#17 OREGON VS #7 WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON 10/7/7/0/3 - 27

OREGON 10/7/7/0/6 - 30

EUGENE, OREGON - Oregon’s 12-game win streak over Washington ended in 2017 when a freshman Justin Herbert led a Duck team that lost in Autzen 70 to 21 to quarterback Jake Browning and the Huskies. The year after that, Willie Taggart’s team lost 38 to 3 in Seattle, due in large part to the absence of Herbert, who was still recovering from a broken collarbone. Mario Cristobal had the locker room on his side before he even became head coach, but after Oregon’s 30-27 overtime win against Washington, Cristobal won over countless fans by restoring the balance in the rivalry.

When Justin Herbert was a freshman, his first throw of the 2017 matchup against the Huskies resulted in an interception; the tables were flipped when senior quarterback Jake Browning’s first throw was picked off by Deommodore Lenoir on Washington’s opening possession. Herbert went 0-of-3 during Oregon’s first drive, but Adam Stack connected on a 39-yard field goal to start the scoring.

Browning and the Washington offense found their footing on their second possession, and were able to travel 59 yards to set up a Peyton Henry 41-yard field goal to tie the game at thee apiece. Then, Autzen grew silent as Tony Brooks-James fumbled the ball after returning a punt 34 yards. Five plays later, Salvon Ahmed ran 25 yards for the touchdown, giving the Huskies their first lead of the game.

Tony Brooks-James’ next punt return was far more successful, catching the ball in the Oregon end zone and finishing at the Washington 41-yard line. Running back CJ Verdell carried the ball seven times on Oregon’s next drive, then Herbert found Dillon Mitchell for a 12-yard touchdown to tie the score 10-10 with less than two minutes remaining in the opening quarter.

Washington and Oregon traded punts until the Huskies put together a 75-yard, nine-play touchdown drive that featured a heavy dose of Salvon Ahmed and was capped off by the running back scoring his second touchdown of the game, this time from a short distance away from the end zone. Down by seven with 3:12 to play before the half, Oregon crafted a 13-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off with a dramatic nine-yard, toe-tap touchdown from Jaylon Redd as he extended to catch a pass from a scrambling Herbert to tie the game at 17 each moments before the half.

Oregon struck first in the second half; after swapping three-and-outs with Washington for the first few minutes, freshman running back Travis Dye helped fuel an 88-yard drive before Verdell was put in to score on first-and-goal from the one-yard line. Washington responded with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Ty Jones to pull even with Oregon late in the third, then a 42-yard missed field goal attempt from Adam Stack ended what looked like a promising drive from the Ducks.

Browning found Sean McGrew for a 30-yard gain to start Washington’s next drive, but the Duck defense was able to limit the Huskie running backs to nine-yards on three carries, setting up a crucial 4th-and-1 at the Oregon 26. Browning attempted the quarterback sneak, a staple during his career at Washington, but nose tackle Jordon Scott blew up the interior of the Huskie o-line, and Browning fumbled the ball which was recovered by Johnny Johnson III.

Oregon’s offense managed to reach the Washington 27-yard line with a fresh set of downs, but were forced to punt after moving backwards nine yards on their next two plays. Things looked bad for the Ducks when Browning marched his team to the Oregon 27 with 50 seconds left on the clock. Sean McGrew picked up eight yards on his next carry, then just one on second down. Chris Petersen elected to run the clock down to three seconds before calling a timeout to set up for the game-winning field goal, and Cristobal used two timeouts to freeze kicker Peyton Henry. And to the delight of Oregon fans around the world, Henry missed the 37-yard attempt wide right, sending the game into overtime.

Kamari Pleasant kicked things off with a 19-yard run on first down, but after that the Washington offense stalled at the Oregon 3-yard line, forcing the Huskies to settle for the field goal. Oregon was on the cusp of having to settle for three themselves when a holding penalty put them at 3rd-and-11 on the following possession, but a 17-yard pass to Mitchell gave the Ducks a chance to go for the win. Then, on 3rd-and-goal from the Washington 6-yard line, CJ Verdell ran up the middle to seal the victory.

In Oregon’s heartbreaking loss against Stanford, the young back looked devastated after fumbling the ball in what could have been a game-winning carry, but against Washington he was filled with joy as the home crowd filled the stadium with victory shouts. The knock-out blow against the Ducks’ most hated rival more than made up for the early season blunder, and also gave Duck fans a glimpse of what they could expect from the hard-running CJ Verdell.

