Oregon Football welcomes an Arizona team who have played well against the Ducks in the recent past.
The Oregon Ducks returns to Autzen Stadium following a bye week to host Arizona. The Ducks used the time to work on a few things, including some discipline to cut down on penalties. Several players used the time to get healthy.
Arizona comes to Eugene losing four straight games at 4-5. Two wins would make them bowl eligible. Oregon is 5-0 at home this season and has done an impressive job holding court at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks have been in the top 20 both offensively and defensively for most of this season and the defense could make a big statement on Saturday night.
More from Autzen Zoo
- Oregon football: Ducks and Coach Prime playing it cordial leading up to Saturday
- Oregon Basketball: Non-conference slate features Michigan coming to Eugene
- Oregon football: Ducks find complete game effort in win vs Hawaii
- Oregon Ducks must get run game going against Hawaii
- 8 Pac-12 teams represented in Associated Press Top 25 after Week 2
The Oregon Defense opened the season as one of the top units in the nation, but over the last few weeks have given up points to opposing offenses. At the same time, the Oregon Offense has stepped up to the challenge. CJ Verdell had 313 yards from scrimmage against Washington State and has been the key to the Ducks rushing attack over the last month.
Behind Justin Herbert, Oregon is averaging over 31 points per game at Autzen Stadium this season. The Ducks Defense is also leading the nation with 17 interceptions behind the leadership of Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos. They also average 11 points per game from those turnovers.
While Arizona has five losses, their offense is among one of the best in the Pac-12 in 2019 averaging close to 500 yards per game. The Wildcats have also converted on 11 of 13 fourth-down conversions which is an 85 percent success rate. Running Back JJ Taylor will be one to watch. He has 566 yards on the ground this season and he will be key of Arizona upsets the Ducks. Arizona has had Oregon’s number in their last three meetings. They are not afraid of playing a highly ranked Oregon team beating the 5th ranked Ducks in 2013 and the 2nd ranked Ducks at the time in 2017.
Oregon and Arizona kickoff at 7:30 pm Pacific Time on ESPN.