Not only was it homecoming for Oregon, it was a homecoming for UCLA head coach Chip Kelly. Six years removed from his 46-7 record as Oregon's head coach, kelly was on the visiting sideline on Saturday night and suffered a 42-21 defeat at the hands of his former team.

Oregon kept the homecoming brief, with only a short pregame announcement from the public address announcer after the teams ran onto the field. It was short but the Duck fans were appreciative of what Kelly did as Oregon head coach from 2009-2012. The Autzen crowd gave kelly a loud cheer before kickoff.

Speaking to the media after the loss, Kelly used his typical refrain, saying the game was about his current team and not his history as Oregon's head coach.

Kelly opened his postgame press conference saying, "This game isn’t about me. This was about us going out and trying to compete."

It took few questions for the former Oregon coach to open up about his time in Oregon.

"You grow and you learn. I owe a lot of it to here (Oregon). Cause of the great experience I had here. Mike (Bellotti) bringing me out here from New Hampshire." Kelly added, "It’s a special place and I had a chance to spend part of my career here and I’ll never forget that."

Chip Kelly was the offensive coordinator for two seasons at Oregon before taking over as head coach from Mike Bellotti.

"I was at Oregon for two years before I became head coach, so I had a great understanding and feel for everybody there. We had minimal staff changes. Nick was there, Tom Osborne was there, John Neal was there, Steve Greatwood was there, Gary Campbell was there, Don Pelum was there. it was a lot easier transition, i think just because we all weren’t new. A lot of guys we could rely on. I think one of the things we tried to be really conscious of when I became head coach was, let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water. That Mike (Bellotti) and Rich Books made a blueprint and a gameplan of how things are supposed to be done and we just kinda continued that and extended that."

The former oregon coach was able to see a handful of his friends who still reside in Oregon. A number of current Oregon coaches, former coaches and donors were able to catch up with Kelly while he was in Eugene.

"Jim Radcliffe came by the hotel last night, it was so good to see Rad and Nick (Allioti) cause he still lives in the area. And then I visited with Pat Kilkenny, George Horton and Casey Martin today before the game. There’s a lot of great people at this place and that’s what makes this place so special." Kelly finished his postgame press conference saying, "It’s an amazing place with amazing people. I’m always thankful for what they gave me and the opportunities they gave me and I’ll never forget that."