“ Coach Cristobal just told us we were a downhill team, and we were gonna keep running downhill, I was just glad coaches put the trust in me to run the ball, and we executed it.”

- CJ Verdell

• Oregon Offense (total: 379 - pass: 202 - rush: 177)

• Washington Offense (total: 437 - pass: 243 - rush: 194)

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

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

• UO (5-1, 2-1) UW (5-2, 3-1)

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#19 OREGON @ #24 CALIFORNIA

OREGON 7/21/7/7 - 42

CALIFORNIA 3/7/7/7 - 24

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - After falling behind 10-7 on the road to the Golden Bears, the Ducks rebounded from a tough loss suffered the week before by scoring 28 unanswered points and forcing a total of five turnovers to take control of their first road game of the season. Cal made it a two-score game with 4:31 left in the final quarter, but senior Ugochukwu Amadi picked off Brandon McIlwain for a 32-yard return that sealed the win.

Cal head coach Justin Wilcox elected to use both Chase Garbers and Brandon McIlwain as quarterback, and on the opening possession it appeared to pay off as the Golden Bears marched 72 yards in 15 plays to set up a successful 25-yard field goal from Greg Thomas to take an early lead. Justin Herbert, who finished the game 16-of-22 for 225 yards and two touchdowns, completed all four of his passes in Oregon’s opening drive, concluding with a 30-yard touchdown to tight end Kano Dillon, who started in place of the injured Jacob Breeland.

On the first play of California’s second possession, Ugo Amadi picked off Chase Garbers at the Oregon 37. However, Justin Herbert and the Oregon offense were forced to punt on their following drive, and McIlwain made them pay for it by capping off a long drive with a 28-yard touchdown run to take a 10-7 lead with 9:32 left in the second quarter.

The Ducks responded well by scoring on their next two drives, first on a 45-yard run from freshman Travis Dye then a 36-yard pass to Dillon Mitchell to put the Ducks up by 11 points. With under a minute remaining before the half, Drayton Carlberg fueled Oregon’s momentum by sacking McIlwain at the Oregon 28. The hit caused the mobile quarterback to fumble the ball, which resulted in a 61-yard scoop-and-score from La’Mar Winston Jr to give Oregon a 28-10 lead at the half.

On the first play of the third quarter, CJ Verdell ran for 74 yards before being brought down at the one-yard line. Cyrus Habibi-Likio, the Ducks’ short-yardage specialist, failed to pick up a yards on the next play, but punched it in for a one-yard score one play later. Running back Patrick Laird snapped Oregon’s 28-point scoring streak with a 10-yard run to cap off a Chase Garbers drive that began at the Cal 35, then linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk added to the momentum by stripping the ball from Troy Dye, which was quickly recovered by Rusty Becker.

But just as the Golden Bears appeared to replicate last week’s incredible comeback by the Stanford Cardinal, freshman Jevon Holland tallied his second career interception when Chase Garbers challenged him in the end zone. Oregon failed to translate the turnover into points when Adam Stack missed a 41-yard field goal attempt, and later in the final quarter McIlwain made it a two-score game by travelling 96-yards in six plays to set up a one-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Duncan.

Oregon fans had flashes of the gut-wrenching comeback bid they suffered the week before as Herbert and the offense were forced to punt the ball after a three-and-out that left 3:28 on the clock, but safety Ugo Amadi came up with the play of the game when he took an interception thrown by McIlwain 32 yards for the final touchdown of the game. Down 42 to 24, the Golden Bears hoped to save face by ending the matchup with another score, but Jevon Holland’s second pick of the night put an exclamation point on the Oregon victory.

"Coach Cristobal preaches fundamentals and working on what you need to work on to help the team. We take that serious as individuals, and as a team. So that helps us, when people go down; the next man is able to step in and we don't miss a beat."

- Drayton Carlberg, who started in place of the injured Austin Faoliu

• Oregon Offense (total: 485 - pass: 225 - rush: 260)

• California Offense (total: 427 - pass: 186 - rush: 241)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 5 - INT 4 - FUM: 1)

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

• UO (4-1, 1-1) CAL (3-1, 0-1)

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#20 OREGON VS #7 STANFORD

STANFORD 0/7/14/10/7 - 38

OREGON 7/17/0/7/0 - 31

EUGENE, OREGON - The Ducks had a 24-7 lead late in the third quarter, but a bad snap and disastrous fumble resulted in a comeback victory for the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium. Justin Herbert was 25-of-27 for 331 yards and a touchdown in regulation, but the passing attack led by K.J. Costello came alive after a late Oregon turnover. The Mario Cristobal era began conference play with a loss.

