Oregon’s Strong Second Half Propels Them To 44-21 Victory Over Utah


Oregon scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to pull away from Utah and win 44-21. The Ducks also got some vengeance and took control of the Pac-12 standings with Stanford’s loss to USC.

Chris Brooklier reports from Autzen Stadium.

Mariota Spectacular As Ducks Overcome Test At Washington

 

Oregon starting quarterback Marcus Mariota supremely put his foot in the heisman race after his dominating performance in the Ducks 45-24 win Saturday over Washington. Mariota had over 450 total yards and four touchdown and picked apart the washington defense the whole game. The Ducks also overcome their first test of the season, going into a hostile road environment and beating a ranked opponent.

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Running Back Byron Marshall:

Wide Receiver Josh Huff:

Wide Receiver Keanon Lowe:

Quarterback Marcus Mariota:

Head Coach Mark Helfrich:

Halftime: Oregon 21, Washington 7

Bullet point notes from a rowdy first half in Seattle…

Oregon received the ball to start the game and was stopped on a fourth down in Husky territory. Prior to turning the ball over on downs, Keanon Lowe dropped what would have been a wide open touchdown on a nice pass from Mariota. On Oregon’s second possession, there were three plays in a row that were reviewed: a Josh Huff fumble (which was originally called a touchback, but overturned), a Mariota almost touchdown and a Marshall rushing touchdown. Marshall was stood up in a pile of about 10 players, but the play was ruled a touchdown on the field and was not overturned. After Oregon’s scoring drive put them ahead 7-0, Washington responded in impressive fashion with an Austin Sefarian-Jenkins touchdown catch on 3rd and goal.

While an even first quarter posted a 7-7 score, the second quarter tallied 14-0 in favor of the Ducks. Bishop Sankey — who has been bottled up all game by an outstanding effort from Oregon’s defensive line — fumbled the ball in Ducks territory on a promising drive. Oregon went score, stop, score on the next three possessions of the game, with Addison and Marshall each reaching the end zone.

Aside from an outstanding performance by Oregon’s defense so far, another big storyline is the injury bug, which has come out in full force today on the Duck’s side. De’Anthony Thomas (ankle) has yet to play, and Josh Huff (leg), Marcus Mariota (knee), Christian French (unidentified) and Tony Washington (unidentified) were all injured during the first half. Mariota and Washington have returned to the game.