OREGON VS ARIZONA

ARIZONA 7/14/7/0 - 28

OREGON 14/14/7/13 - 48

EUGENE, OREGON - After missing five games due to a broken collarbone suffered against Cal on a touchdown run, Justin Herbert made his long awaited return to Autzen stadium and did not disappoint. amassing 235 yards, one interception, and one touchdown on 14-of-21 passing while also adding 40 yards and a score on the ground. Meanwhile, Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate averaged 201 rushing yards in his last six games before playing Oregon, but against the Duck defense the QB finished with just 21 rushing yards. The victory gave the Ducks a 6-5 record to earn them a bowl bid with only the Civil War remaining on their regular season schedule.

Oregon punted on the opening possession, and Arizona responded by putting together an 11-play, 83-yard drive that was capped off with an 18-yard touchdown run from Nick Wilson. The Ducks tied it up on the next drive when Herbert ran in a touchdown from 40 yards out, and after a Wildcat three-and-out, Oregon used a series of successful run plays to set up four-yard Royce Freeman touchdown to take a 14-7 lead.

However, Herbert then threw an interception at the top of the second quarter that sparked 14 consecutive points from the Wildcats: Dane Cruikshank picked off Herbert and then returned it 64 yards to the Oregon 15-yard line, three plays later Tate connected with Tony Ellison on a 15-yard touchdown pass. And on Arizona’s next possession, Nick Wilson ran in his second score to give the Wildcats a seven point lead. Freeman helped fuel a 75-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to Jacob Breeland from the Wildcat 39-yard line, and with 1:32 left in the half Freeman gave the Ducks a 28-21 lead off of a 28-yard touchdown run. Ugo Amadi preserved the seven-point advantage by snatching an interception to end the final Wildcat drive before halftime.

Freeman scored his third rushing touchdown at the 6:56 mark in the third quarter, but Arizona’s Zach Green capped off an eight-play, 75-yard drive with a short touchdown to keep within seven of Oregon. But the Duck defense kept the Wildcats scoreless for the rest of the contest, while the Oregon offense scored 13 points to finish with a 48-28 victory. Aidan Schneider connected on field goal attempts of 40 and 24 yards, but missed his third kick late in the fourth. Freeman ran in his fourth touchdown in the final quarter after a reverse flea-flicker to Johnny Johnson III picked up 50 yards to reach the one-yard line. Freeman’s four-touchdown, 135-yard performance gave him sole possession of the UO record for career touchdowns.

• Oregon Offense (total: 588 - pass: 235 - rush: 353)

• Arizona Offense (total: 330 - pass: 159 - rush: 171)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - INT: 2)

• Arizona Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - INT: 1)

• UO (6-5, 3-5) UA (7-4. 5-3)

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Here are some Oregon Ducks highlights from the game against the Wildcats on 11/18 at Autzen Stadium. Go Ducks!

OREGON @ #12 WASHINGTON

OREGON 3/0/0/0 - 3

WASHINGTON 0/17/21/0 - 38

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - The rumor of Justin Herbert’s return from injury ran rampant through the Duck fan base after he was seen in uniform on the sideline during the Utah game. And with the rivalry on the line, the Oregon faithful prayed that they would see their hometown hero back on the field when the Ducks traveled to Seattle to take on the Huskies. Unfortunately, it was backup Braxton Burmeister who lined up behind center, resulting in a predictable beatdown against No. 12 Washington on a stormy night.

To Burmeister’s credit, the overwhelmed QB led a confident drive on the opening possession of the game, completing all three of his short passes and picking up 15 yards on the ground to help the Ducks reach the Washington 13-yard line where kicker Aidan Schneider gave Oregon a 3-0 lead. The Duck defense added to the team’s momentum by forcing a 45-yard field goal attempt from the Huskies, which kicker Tristan Vizcaino missed.

Oregon had an opportunity to take a two-score lead on the proceeding drive, but Kani Benoit fumbled at the Washington 16, 10 plays later Vizcaino tied the score with a 34-yard field goal. After a three-and-out from the Oregon offense, Willie Taggart elected to test Washington’s standout returner Dante Pettis by punting towards him; Pettis passed that test with flying colors by returning the punt for a touchdown for the ninth time in his career, an NCAA record.