After forcing the Cardinal to punt, a 53-yard pass to Dillon Mitchell on third-and-10 set up a touchdown run from senior Tony Brooks-James. A sack from Ugo Amadi and Kaulana Apelu on third down ended Stanford’s next drive, then the Oregon offense marched 88 yards in 14 plays in a drive that was capped by a seven-yard touchdown pass from Herbert to tight end Jacob Breeland.

Stanford was able to cut the lead to seven when K.J Costello and standout receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside connected for 53 yards on their next drive, including a 13-yard touchdown pass, but four plays later CJ Verdell gave the Ducks a 21-7 lead with a 48-yard touchdown run.

A three-and-out from the visitors added to the Ducks first half momentum, and the home team was able to tack on a 38-yard field goal before the half to put Oregon up 24 to 7. A bad snap from Jake Hanson stalled the Duck drive at the Cardinal 13-yard line, resulting in the field goal attempt - the snapfu was a portent for what would eventually doom Oregon’s conference opener.

After trading punts to open up the third quarter, the Ducks appeared to be on the path for another touchdown. Dillon Mitchell and CJ Verdell helped the team reach the Stanford 17, and on first down Jaylon Redd took a short pass to the one-yard line where he was called out-of-bounds due to kicking the pylon before reaching the end zone. Oregon escaped their first flirtation with disaster when Justin Herbert recovered a fumble from Cyrus Habibi-Likio for a loss of nine yards, but two plays later Jake Hanson snapped the ball high and Herbert failed to wrangle it in. Stanford’s Joey Alfieri scooped the ball and returned it 80 yards to cut the lead to 10.

Adding to the downward slide, Herbert and the offense went three-and-out on the proceeding possession. K.J. Costello threw passes to Colby Parkinson and Trenton Irwin to fly down the field for 43 yards, then star running back Bryce Love finished the three-play drive with his best carry of the night, a 22-yard touchdown run.

Suddenly, the Cardinal was down by just three points with 12 seconds left in the third quarter. Justin Herbert was sacked by Jordan Fox and Dylan Jackson on third-and-short in the Ducks’ second straight three-and-out. In the fourth quarter, Herbert took control of the game by connecting on five consecutive passes in an 11-play, 70-yard touchdown drive. Dillon Mitchell added to his fantastic showing (14 receptions for 239 yards) by dancing his way to the one-yard line, then the drive concluded with Habibi-Likio reclaiming the lead with a one-yard score. Ducks 31 - Cardinal 28.

Stanford had 4:39 left in the game for the go-ahead score, but needed less than a minute-and-a-half to answer Oregon’s touchdown. Three of Stanford’s best pass-catchers - Osiris St. Brown, Kaden Smith, and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside - caught passes of 49, 20, and 15 yards respectively to reach the end zone.

Cristobal aimed to run out the clock on Oregon’s final drive of regulation, and nearly did so thanks to a couple of successful passes and carries from Herbert and some productive touches from CJ Verdell. And on second-and-3 with 51 second remaining, it appeared Verdell picked up the game-winning first down, but as the back reached out to make sure he converted, Stanford’s Noah Williams stripped the ball which was recovered by linebacker Sean Barton.

Costello led his offense to the Oregon 14-yard line, where kicker Jet Toner sent the game in to overtime with a field goal. It took Stanford just two plays to score in OT: a two-yard run from Bryce Love, then a 23-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson who towered over the Oregon defensive back.

After near perfection from Herbert during regulation, the junior quarterback went 1-of-6 in overtime, and ended his evening with an end zone interception on fourth down to Alameen Murphy.

Now that we’ve recapped it, let’s never talk of this game again.

" Unfortunately we kind of shot ourselves in the foot a couple times. We did everything we could to help Stanford win the game. But we're going to stick together, and we're not gonna let it define us."

