Oregon Football: Ducks Set Tone, Roll Past Oregon State 69-10
Oregon Football took care of business early and celebrated late in a 69-10 over Oregon State in the Civil War.
The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers did battle for the 121st time, but one team was playing for pride, the other for a chance to double their win total from last season. Oregon started the game with the ball with plenty of Senior Leadership on display on both sides of the ball. Royce Freeman would get the first opportunity.
The first drive did not go as planned. Royce Freeman played a big role and put the ball on the Oregon State 1, but penalties killed momentum putting the ball at the 20. Aiden Schneider kicked a 41-yard field goal to give Oregon a 3-0 lead.
On the next Offensive Drive, Royce Freeman added another touchdown to his career taking it in from two yards out and giving Oregon a 10-0 lead. Freeman has 5000 yards on the ground and 804 yards on the ground, just the 4th player in College Football History to complete the feat.
Ugo Amadi forced a fumble for the Oregon Defense. The ball was recovered by Thomas Graham, Jr giving the Ducks the ball at the 33-yard line. Oregon would cash it in four plays later. On 3rd and 18, Justin Herbert found Dillon Mitchell in the corner of the end zone giving Oregon a 17-0 lead.
Oregon State would score to pull within 10, 17-7 with 51 seconds left in the first quarter.
Justin Herbert showed his arm strength on the ensuing Oregon Drive, throwing a 49-yard pass to Jaylon Redd that was bobbled and caught. Two plays later it was Jacob Breeland who scored making it 24-7 Oregon over Oregon State.
The Oregon Ducks added to their lead and Royce Freeman added his second score of the day from 13-yards out on an 8 play, 68-yard drive. The Oregon Senior’s Touchdown Total hit 60 for his career as the Ducks took a 31-7 lead.
Oregon State tried a fake punt with 8:55 left in the second quarter, but Oregon sniffed it out and had a short field from the 19-yard line looking to add to their lead. Kani Benoit made it look easy on one play running to the left to give Oregon a 37-7 lead.
Oregon State Quarterback Darell Garretson threw an interception to Thomas Graham Jr on the first play of the Beavers next drive. Graham took the ball back to the Oregon State 25 yard line. Justin Herbert called his own number and walked in from 10 yards out two plays later adding to an already mounting lead, 45-7.
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Herbert added another score on a 50-yard pass to Dillon Mitchell with just over 2 minutes left in the second quarter. Oregon took a 52-7 lead. The Oregon Ducks racked up 431 yards of Offense in the first half and held Oregon State to just 121, 66 through the air and 55 on the ground. Oregon was averaging 20 yards per completion in the first half.
The Oregon State Beavers started the second half with the ball and were forced to punt on their first possession. Aiden Schneider added a field goal as the Oregon Offense slowed their pace. The Ducks took 5:16 off the clock making it 55-7 Ducks.
On the next Oregon State drive, Jalen Jelks made his presence felt by batting the ball and Justin Hollins came down with it, running 11 yards into the end zone for the Ducks sixth touchdown on the night vs Oregon State. The Ducks extended their lead to 62-7.
Oregon State added a field goal with 3:31 left in the 3rd Quarter to make it 62-10.
Four minutes into the 4th Quarter Kani Benoit added another touchdown. His touchdown broke the Civil War scoring record. It was his tenth rushing touchdown of the season making it 69-10 Ducks.
In the end, Oregon put out 577 yards of Offense and over 300 yards on the ground. All Oregon State could find was 211 yards for the game with 113 through the air and 98 yards on the ground. It was a big victory for Oregon Football and the Seniors including Royce Freeman and Tyrell Crosby.
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Up next for Oregon Football, a Bowl Invitation. We should know more in the coming weeks as to the Ducks’ Destination. Oregon finishes the regular season at 7-5 with a chance to double their win totals from last season which ended a disappointing 4-8.