A Burmeister fumble on third-and-1 was followed by a two-play Huskie drive that ended with a 34-yard Myles Gaskin touchdown run that gave Washington a 17-3 lead. Brady Breeze prevented the scoring deficit from widening by picking off Jake Browning late in the second, but the Ducks’ ball-control strategy was out the window when they fell behind by two scores.

Washington scored on their first three possessions of the second half: a 47-yard pass to Dante Pettis, a 31-yard pass to Lavon Coleman, and a 58-yard run from Salvon Ahmed to put Washington up 38 to 3. Burmeister was picked off by Tevis Bartlett in the fourth quarter to add salt to the wound. Duck fans who traveled to Seattle united in a cheer of support when Oregon won a goal-line stand with 2:55 in the game.

Royce Freeman ran for 122 yards on 24 carries, marking the 29th time the back reached over 100 yards in his career, a new program record. Burmeister finished the contest 7-of-13 for 31 yards. Jimmie Swaid had a career-high in tackles with 13.

"We're taking our lumps now. We'll take 'em. And we'll come back swinging. I promise you that.”

- Willie Taggart

• Oregon Offense (total: 278 - pass: 31 - rush: 247)

• Washington Offense (total: 451 - pass: 204 - rush: 247)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - INT: 1)

• Washington Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - FUM: 1 - INT: 1)

• UO (5-5, 2-5) UW (8-1, 5-1)

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OREGON VS UTAH

UTAH 0/6/7/7 - 20

OREGON 7/10/10/14 - 41

EUGENE, OREGON - After starting the 2017 season with a lot of excitement by winning their first three games of the season, it appeared questionable whether the team would even make a bowl game after quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a broken collarbone against Cal. The Ducks lost three straight games with backup Braxton Burmeister as a starter, and the possibility of another 4-8 season loomed large for the program. However, Oregon reversed a recent trend by outscoring their opponent in the second half to upset the favored Utes for the second season in a row.

Burmeister connected on all three of his passes during Oregon’s opening 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, which ended with a five-yard pass to tight end Cam McCormick who flew into the end zone. It was the quarterback’s second passing touchdown in four games. Utah’s opening possession was doomed by a false start followed by a sack for a loss of eight yards, resulting in a punt, but a Burmeister fumble on third-and-6 gave the Utes the ball at the Oregon 21. Thankfully, the Duck defense managed to preserve the lead by holding Utah to a field goal.

Utah sacked Burmeister to start Oregon’s next drive, but to the QB’s credit, he was a perfect 4-of-4 on the drive for 29 yards. The Ducks then added to their lead with a 23-yard field goal from Aidan Schneider. Though Darren Carrington was now wearing a Utah jersey, a catch from the former Oregon receiver resulted in a touchdown for the Ducks. After transferring to Utah, Carrington quickly became their go-to receiver, but after catching a screen pass from quarterback Tyler Huntley, former teammate Ugochukwu Amadi lit up Carrington with a vicious tackle, resulting in a fumble that Amadi took to the house for a 47-yard touchdown. Huntley marched his team 59 yards on the proceeding drive to set up a field goal that cut the lead to 11, and the Oregon defense held strong to keep the score at 17-6, preserving their first halftime lead since the Wyoming game on September 16th.

Tyler Huntley and Zack Moss picked up a combined 55 yards on the ground in six plays, setting up a one-yard touchdown pass to Darrin Paulo to cut the Oregon lead to four after the opening possession of the second half. The Ducks put together their own rushing drive which marched 54 yards before concluding with a 38-yard field goal to put Oregon up 20 to 13.

Utah’s typically stellar special teams missed a field goal, and the Ducks responded with a four-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off with the most entertaining touchdown of the evening: Tony Brooks-James picked up 56 yards on the first play of the drive, but a false start a few plays later set up a third-and 13 near the Utah red zone, that’s when receiver Charles Nelson survived an attempted tackle to connect with Jacob Breeland on a 22-yard reverse pass for a touchdown. The Duck defense then forced a Utah punt, and the Oregon offense used six consecutive run plays to build a 34-13 lead with a 23-yard touchdown run from Brooks-James.

Huntley scraped up one final touchdown before the conclusion of the game, a 29-yard pass to Siaosi Wilson, but it was the Ducks who had the final laugh. After forcing a turnover-on-downs from the Utes, Oregon took just two carries from Kani Benoit to add the final touchdown of the contest.