- Justin Herbert

• Oregon Offense (total: 524 - pass: 346 - rush: 178)

• Stanford Offense (total: 398 - pass: 327 - rush: 71)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 0)

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

• UO (3-1, 0-1) STAN (4-0, 2-0)

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#20 OREGON VS SAN JOSE STATE

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)

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#23 OREGON VS PORTLAND STATE

PORTLAND STATE 0/7/0/7 - 14

OREGON 14/21/14/13 - 62

EUGENE, OREGON - New head coach Mario Cristobal stuck to his guns about using a running-back-by-committee approach in his second game at Autzen Stadium. Against the Portland State Vikings, Cristobal shuffled between five different running backs, four of which reached the end zone during Oregon’s 62-14 blowout victory. Portland State attempted to catch Oregon off guard by starting mobile QB Jalani Eason instead of projected starter Davis Alexander, but Justin Herbert out-dueled the competition, finishing 20-of-26 for 250 yards with four touchdowns.

Oregon scored the first 21 points of the game thanks to the talented arm of Justin Herbert. Jaylon Redd added to his early-season point total by catching an 18-yard pass at the back of the end zone, then two of Oregon’s recent transfers made their scoring debut; Tabari Hines (Wake Forest) took a screen pass nine-yards to put the Ducks up 14-0, then tight end Kano Dillon (USF) capped off the 21-point run by pushing his way past multiple Viking defenders for a 20-yard touchdown.

Portland State got on the board with a 71-yard touchdown pass from Jalani Eason to Charlie Taumoepeau on third-and-6, but Justin Herbert and the Oregon offense responded on their next possession by flying down the field on a 72-yard, six-play drive that concluded with Cyrus Habibi-Likio making short work of his short-yardage duties by scoring the Ducks’ fourth touchdown with a one-yard carry. And with 27 seconds left in the opening half, Johnny Johnson III reached over a Viking defender to catch a touchdown pass that gave Oregon a commanding 35-7 lead.

The Ducks added to their lead in the third quarter by shutting out the Viking defense and adding two more touchdowns from two more running backs: first a one-yard score from senior Tony Brooks-James, then a 49-yard run from Travis Dye (brother of linebacker Troy Dye) to give the home team a 42-point lead with 6:24 left in the third. Portland State was able to score in the fourth quarter by capping off a 66-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown pass to Taumoepeau, but were unable to stop Braxton Burmeister from leading two touchdown drives late in the game. CJ Verdell did a lot of the leg work for Oregon in the fourth, resulting in another one-yard score from Brooks-James, then a two-yard score from Verdell himself put the exclamation point on the victory.

“The message all week was, real competitors, they're never affected by outside elements. It doesn't matter who they're playing, when they're playing, where they're playing — anything on the outside. But what does matter is the standard they hold themselves to.”

- Mario Cristobal

• Oregon Offense (total: 562 - pass: 266 - rush: 296)

• Portland State Offense (total: 224 - pass: 158 - rush: 66)

• Oregon Defense (forced turnovers: 0)

• Portland State Defense (forced turnovers: 0)

• UO (2-0) PSU (0-2)

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#24 OREGON VS BOWLING GREEN

BOWLING GREEN 10/7/7/0 - 24

OREGON 7/30/14/7 - 58

EUGENE, OREGON - Duck fans were excited to see new head coach Mario Cristobal in his first regular season game, but after falling behind 10-0 in the first the excitement turned to fear that the era would begin in back-to-back losses after he took and led the program in a loss to Boise State in the Vegas Bowl. But the Ducks found their groove late in the opening quarter and were able to score 37 unanswered points to commemorate Cristobal’s first game at Autzen.

Jusin Herbert’s first two passes of the 2018 season looked to be easy touchdowns for Oregon, the first to Johnny Johnson III and the second to Jaylon Redd, but both were dropped. The Falcons took advantage of the home team’s short drive by marching 42 yards to set up a 36-yard field goal attempt which Nate Needham nailed to give Bowling Green an early three-point lead. The Oregon offense didn’t look much better on their second attempt when a well-defended pass on third-and-short ended the drive before they could reach a first down, and again, the Falcons were able to turn the momentum into points - this time a six-yard touchdown pass to Scott Miller after using 10 plays to travel 73 yards for the score. Early in the game, sophomore tight end Cam McCormick broke his fibula, ending his season after just one quarter as a starter.

Turns out, the third drive was the charm for the Ducks, as junior quarterback Justin Herbert used two big plays to kick-start the offense: first a 37-yard run that put the ball at the Bowling Green 29-yard line, then a 33-yard dart to Redd in the end zone on fourth-and-14.

