There’s still one game left on the schedule for the Oregon Ducks, where they will take on the Liberty Flames in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day. But in reality, the 2023 season has come to an end. While we may see guys like Brandon Dorlus and other starters for the Ducks, there will likely be several opt-outs before then, and the defense can expect to look quite a bit different than it did all season just based on personnel.
That means that at the moment, we have a really good look at just how good Oregon’s defense was during the 2023 season.
All year, we’ve been taking weekly snapshots of Oregon’s statistical rankings nationally in some key numbers that measure success. Now that 14 games have been played, we can really take stock of what the Ducks were able to accomplish, and how good they were on that side of the ball.
Here’s how Oregon ended up ranking nationally at the conclusion of the season.