SAN JOSE STATE 0/6/6/10 - 22
OREGON 14/7/7/7 - 35
EUGENE, OREGON - The Ducks finished the 2018 non-conference season undefeated, but their win over San Jose State was far from inspiring. Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, but also tallied two interceptions and connected on just 16 of his 34 pass attempts.
The Oregon offense went three-and-out on the first possession of the game, but after Jevon Holland picked off quarterback Josh Love the Ducks responded with a short-yardage score from Cyrus Habibi-Likio then a 66-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Breeland to go up 14-0 with 7:10 left in the first.
San Jose State scored their first points of the game in the second quarter after their drive stalled out in the Oregon red zone and Bryce Crawford made a 31-yard field goal. The Ducks failed to add to their lead when Bryson Bridges blocked a field goal attempt from Zach Emerson, then the Spartans made it a one-score game with their second field goal, made possible by a 38-yard pass to Tre Hartley.
On the next drive, Oregon went up 21 to 6 with a 39-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Johnny Johnson III. San Jose State went three-and-out, leaving 1:37 in the first half, but Oregon’s final drive before halftime ended with an interception in the end zone.
The Duck defense started strong in the second half, ending the Spartan’s opening possession with an eight-yard sack from Justin Hollins on third-and-10 then a 57-yard return from Ugo Amadi after the punt. Oregon capitalized off their advantageous field position by marching 22 yards to set up Habibi-Likio’s second touchdown of the day.
Quarterback Josh Love threw an interception on SJSU’s next drive, but made up for it by cutting the lead to 16 with a touchdown pass to Josh Oliver on the offense’s next outing. Herbert threw the final Oregon touchdown early in the fourth quarter when Johnson III brought in a 22-yard touchdown on fourth-and-10. The Spartans scored 10 unanswered points in the final frame, while Herbert threw another interception, however, the Ducks held on for the 35-22 victory.
“It's a good 'W,' but we're not satisfied with our performance. We're just trying to go into practice, get everything together, get more disciplined and get ready for Stanford.”
- Justin Hollins
Oregon Offense (total: 443 - pass: 309 - rush: 134)
San Jose State Offense (total: 296 - pass: 267 - rush: 29)
Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - INT: 2)
San Jose State Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - INT: 2)
UO (3-0) SJSU (0-3)