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2015 Oregon Ducks Football Team
The 2015 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mark Helfrich (American football), Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 49th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division. Departing players NFL Draft Graduation Before the season Returning starters Because of the significant number of injuries to the offensive line in 2014, the Ducks feature a large number of returning offensive linemen who have started in at least one game in a previous season. Thomas Tyner underwent surgery on his left shoulder on August 7, 2015 and has not been included on the roster for 2015, he is going to miss the 2015 season and has not commented about his future as an Oregon Duck football player. Stetzon Bair, Devon Allen and Darren Carrington are also uncertain about their return to the team in 2015. Offense Defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level for all sports, and its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of NCAA football competition. The conference currently comprises two members, Oregon State University and Washington State University. The modern Pac-12 Conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the principal members of which founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959. The conference previously went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the addition of University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado and University of Utah, Utah. Nicknamed the "Conference of Champions", the Pac-12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home games at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati. Former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown began planning for the creation of the Bengals franchise in 1965, and Cincinnati's city council approved the construction of Riverfront Stadium in 1966. Finally, in 1967, the Bengals were founded when a group headed by Brown received franchise approval by the American Football League (AFL) on May 23, 1967, and they began play in the 1968 season. Brown was the Bengals' head coach from their inception to . After being dismissed as the Browns' head coach by Art Modell (who had purchased a majority interest in the team in ) in January , Brown had shown interest in establishing another NFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Cincinnati and Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Marshall
Byron Marshall (born February 13, 1994) is an American former professional football running back. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Marshall was also a member of the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Redblacks. Early life Marshall attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose, California, where he was a three-sport star in football, track, and basketball. He was a four-year letterman in football. He rushed for 914 yards and nine touchdowns his senior year, averaging 9.38 yards per carry, and caught seven passes for 86 yards and one score despite missing three games due to injury. He was named to the all- Mercury News’ second-team. He carried the ball 145 times for 1,360 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior, as well as catching 10 passes for 115 yards, to be selected to the all-Central Coast first-team. He had a break-out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tyner
Thomas Tyner (born September 14, 1994) is an American former college football running back. He played for the Oregon Ducks from 2013 to 2014, and for the Oregon State Beavers in 2017. He did not play during the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to a shoulder injury. Early life His parents are John Tyner and Donna Tyner, Donna currently being on the Beaverton School District School Board since 2013. He has a brother, Michael, who is two years older than him and attended Pacific University. Tyner grew up in the Tyler's Green neighborhood in Aloha, Oregon. Tyner attended Hazeldale Elementary School, Mountain View Middle School, and Aloha High School. He played football as a running back and ran track. Tyner was a first-team Parade and USA Today All-American. As a sophomore, he rushed for 1,821 yards and 19 touchdowns, becoming Oregon's first sophomore to earn the state's largest division player-of-the-year accolades. As a junior, he rushed for 1,136 yards, despite missing six games. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium. The Texans were founded in 1999, replacing the city's previous NFL franchise, the History of the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, who played from 1960 to 1996 before moving to Nashville and eventually becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Texans began play as an expansion team in , making them the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL. While the Texans suffered from growing pains in the 2000s, their fortunes would take a turn for the better in the 2010s when they won their first division championship in 2011 Houston Texans season, 2011, clinching their first playoff berth. The Texans have gone on to win seven more AFC South division championships in 2012 Houston Texans season, 2012, 2015 Houston Texans season, 2015, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Washington (linebacker)
Tony Washington Jr. (born June 1, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at the University of Oregon for the Ducks. Professional career Houston Texans After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Washington signed with the Houston Texans. He was placed on injured reserve on September 5, 2015, but was waived with an injury settlement on September 11, 2015. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 9, 2015. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 11, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived/injured by the Texans and placed on injured reserve. On September 2, 2017, Washington was waived by the Texans. Tennessee Titans On September 20, 2017, Washington was signed to the Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded on June 30, 1965, and joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL). In their 57 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 390–503–6 ( in the regular season and in the playoffs), winning division championships in 1980 Atlanta Falcons season, 1980, 1998 Atlanta Falcons season, 1998, 2004 Atlanta Falcons season, 2004, 2010 Atlanta Falcons season, 2010, 2012 Atlanta Falcons season, 2012, and 2016 Atlanta Falcons season, 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, the first during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the 1998 Denver Broncos season, Denver Broncos and the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season, 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL, and the oldest franchise in the AFC. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-AFL–NFL merger, merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to have won a league championship, the Steelers of the post-AFL–NFL merger, merger (modern) era are among the most successful NFL franchises, especially during their dynasty in the 1970s. The team is tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl titles at six, and they have both played in (16 times) and hosted (11 times) more conference championship games than any other team in the NFL. The Steelers have also won eight AFC Championship Game, AFC championships, tied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The team plays its home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Glendale, a suburb northwest of the US state capitals, state capital of Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix. The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the United States, and, along with the Chicago Bears, are the only NFL charter member franchises still in operation. In 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season, 1960, the team moved to History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis, where it was commonly referred to as the "Football Cardinals", the "Gridbirds", or the "Big Red" to avoid confusion with Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keanon Lowe
Keanon Lowe is an American athletics coach and former football player for the Oregon Ducks. He is known for preventing a school shooting and suicide of a student by disarming the student and then hugging him, which was caught on security footage. Early life and education Lowe grew up in Portland, Oregon in the suburb of Gresham. He is the second child of Jennifer Lowe and Kevin Lowe, who would move out when Lowe was nine, later divorcing. Lowe would teach his younger brother, Trey, things like riding a bike and sports, saying that he felt responsible for Trey as he remained by Jennifer's side during Trey's birth. Jennifer Lowe worked as an accountant to help pay for Lowe's tuition at Jesuit High School where he played football. Football career In 2010, Lowe signed onto the Oregon Ducks as a student athlete. After playing wide receiver for the team, he tried out for the Arizona Cardinals, but did not get picked. He then went to work in Philadelphia as an analyst for the Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Hill (American Football)
Troy Hill (born August 29, 1991) is an American former professional football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns, and Carolina Panthers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks. Early life Hill attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. He played defensive back and wide receiver for a team that posted an 11–2 record his senior season; however, all of those wins were forfeited when it was learned that Hill was ineligible. Hill received high school honors, earning the 2009 All-Channel League First-Team Defense, 2008 Second-Team All-State Junior by CalHiSports.com, 2007 All-Channel League Second-Team Defense, and All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division. Hill earned a three-star rating from Scout.com, also a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com, and the No. 32 corner in the country. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown. They play their home games at Huntington Bank Field, which opened in 1999, with administrative offices and training facilities in Berea, Ohio. The franchise's official club colors are brown, orange, and white. They are unique among the 32 member clubs of the NFL in that they do not have a logo on their helmets. The franchise was founded in 1944 by Brown and businessman Arthur B. McBride as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and began play in 1946. The Browns dominated the AAFC, compiling a 47–4–3 record in the league's four seasons and winning its championship in each. When the AAFC folded after the 1949 season, the Browns joined the NFL along with the San Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