The score started an offensive onslaught from Oregon, made possible by a drastically improved effort from the Duck defense. A turnover on downs at the Oregon 32 resulted in a 12-play, 67-yard touchdown drive that was capped off with a nine-yard pass to Dillon Mitchell to put the Ducks up 14 to 10. Then on third-and-8, Doege fumbled the ball after being sacked by Justin Hollins, the ball was recovered by Jalen Jelks, and five plays later Justin Herbert was in the end zone on a two-yard carry.

Things quickly got out of hand for the visiting team when a 12-yard punt from Bowling Green was followed by a 40-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Johnson III. A bad snap at their own 19-yard line resulted in a Bowling Green safety, then carries from Tony Brooks-James and Cyrus Habibi-Likio got Oregon back in the end zone, finishing the Ducks 37-0 run.

Freshman Jevon Holland fumbled a punt which was recovered by Bowling Green’s Jerry McBride III. Quarterback Doege converted on fourth-and-short on a drive that started at the Oregon 43 and ended with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Clair. It was the final score of the opening half, 37-17.

Senior safety Ugo Amadi took the wind out of Bowling Green’s sails early in the second half by picking off Doege and returning it 38-yards for a touchdown. Then, after an Amadi sack forced the Falcons to punt from midfield, Taj Griffin took a tunnel-screen 83 yards to give Oregon a 51-17 lead.

Bowling Green’s final score came with 2:53 left in the third quarter, when Scott Miller burned the Duck defense on a go-route, cutting the lead to 27 with a 63-yard touchdown. The Falcons had an opportunity to save some face in the fourth quarter, Justin Herbert threw two interceptions in the final frame, but were unable to capitalize off Oregon’s mistakes. The game felt truly over when the Duck offense responded to a Troy Dye interception with a 48-yard pass to Jaylon Redd. Braxton Burmeister took over in garbage time and was successful at killing the clock.

In a game that started with two receivers dropping the ball and a new head coach seemingly doing the same, Duck fans were relieved to witness Redd, Johnson III and Cristobal atone for their early blunders.

"We stepped up and handled adversity well, that's something I really liked, because it's something we needed to focus on this year."

- Troy Dye

• Oregon Offense (total: 504 - pass: 292 - rush: 212)

• Bowling Green Offense (total: 389 - pass: 253 - rush: 136)

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

• Bowling Green Defense (forced turnovers: 2 - INT: 2)

• UO (1-0) BG (0-1)

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OREGON VS #25 BOISE STATE

BOISE STATE 14/10/7/7 - 38

OREGON 0/14/0/14 - 28

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Days after Willie Taggart announced his decision to leave the UO after just one season to become head coach at Florida State, it was announced that offensive line coach Mario Cristobal would take his place thanks to a heartfelt recommendation from the team. And less than two weeks later, Cristobal coached his first game in green and yellow while trying to salvage a promising recruiting class. The Boise State Broncos preserved their winning streak against Oregon (3-0) by forcing four turnovers in the first half; The absence of Royce Freeman, who sat out to protect his draft ststatus, combined with the off-field distractions proved too much to overcome for the Ducks.

The Ducks’ opening possession ended in a three-and-out, and the Broncos took advantage by marching their way 67 yards to score a shorty touchdown run from Ryan Wolpin. After another Oregon three-and-out, Arrion Springs ended a Boise State drive with a miraculous one-handed interception in the back of the end zone.

Back-to-back Oregon fumbles led to scoring opportunities for the Broncos: first a tackle from Leighton Vander Esch forced Tony Brooks-James to fumble on a screen pass, which led to a Boise State 26-yard touchdown pass three plays later. Then, Justin Herbert fumbled the ball after being sacked by Tyson Maeva, Haden Hoggarth missed the proceeding 42-yard field goal attempt, but connected on his next attempt after another Oregon punt.

Herbert threw a pass that was intercepted at midfield, but the defense was able to mitigate the damage by forcing a Boise State punt. However, on the next Oregon drive, Kekaula Kaniho gave the Broncos a 24-0 lead with 5:11 left in the second quarter when collected Herbert’s second interception of the contest and returned it 53 yards to the house.

