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The Oregon Ducks refers to the mascot and sports teams of the University Of Oregon , located in Eugene, Oregon , United States . The Oregon Ducks are part of the Pacific 10 (Pac-10) conference. Donald Duck was the mascot for a number of years, under an agreement with Disney . The Oregon Ducks are best known, sportswise, for their Football team, which finished 12-1 in 2001 under head coach Mike Bellotti , who took over the program in 1995 . THE EVOLUTION OF THE DUCK The University of Oregon mascot is a cartoon-like duck similar to Walt Disney 's Donald Duck character, often referred to as "the duck", and may also be referred to as Donald or Puddles. The mascot wears a green and yellow costume, a green and yellow beanie cap with the word "Oregon" on it and originated from cartoons drawn of a white duck known as Puddles that frequented football games during the early 1900s. The cartoon duck became more similar to Donald Duck over time, and the University received permission from the Walt Disney company to use the likeness of the Donald Duck character as a symbol of the University. The mascot that appears in graphic art is more similar to Donald Duck than the actual mascot that appears at University functions, which has a rounder head and body than typical renditions of the Donald Duck character. A Nike-designed futuristic rubber-suit wearing duck, nicknamed "Duck Vader", "Mandrake", or "RoboDuck" by the student body, began appearing at athletic events in 2003. RELATIONSHIP WITH NIKE UO track and field coach , and a pledge for no more future donations should the University continue its membership in the WRC. The University eventually terminated the relationship with the WRC within a year of joining, citing "legal complications." Phil Knight later reinstated the donation and increased the money to over US$50 million dollars. {Link without Title} UNIFORMS The University of Oregon football team is known to college football fans around the country for creating different kinds of uniform combinations and colors. In the 2005-2006 season, they have used 9 uniform combinations, including white jerseys and white pants , yellow and green , yellow and yellow , green and green , white and green , green and yellow , white and yellow , black and black , and white and black, which they wore in the 2005 Holiday Bowl against the University Of Oklahoma . In 2005, the uniforms have been voted by the readers of espn.com and other college football fans as the ugliest in college football. The Oregon Athletic Department has announced that new uniforms will be introduced at the beginning of the 2006 college football season, which will include the introduction of new helmet designs as well. 2005-2006 FOOTBALL SEASON The Ducks finished the regular season with an outstanding 10-1 record, their best finish since their Joey Harrington -led, Fiesta Bowl -winning 2001 team. They finished 5th overall in the BCS ranking system, usually enough to earn them a BCS Bowl . This year, however, there were no at-large bids for Oregon to take advantage of. Ohio State finished just ahead of the Ducks, in 4th place, guaranteeing them one of the at-large berths (though they had an inferior 10-2 record). Notre Dame finished 6th in the BCS, also securing a BCS bid, despite a 10-2 record by virtue of their perceived national following and tradition. Many Oregon fans were outraged that two teams with worse records were selected over the Ducks. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Pac-10 conference had a team finish with a one loss season that was snubbed by the BCS (the Cal Bears finished 10-1 in 2004). The situation (and others like it in recent years) has led to more and more calls for a playoff system to replace the BCS which has received wide spread criticism from college football fans across the nation. Unfortunately for both Oregon and Cal, they proceeded to lose their Holiday bowl game to teams with 7-4 records, diminishing their claim to a BCS Bowl game berth. They lost to the Oklahoma Sooners 17-14. VENUES The Oregon Ducks basketball teams play at McArthur Court on the campus of the University of Oregon. The Ducks football team's home is Autzen Stadium , just north of the main campus. Track and field events are held at Hayward Field , on the campus adjacent to McArthur Court. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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