top 25. @@http://www.sportsbettinginvegas.com/rose-bowl-no-10-wisconsin-badgers-11-2-vs-no-5-oregon-ducks-11-2/@@
25:03 — average time of possession per game for the Ducks this year, last in the NCAA (120th). Despite its lack of ball control, Oregon finished third in the country in scoring offense (46.15 points per game) and fourth in total offense (515.23 yards per game). @@http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_19659085@@
41.72 — average net yardage gained on punts for Oregon this year, good for first in the nation. Despite the Ducks’ special teams success, junior punter Jackson Rice was only named a second-team All-Pac-12 selection this season. @@http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1054@@
By the numbers: Oregon’s 2011 football season
Daily Emerald
January 8, 2012
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