Things looked bleak for Oregon when Bronco quarterback Bretty Rypien marched his team to the Oregon 10 with less than :37 to go before the half, but Troy Dye collected a fumble and returned it 86 yards to score the Ducks’ first touchdown of the game. Rypien responded with a 65-yard pass to Cedrick Wilson, placing the Broncos at the Oregon seven-yard line and giving them an excellent opportunity to add to their lead just before halftime, but defensive back Tyree Robinson picked off Rypien and returned it 100 yards to score Oregon’s second defensive touchdown in under a minute. Suddenly, it was a two-score game and the Ducks had an opportunity to build a comeback bid.

Boise State added to their lead early in the third quarter by capping a 12-play, 75-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Alec Dhaenens to go up 31 to 14. The game then slowed down when the Ducks and Broncos punted the ball six combined times to take them part way into the final quarter. Herbert made it a two-score game with just over ten minutes left in the game, but another big pass to Cedrick Wilson set up a short rushing touchdown that sealed the victory for Boise State. The Ducks ended the game on a positive note when they scored on a four-play, 75-yard drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jaylon Redd, the Broncos recovered the proceeding on-side kick and milked the clock to hand Cristobal his first loss as a Duck.

"We're gonna have to bounce back. We've got nine months to get that bad taste out of our mouths."

- Mario Cristobal

• Oregon Offense (total: 280 - pass: 233 - rush: 47)

• Boise State Offense (total: 481- pass: 369 - rush: 112)

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

• Boise State Defense (forced turnovers: 4 - FUM: 2 - INT: 2)

• UO (7-6) BSU (11-3)

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OREGON VS OREGON STATE

OREGON STATE 7/0/3/0 - 10

OREGON 17/35/10/7 - 69

EUGENE, OREGON - Oregon avenged their 2016 loss to their ancient rivals, Oregon State, by racking up nine touchdowns and three field goals at Autzen while limiting the Beaver offense to just 10 measly points. Royce Freeman broke a record formerly held by Oregon State’s Ken Simonton, becoming the PAC-12’s all-time career rushing touchdowns leader with 60.

Willie Taggart utilized some of the most prolific offensive players in Duck football history (Justin herbert, Royce Freeman, Dillon Mitchell and Aidan Schneider) to race past the Beavers for possibly the most one-sided game in Civil War history. Before Oregon’s 69-to-10 victory, the highest deficit between the two had been 44 in 2008, the Ducks had exceeded that before halftime.

Oregon capped off the opening drive with a 31-yard field goal from Schneider, Freeman then fueled an 8-play drive that ended with him in the end zone, and on the next drive Herbert connected with Mitchell on a 29-yard touchdown pass to put the Ducks up 17-0 late in the first quarter. Oregon scored on eight of its first nine drives, and after Oregon State scored their first, and last, touchdown of the game, the Ducks scored 35 unanswered points in the second quarter to sink the Beavers.

That scoring run included: a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Breeland, three back-to-back scoring runs from Freeman, slot receiver Jaylon Redd, and Herbert, respectively. Then a 53-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Mitchell punctuated the offensive onslaught with 2:13 remaining in the second.

The Ducks added 10 more points to their lead by tacking on a 25-yard field goal and 11-yard Justin Hollins interception return for a touchdown, which was setup in large part to a deflection from Jalen Jelks. The Beavers finally broke the 55-point run by kicking a field goal, but then Kani Benoit put the cherry on top with a 47-yard rushing touchdown.

The Beavers struggled to get anything going on offense. Their first drive nearly ended with a safety, and their second ended even worse when Ugochukwu Amadi forced a fumble that was recovered by Thomas Graham Jr. Quarterback Darrell Garretson threw a 43-yard touchdown to Timmy Hernandez to cut the lead to 14, but for the remainder of the opening half the Beaver offense amounted to three punts, an interception to Graham Jr, and a missed field goal.

After Garretson threw a pick-six in the third quarter, the Beavers managed to scrap together their final scoring drive with a 24-yard field goal. Herbert finished 13-of-23 for 251 yards and three touchdowns through the air and another on the ground; Freeman and Benoit each had 122 rushing yards, the former tallying two touchdowns and the latter with one; and Dillon Mitchell led all receivers with his 119 yards and two touchdowns. Troy Dye captained the Duck defense and had a team high eight tackles.

• Oregon Offense (total: 577 - pass: 266 - rush: 311)

• Oregon State Offense (total: 211 - pass: 113 - rush: 98)

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

• Oregon State Defense (forced turnovers: 0)

• UO (7-5, 4-5) OSU (1-11, 0-9)

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Highlights from the Ducks vs. Beavers game at Autzen Stadium on 11/25. Go Ducks!