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Senior class says goodbye
to Autzen in final contest
The senior class is 17 players
strong, and each one wants
to keep the streak of winning
‘senior bowls’ alive Saturday
Peter Hockaday
Sports Editor
The seniors’ last home game is a
time to honor the graduating class of
football players, review their accom
plishments and send them out into
the world with the applause of Autzen
Stadium raining down upon them.
For the Ducks, it’s also a time to win.
Oregon has won eight-straight
“senior bowls” — the last regular
season home game. The last time the
Ducks lost this contest was in 1993,
a 15-12 loss to rival Oregon State.
But since then, the senior bowl
has provided thrills in the form of
Civil War wins of two, three and
nine points, and chills in the form
of blowouts against Arizona State
and California.
Now, the Ducks say they want to
continue their winning trend, for the
sake of the seniors.
“Obviously we want to continue
that (streak),” Oregon head coach
Mike Bellotti said.
This year’s senior class includes
17 members, from Allan Amundson
to Darrell Wright and 15 others on
the alphabetical scale. They range in
impact from Keenan Howry — Ore
gon’s all-time leader in receptions —
to Eric Johnson, a backup defensive
tackle. The senior class includes a
range of experience.
“It’s an interesting accumulation
of seniors,” Bellotti said. “There’s
three-year players, four-year play
ers and five-year players in that
group. And it’s probably a bigger dif
ference in that group because they
didn’t come in and play their full
five years together.
“But they certainly have con
tributed to where we are right now
and where we’ve been in the past.”
The senior class includes line
backer David Moretti, punter Jose
Arroyo, wide receiver Jason Willis,
defensive back Rasuli Webster and
defensive tackle Kai Smalley.
On Saturday, the players will be
introduced one by one and their ac
complishments read to the crowd.
The Ducks said they hope to follow
that with a win.
Mark McCambridge Emerald
Oregon's all-time leader in receptions, senior Keenan Howry, will play his last game at
Autzen Stadium on Saturday with the rest of Oregon's 17-member senior class.
“A loss would be especially
worse, because it’s against the
Huskies and it’s the last home game
of the season and my last game
ever,” Amundson said.
“Every year I have the luxury of
saying I’m proud of the seniors," Bel
lotti said. “Certainly, for them to go
out as winners is important to us as
well as the team.”
While this year’s class may not ri
val the 2001 class in size and talent
— six graduating Ducks were draft
ed into the NFL last season, includ
ing the No. 3 overall pick, Joey Har
rington — their absence will impact
the team next year. Especially at
the wide receiver position, where
Howry is the star and Willis is the
underrated force, and at punter,
where Arroyo’s backup is, techni
cally, placekicker Jared Siegel.
And while Saturday’s contest is
not the last for the senior class,
which is likely headed to a bowl
game after next Saturday’s Civil War,
the seniors and the rest of the Ore
gon squad understand the grave na
ture of the senior bowl.
“Our last home game here this
year, it’s going to be an emotional
one for the seniors, but I know we’re
going to go out on a good note,”
quarterback Jason Fife said.
If history is a senior guide, then
Fife is likely right.
Contact the sports editor
atpeterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
Mark McCambridge Emerald
The Ducks hope to send linebacker David Moretti and the rest of the 17seniors out on a positive note at Autzen Stadium.