Oregon Ducks Fall Out of Top-5 in Coaches Poll After Week 1

The Oregon Ducks fell three spots to No. 6 in the second US LBM Coaches Poll of the season. The Ducks beat the Idaho Vandals by ten points after being heavily favorited over the FCS team.

Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Derrick Harmon forces a fumble from Idaho Vandals quarterback Jack Layne as the Oregon Ducks host the Idaho Vandals Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

After a 24-14 win against the Idaho Vandals, the Oregon Ducks fell to No. 6 in the US LBM Coaches Poll on Sept. 3. The Ducks were ranked No. 3 by the same poll in the preseason, but Texas, Alabama, and Ole Miss jumped them after the close win over the Vandals.

The Ducks were favored by nearly 50 points over the Vandals, and Oregon coach Dan Lanning expressed his frustrations after the game.

“Different than what we thought it might look like,” said Lanning. “On the same note, got to give a lot of credit to Idaho. They played a really good game. They didn’t give us anything for free. A lot of learning moments for us.”

Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Derrick Harmon forces a fumble from Idaho Vandals quarterback Jack Layne as the Oregon Ducks host the Idaho Vandals Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel threw for 380 yards and two touchdowns, both of them to wide receiver Tez Johnson. The Ducks defense shut out the Vandals in the first half, allowing 14 points total.

The biggest mover of the poll were the USC Trojans after their upset over the LSU Tigers, moving nine spots to No. 14. The Tigers dropped seven spots after the loss, and Clemson fell eight spots after losing to Georgia.

Here’s the rest of the poll:

1 Georgia

2 Ohio State

3 Texas

4 Alabama

5 Ole Miss

6 Oregon

7 Notre Dame

8 Penn State

9 Michigan

10 Missouri

11 Utah

12 Tennessee

13 Oklahoma

14 USC

15 Miami

16 Kansas State

17 Oklahoma State

18 Arizona

19 LSU

20 Kansas

21 Iowa

22 Clemson

23 North Carolina State

24 Louisville

25 Washington

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