Star running back Royce Freeman finished with 139 yards off 20 carries, Tony Brooks-James tallied 106 yards and a touchdown on just six carries, and Braxton Burmeister had the best game of his young career with 9-of-12 passing for 47 yards and a touchdown while adding 37 yards on the ground. Troy Dye led all Duck defenders with 11 tackles.

• Oregon Offense (total: 416 - pass: 69 - rush: 347)

• Utah Offense (total: 384 - pass: 293 - rush: 91)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - FUM: 1)

• Utah Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - FUM: 1)

• UO (5-4, 2-4) UU (4-4, 1-4)

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Here are a few Oregon highlights from the game against the Utes on 10/28/17. Go Ducks!

OREGON @ UCLA

OREGON 0/14/0/0 - 14

UCLA 14/0/10/7 - 31

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - Quarterback Braxton Burmeister helped the Ducks rally from a two-score deficit to tie the matchup against the Bruins at 14 apiece, unfortunately, they were held scoreless in the second half for the third game in a row. Royce Freeman became the all-time leading rusher at Oregon by tallying 164 yards to reach 5,103 career yards, surpassing the great LaMichael James. But Freeman’s fantastic performance failed to compensate for the absence of star quarterback Justin Herbert.

The Duck defense forced a three-and-out on UCLA’s opening possession, but at the Oregon 45-yard line Darrian Felix fumbled the ball, and 11 plays later the Bruins’ Soso Jamabo scored the game’s first touchdown on a four-yard run in which he bullied his way past Duck defenders. Oregon punted on their next drive, and UCLA responded with a seven-play, 65-yard drive that was capped off with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Christian Pabico to take a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter.

Braxton Burmeister led two long scoring drives in the second quarter, the first was 15 plays for 75 yards and the other was 15 plays for 76 yards. The first touchdown was set up by a 22-yard pass to Charles Nelson, the most successful pass of Burmeister’s career at the time, and Burmeister himself ran in both scores to tie the game, 14 to 14, at the half.

The second half belonged to Josh Rosen and the UCLA rushing attack, who outscored Oregon 17 to 0. After a sack from Jaelan Phillips led to a Duck punt on the first drive of the third quarter, the Bruins reclaimed the lead with a 42-yard field goal from JJ Molson. A false start doomed Oregon’s proceeding possession, and once again UCLA was able to respond by putting points on the board, this time by giving the ball to Bolu Olorunfunmi who surfed his way into the end zone by leaping onto a Ducks’ shoulders and falling into the end zone to cap a 22-yard run.

The Ducks were down by just ten late in the third, meaning they had plenty of time to put together a comeback bid, but their next three drives were unsuccessful (an interception on a deep pass from Burmeister, a Burmeister fumble on fourth-and-1, and a missed field goal from the UCLA 15-yard line), while the Bruins put together a 10-play, 40-yard drive to score the final touchdown of the game. The 31-14 lead felt insurmountable considering the second-half performance from the Oregon offense.

One of the only bright spot for the Ducks was the fact that they were only called for three penalties for 15 yards, well below their average during the Taggart era. Burmeister once again lost the QB duel, rushing for 48 yards and two TDs, but passing 8-of-15 for 74 yards and an interception versus Josh Rosen’s 21-of-36 for 266 yards and two touchdowns.

"I thought our guys showed a lot of fight, especially in the first half. We came out in the second half and started moving the ball, and then stepped on our own toe. We can't afford to do that.”

- Willie Taggart

• Oregon Offense (total: 320 - pass: 74 - rush: 246)

• UCLA Offense (total: 408 - pass: 266 - rush: 142)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 0)

• UCLA Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - FUM: 1 - INT: 1)

• UO (4-4, 1-4) UCLA (4-3, 2-2)

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Highlights of UCLA Football's win over the Oregon Ducks on October 21, 2017.

OREGON @ #23 STANFORD

OREGON 7/0/0/0 - 7

STANFORD 21/7/7/14 - 49

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA - In his second game as a starter, Braxton Burmeister threw for 23 yards on 3-of-8 passing and two interceptions before being replaced by Taylor Allie. In total, the Ducks only managed to tally 33 yards through the air and one touchdown off a Burmeister run. Two Bryce Love scores set the tone for the contest, and perhaps the most entertaining highlight for Oregon fans was when a rabbit ran free on the field.

