After losing at Nebraska, the Ducks will look to clean up their mistakes before facing Colorado on Saturday (2:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

His initial impression was that Oregon played well enough to win, and was undone by its own mistakes. Film review only backed up that conclusion for Mark Helfrich .

One day later, the Ducks' 35-32 loss Saturday at Nebraska wasn't any easier to swallow for the UO coach and his staff.

"We were talking this morning about, (we had) 300 yards rushing and no turnovers – and lose," Helfrich said Sunday while reviewing the game with reporters. "The two-point aspect, the penalties, that just highlights those again."

Oregon's 1-of-5 success rate on two-point conversion attempts was widely analyzed in the aftermath of the loss, as were the Ducks' 13 penalties for 126 yards. They're not sitting any easier with Helfrich than they are with the Ducks' legion of fans.

While oblique in order to keep disciplinary matters in-house, Helfrich made it apparent he will address the penalty situation in no uncertain terms with players. Oregon is currently averaging 104.7 yards per game in penalties, ranking 126th out of 128 FBS teams entering this week's game against Colorado on Saturday at Autzen Stadium (2:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

"We're going to have a little discussion about that tomorrow, and we're going to have a team deal," Helfrich said. "Just continue to hammer away at it."

Senior offensive lineman Cameron Hunt was benched Saturday after a personal foul. Helfrich said penalties will be addressed with a number of players, but also that "a personal foul every week is too many." There was also a personal foul Saturday in which the Oregon player was "the second guy to react, and you know how that always plays out. We can't do that, especially in that situation."

Helfrich was also asked again about decision-making on two-point conversions, and reiterated that the goal is to "get an ideal look and if it's there, we run it; if it's not there, we shift back in and kick it." He said Saturday night that all five attempts at Nebraska were against favorable defensive alignments pre-snap.

"Anything that's bad in this program is my responsibility," Helfrich said. "… I need to coach that better, and get a total understanding of what we want done. And we will get that done."

Five new starters played on the UO defense against the Cornhuskers, with varying levels of impact.

With safeties Brenden Schooler and Khalil Oliver making their first starts, shifting Tyree Robinson to cornerback, "this alignment of DBs played better, but now we need to clean up the penalties and self-inflicted wounds," Helfrich said. Of the 13 penalties, four were for pass interference.





SAM linebacker Jonah Moi took "a step in the right direction" and finished with nine tackles, one off Johnny Ragin III 's team-high 10. Jimmie Swain also started at linebacker, and the defensive line included redshirt freshman Drayton Carlberg .

Oregon's pregame warmups featured a touching moment in which the Ducks honored a Nebraska player who passed away over the summer.

Helfrich and placekicker Matt Wogan placed a bouquet of flowers at the 27-yard line to honor former Huskers punter Sam Foltz, who wore No. 27 and passed away in a car wreck this summer.

"That was pretty emotional," Helfrich said. "We were trying to do it (without drawing attention), but it was a neat deal. And Matt Wogan should get all the credit for that."

By the end of Saturday's game, the list of players requiring treatment from the athletic medicine staff included running back Royce Freeman , offensive lineman Tyrell Crosby , receiver Devon Allen and Schooler, among others.

Helfrich said Sunday he didn't have firm details to offer on when they would return.

"We're gonna have to wait for tomorrow," Helfrich said. "We got some preliminary stuff, but nothing concrete."





The Ducks still managed to run for 336 yards despite Freeman being limited to five carries. Taj Griffin and Kani Benoit combined for three carries of longer than 40 yards, giving the Ducks five so far this season, most in the nation.