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■ Oregon notes
Siegel earns records, honors
with kicks against Stanford
Kicker Jared Siegel kicks
three crucial field goals
while breaking record
BY BRIAN SMITH
SPORTS REPORTER
Oregon kicker Jared Siegel silenced
some of his critics last week against
Stanford, connecting on three field
goals of 51,37 and 21 yards.
The senior has had a sub-par 2004,
making less than one field goal per
game and ranking seventh in scoring
among kickers in the conference.
His three field goals against Stanford
earned him Pac-10 Special Teams Play
er of the Week honors. It marked the
first time this year that an Oregon play
er has received the honor, and it marks
the second time that Siegel has earned
the award — the last time was against
Stanford his sophomore year.
“We worked a little bit on the angle
of the ball, the hold and some other
things that I think have made a differ
ence,” Bellotti said. “I think he is going
to be fine, I think he’s doing a good
job. Certainly confidence is important
at any position.”
A Lou Groza Award finalist — given
to the nation’s top collegiate kicker —
Siegel has put himself at the top of a
number of school records. Siegel re
cently set the record for career points
by an Oregon player, eclipsing Derek
\ Loville’s old mark of 272 points. He
now has 302 points and counting. Last
I week against Stanford, he set the
‘ record for career field goals made,
which was previously held by Gregg
McCalkim, who had 45 from 1988-91.
Siegel also passed McCallum in field
goal attempts with 65.
Danielle Hickey | Photo editor
Kicker Jared Siegel (25) set the Oregon record for career field goals last week against
Stanford. The senior has drilled 46 field goals during his four-year tenure.
Ducks needing to
finish more drives
It’s not a secret that Oregon pos
sesses the ability to move the ball up
and down the field seemingly at will.
The Ducks have tallied over 400
yards of total offense in five of seven
games this year, equaling last sea
son’s total. Their 1,562 yards over the
last three games mark the highest
output in consecutive weeks since
Oregon totaled 1,620 yards against
Utah State (550 yards), Arizona (607)
and California (463 yards) in 2001.
However, while in past seasons
they were able to finish off drives,
Oregon has had a problem getting the
ball across the goal line in 2004. The
Ducks are sixth in the conference in
scoring offense with 23 touchdowns
and 25.3 points per game.
The Ducks are also tied for first in
the amount of times they have failed
to score inside the red zone. Oregon
and USC each have 10 failed opportu
nities inside the 20-yard line.
Whitehead continues to
deliver for Oregon
Terrence Whitehead has stepped up
and become a pleasant surprise for the
Oregon offense this year.
Whitehead is the third-leading rush
er in the Pacific-10 Conference, averag
ing just under 100 yards per game. He
has accumulated 697 yards and five
OREGON, page 7B
■ In my opinion
Roetman's dirty little secret:
He used to be a Washington fan
It sits on the shelf of my entertain
ment center, acting as a reminder of
what college football meant to me as a
child growing up in Portland.
It recalls memories of a potent pass
ing attack, a bruising ground game and
a helmet-crunching defense.
It conjures visions of cool, crisp Sat
urdays in the great Northwest and a
victory full of roses.
It is a VHS cassette titled, “Our
Dream Season.” It is the tale of a co
national champion. It is the story of
the 1591 Washington Huskies.
You read that last paragraph
correctly.
My name is Jon.
I grew up in Oregon.
And I grew up a Husky fan.
Before you call me Benedict
Arnold, a scumbag or something
worse, understand that I didn’t come
from one of those families that had
three generations of graduates from
the University of Oregon. Nobody in
my immediate family even went to
college. So instead of being born into
the Duck-fan fraternity, I was left to
choose my favorite team.
JON ROLI MAN
ROUGHING THE PASSER
I became a coherent sports fan in
1990 at the age of 8. Washington was
one of the best teams in the country
and usually had its games televised on
ABC. It didn’t take long for me to fall
in love with an offense led by quarter
back Mark Brunell and wide receivers
Mario Bailey and Orlando McKay. The
Huskies also had a punishing defense
featuring defensive tackle Steve Emt
man, who was eventually selected No.
1 overall by Indianapolis in the 1992
NFL Draft.
I was hooked.
To make things even better, the
Huskies had the best season in school
history the following year, earning a
share of the national title with Miami.
Quarterback Billy Joe Hobert started
the season in place of an injured
Brunell, but the offense kept on click
ing. Bailey and McKay were too much
for opposing secondaries to handle,
and freshman running back Napoleon
Kaufman had the first of four stellar
years with the Huskies.
The defense had shutout poten
tial every week. Emtman and All
American middle linebacker Dave
Hoffman rendered opposing
running backs obsolete.
Washington outscored its oppo
nents 495-115 — including a 321-77
advantage against Pacific-10 Confer
ence foes — and smoked No. 4 Michi
gan 34-14 in the Rose Bowl en route to
a 12-0 season.
Meanwhile, Oregon finished 3-8,
losing eight of its last nine games.
Needless to say I was happy with
my decision to side with the
Evergreen State.
As time went by, being a Washing
ton fan made even more sense. My
grandparents moved to Renton,
Wash., meaning Husky apparel for
Christmas was inevitable. It also gave
ROETMAN, page 5B
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