Standout running back Bryce Love ran for 34 yards on his first touch, four plays later he scored the game’s opening touchdown off a five yard run. An offensive holding penalty doomed Oregon’s first possession, and Stanford responded with a one-play scoring drive that featured Love blowing past the Duck defenders for a 67-yard touchdown.

The Oregon offense then put together their only successful outing, a five-play, 86-yard touchdown drive that cut the lead to seven. Royce Freeman, who finished with 144 yards on 18 carries, kick-started the possession with a 59-yard run and Burmeister scored Oregon’s only touchdown on a one-yard carry. The drive featured five runs and no passes.

Stanford traveled 71 yards in nine plays to score their next touchdown, a three-yard pass from Keller Chryst to JJ Arcega-Whiteside, then a Burmeister interception gave the Cardinal the ball shortly after. The Duck defense forced a fumble early in the second quarter, but the offense failed to capitalize and Burmeister was picked off again, this time by Casey Toohill. Oregon’s defense showed up again just before the half when Deommodore Lenoir picked off Chryst in the end zone to prevent the deficit from widening. The Ducks trailed 28 to 7 at the half.

Oregon’s second-half possessions consisted of four consecutive punts and a fumble to cap off a lopsided contest against the Cardinal. Meanwhile, Stanford flexed their offensive muscles by scoring three touchdown passes to extend their lead to 49-7: a 12-yard pass to Arcega-Whiteside, then two short passes to Colby Parkinson in the final quarter. Even safety Brandon Simmons joined the touchdown party by taking a blocked punt to the end zone for a two-yard score in the third quarter.

Freeman moved to fourth in PAC-12 history by reaching 4,943 career rushing yards, and Tyrell Crosby, Jake Pisarcik and Tony Brooks-James all left the game showing concussion symptoms.

“We knew we couldn't turn the ball over and beat this football team. We turned it over a couple times early, and I think (Braxton Burmeister) was shook a little bit."

- Willie Taggart

• Oregon Offense (total: 309 - pass: 33 - rush: 276)

• Stanford Offense (total: 504 - pass: 256 - rush: 248)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - FUM: 1 - INT: 1)

• Stanford Defense (forced turnovers: 3 - FUM: 1 - INT: 2)

• UO (4-3, 1-3) STAN (5-2, 4-1)

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Here's a compilation of some Oregon Ducks highlights from their Oct. 14th, 2017 game versus Stanford.

OREGON VS #11 WASHINGTON STATE

WASHINGTON ST 7/6/10/10 - 33

OREGON 10/0/0/0 - 10

EUGENE, OREGON - Quarterback Braxton Burmeister’s first start looked promising in the first quarter, but after taking a 10-7 lead on a Jacob Breeland touchdown, Oregon was outscored 26 to 0 by the undefeated Washington State Cougars. It became clear to Duck fans that the absence of Justin Herbert, who suffered a broken collarbone the week before against Cal, would have a huge impact on the season.

Duck fans were happy to see star running back Royce Freeman return to the field after missing most of the game against Cal, but on Oregon’s opening possession the premiere back failed to convert on fourth-and-1 against a shifting Washington State D-line. And on the very next play, Wazzu quarterback Luke Faulk connnected with Jamal Morrow to score a 41-yard touchdown.

Oregon’s offensive strategy became clear on their first scoring drive in which they ran the ball nine times and passed just once, a screen-pass that lost a yard. Even on second-and-22, Taggart elected to give the ball to running back Kani Benoit, who surprisingly picked up 19 yards to keep the drive alive. The offense stalled at the Wazzu three-yard line, and Aidan Schneider got the Ducks on the board with a field goal.

The Duck defense forced a three-and-out to add to the momentum, and the Ducks took advantage of a 12-yard punt with a touchdown pass from the Washington State 30 on the first play of the drive. The TD pass to Jacob Breeland was the first of Braxton’s career and the final Duck score of the game.

Washington State managed to add two field goals in the second quarter, the first of 25 yards and the second from 52 yards out, while the Oregon offense failed to add to their lead, even when Troy Dye forced a fumble that was recovered by Tyree Robinson near midfield. The Ducks trailed by just three points at the half, but it seemed unlikely that the Oregon offense would keep up with the Wazzu air raid.

Freshman Jordon Scott recorded a sack on Washington State’s first drive of the second half, but Luke Faulk recovered by leading a seven-play, 75-yard drive that finished with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Renard Bell. Braxton Burmeister’s rough start continued when safety Hunter Dale forced a fumble from the young quarterback which turned into a 47-yard field goal from Erik Powell eight plays later.

The fourth quarter got off to a disastrous start when Burmeister was picked off by Marcus Strong and returned to the Oregon 25. And on the next play, Faulk threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Johnson-Mack. It appeared the Ducks caught a break when Jamal Morrow fumbled an Oregon punt, but three plays later Burmeister threw his second interception. The Cougs managed to milk 4:21 off the clock on their final drive with a 47-yard, eight play drive that ended with another Powell field goal.

Go-to receiver Dillon Mitchell missed the contest after suffering a concussion in the cursed Cal game, and Burmeister became the last hope at quarterback when it was announced before the Wazzu game that Taylor Allie was ruled out.

“Braxton did some good things, he did some bad things. He did some things most freshmen do sometimes. I think, this game, he can learn a lot from. He's gotten that first game out of the way. I think he'll be better as we move forwrd. But he needs a lot more help around him."

- Willie Taggart

• Oregon Offense (total: 277 - pass: 145 - rush: 132)

• Washington State Offense (total: 369 - pass: 282 - rush: 87)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - FUM: 2)

• Washington State Defense (forced turnovers: 3 - FUM: 1- INT: 2)

• UO (4-2, 1-2) WSU (6-0, 3-0)

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OREGON VS CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA 0/7/7/10 - 24

OREGON 17/0/7/21 - 45

EUGENE, OREGON - The Ducks won their first conference game of the season despite losing starting quarterback Justin Herbert to a broken collarbone near the end of the first quarter. The injury took place late in the first quarter when Herbert ran in a seven-yard touchdown that put the Ducks up 17 to 0. Oregon managed to overcome not just the injury to their starting quarterback, but a plethora of other positions, by limiting the Golden Bear run game to just eight total yards while gaining 328 yards on the ground.

Things could not have started better for the Ducks, scoring three times on their three opening drives. Aidan Schneider kicked things off with a 42-yard field goal to cap off the game’s first possession, then, the Ducks used just four plays to reach the end zone with a 37-yard touchdown pass to Brenden Schooler. And after Cal’s second consecutive punt, Herbert scored the touchdown that would alter the course of the season.

After Herbert was taken out of the game, backup quarterback Taylor Allie took his place and the offense failed to find its footing, resulting in three straight Oregon punts. Even after a fumbled punt recovery by Ugochukwu Amadi that put the Ducks at the CAL 42 late in the second, the Oregon offense failed to add to their lead, and on the very next play Allie threw a pick which Jordan Kunaszyk retrurned to the Oregon 18. One play later, Ross Bowers connected with Jordan Veasy to cut the lead to 10.

Oregon relied on its stable of backs to score the first touchdown of the third quarter, a one-yard touchdown drive from Kani Benoit that finished a 73-yard drive. It appeared the Golden Bears were ready to rally back after scoring on a 75-yard touchdown pass to Kanawai Noa and then a 36-yard field goal to make it a one-score game, however, the Ducks responded by scoring 14 consecutive points to kill the comeback bid.

Kani Benoit scored his second touchdown of the evening on a 68-yard run, finishing the game as the leading rusher with two TDs and 141 yards on 18 carries. A Justin Hollins sack forced Ross Bowers to lose control of the ball, which was recovered by Henry Mondeaux. Three plays later, Tony Brooks James found the end zone to give Oregon the 38-17 lead.

Bowers connected with receiver Vic Wharton for a 28-yard Golden Bear touchdown with 4:54 left in the game, but the final touchdown of the night belonged to true freshman Darrian Felix off of an 11-yard run. In addition to losing Herbert, the Ducks had injuries to star running back Royce Freeman, receiver Dillon Mitchell, and linebacker Kaluana Apelu, as well as losing Tyree Robinson in the first half after an ejection for targeting. Oregon may have won the battle of attrition, but it was a pyrrhic victory.

• Oregon Offense (total: 459 - pass: 131 - rush: 328)

• California Offense (total: 263 - pass: 255 - rush: 8)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - FUM: 2)

• California Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - INT: 1)

• UO (4-1, 1-1) CAL (3-2, 0-2)

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Ducks highlights from the game versus Cal on 9/30/17.

#24 OREGON @ ASU

OREGON 7/7/14/7 - 35

ARIZONA ST 17/0/14/6 - 37

TEMPE, ARIZONA - Justin Herbert and the Ducks took their first lead of the evening on a four-yard touchdown run from the quarterback with 6:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, but quarterback Manny Wilkins led the Sun Devils on a drive that was capped off with a 41-yard field goal from Brandon Ruiz for the go-ahead score. The Oregon offense failed to score on their final two drives, resulting in head coach WIllie Taggart’s first loss as a Duck.

Arizona State dominated the first quarter by forcing a three-and-out on Oregon’s opening possession, then outscoring the Ducks 17 to 7 by utilizing the impressive play of their mobile QB and pulling off a gutsy call on special teams. Wilkins completed all three of his passes during ASU’s opening drive and then capped it off with an eight-yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead. Royce Freeman fueled an eight-play, 75-yard drive that finished with a touchdown pass to Dillon Mitchell from the ASU 7 to even the score, but the Sun Devil offense mirrored the Ducks’ drive by also traveling 75 yards to once again take the lead. Standout receiver N’Keal Harry helped convert on fourth-and-2 during the drive, and then caught the three-yard touchdown to give ASU the 14-0 lead.

Then, to the surprise of everyone not wearing a Sun Devil uniform, Brandon Ruiz successfully pulled off an on-side kick, resulting in a 29-yard field goal seven plays later. After Arizona State took a 17-7 lead, the pace of the game drastically slowed down. The Ducks and Devils had a combined nine punts in the second quarter, including four consecutive three-and-outs from Oregon, but a fumble from ASU’s Ryan Newsome during a punt recovery gave the Ducks the opportunity they desperately needed, and on the next play Royce Freeman ran 12 yards for a touchdown that cut the lead to three before the half.

Two big-time passes from Manny Wilkins led to 14 points on ASU’s first two possessions of the second half. Wilkins connected with Jalen Harvey for 63 yards to reach the Oregon two-yard line, setting up a QB run for the score, then after another Duck three-and-out, the Sun Devil quarterback found N’Keal Harry for a 47-yard gain, and on the next play running back Demario Richard reached the end zone with a seven-yard touchdown run to give the Devils a 31-14 lead.

The Ducks were down, but they weren’t out. Justin Herbert picked up 18 yards with his legs then 20 yards through the air to conclude another 75-yard scoring drive with a Johnny Johnson III touchdown reception. The Oregon defense did its part by forcing an ASU punt, then Herbert cut the lead to three with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Tony Brooks-James.

Late in the third quarter, a Kani Benoit fumble gave the Devils the ball at midfield, resulting in a field goal from Brandon Ruiz when the Duck defense stopped the drive at the Oregon 6. Down 34 to 28, Herbert found Jacob Breeland for a 51-yard gain, and two plays later ran the ball into the end zone himself to earn Oregon its first lead of the game. Unfortunately for the Ducks, ASU’s kicker had one final field goal left in him. Demario Richard fueled a drive against a gassed Duck D, then Brandon Ruiz connected on a 41-yard field kick to take the lead.

Oregon went on to have two more shots at taking the lead before time expired, but both drives failed to reach ASU’s side of the field; a sack from Alani Latu on second-and-6 doomed the first attempt, then with the game on the line, Herbert threw four consecutive incompletions to deliver the Devils their first win in the series since 2005.

Royce Freeman claimed sole possession of UO’s all-time rushing TD record with 54, surpassing the great LaMichael James. Wide receiver Jaylon Redd made his debut as a Duck and even threw a key block on Freeman’s TD run. For the third consecutive season, Oregon lost their PAC-12 opener.

• Oregon Offense (total: 401 - pass: 281 - rush: 120)

• Arizona State Offense (total: 489 - pass: 347 - rush: 142)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - FUM: 1)

• Arizona State Defense (forced turnovers: 1 - FUM: 1)

• UO (3-1, 0-1) ASU (2-2, 1-0)

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Highlight Recap the Oregon Ducks facing the Arizona State Sun Devils.