In an interesting surprise, the Ducks won the toss and elected to receive. The Cowboys started with an out-of-bounds penalty on the kick and Oregon started on their 35 yard line.
On the second play of the game, Noah Whittington blew through the middle for a 59 yard run and a touchdown.
OSU started their first drive on their own 25. On third down and six, the pass was deflected and they went three-and-out. A 36-yard punt put Oregon
on their own 35, where Dante Moore hit Dakorien Moore for a 65-yard touchdown. The Ducks attempted a two-point conversion, which was not successful, and Oregon was up 13-0.
The Cowboys started their second drive on their own 25. The Autzen crowd then struck and OSU picked up a false start. Faced with 4th-and-8, OSU again had to punt.
OSU’s 47-yard punt put Oregon on their own 27 to start their third drive. The Ducks picked up two quick first downs, only to have a holding call stall the drive, and Oregon was looking at 4th-and-8. They went for it, but an incomplete pass turned the ball over on downs, and the Cowboys started their next drive with their best field position of the day, so far.
OSU started on their own 44 yard line and picked up their first 1st-down, but the Oregon defense tightened and the Cowboys elected to punt a touchback, putting the Ducks on their 25. Whitting ran for 9 yards, and although an Oregon false start penalty was troublesome, the Ducks followed with Jayden Limar taking the ball outside for 53 yards. Two plays later, Dierre Hill Jr. rushed right for 19 yards and a TD.
Another 2-point conversion was attempted and would have been good were it not for Oregon’s illegal shift, so the Ducks opted for the PAT. Oregon 20, Oklahoma State 0.
The Cowboys were more successful on their next drive. They converted on fourth and one, and then overcame a false start penalty to get to the Oregon 29-yard line. The first quarter ended with Oregon up 20-0.
Oklahoma State pushed to the Oregon 5-yard line for first and goal. The Ducks rebuffed the Cowboys three times, and OSU had to settle for the field goal and make it a 20-3 ball game.
Oregon’s fifth drive started at their 25, where they immediately incurred a false start penalty. No matter; Moore’s 26-yard pass to Kenyon Sadiq gave the Ducks a first down, and after a couple of rushes Moore connected with Malik Benson for a 42-yard TD shot.
The PAT was good, giving Oregon a 27-3 lead.
OSU started their drive on their 17-yard line, but they shot themselves in the foot with a couple of false start penalties and got nowhere. They were forced to punt deep in their own territory, and the Ducks started on their own 37-yard line.
Oregon’s offense was full steam and dominant, and marched down the field, highlighted by a Dakorien Moore 25-yard touchdown run.
The PAT was good and the Ducks were up 34-3.
OSU could generate nothing, and went three-and-out again.
With 4:20 left to halftime, Oregon flawlessly burned up the clock with rushing, but a short pass on 4th and one extended the drive. The Ducks were able to capitalize with a Limar touchdown run with 11 seconds left, and went into halftime with a 41-3 lead.
At halftime, the Cowboys only mustered 123 total yards (51 passing, 72 rushing). They had five first downs and five penalties for 25 yards – all false start calls. Zane Flores was 4-12, and Trent Howland led the Cowboy rushers with six carries for 31 yards.
Dante Moore finished his half 13 of 17 for 235 yards, 2 TDs, and no INTs. He completed passes to 10 different receivers, led by Dakorien Moore with 2 catches for 69 yards and one TD.
Noah Whittington led nine rushers with4 carries for 91 yards and one TD.
Oregon ended the half with 473 total yards, split nearly down the middle: 238 rushing and 235 passing. The Ducks had 17 first downs and had four penalties for 25 yards.
The Cowboys did not start strongly after halftime, with another 3-and-out that forced a punt, and the Ducks started their first drive of the 2nd half on their 37 yard line.
Oregon methodically marched down the field, and an 11-yard pass to Gary Bryant Jr. was followed by another PAT, and the Ducks were up 48-3.
OSU continued their inability to generate any offense, and punted after gaining four yards. Oregon took over the ball on their own 46 yard line.
Luke Moga came in under center for Oregon’s next drive. The Ducks pushed to the OSU 39-yard line, where
Atticus Sappington missed a 57-yard field goal. The Cowboys started on their 19-yard line, went three and out, and punted again.
Again at midfield, Moga hit Jeremiah McClellan in wide-open spaces for 51 yards to the OSU two-yard line. Two plays later, Jordon Davison ran the ball in on 2nd and goal, putting the Ducks up 55-3.
The game got worse for OSU, and it wasn’t even the fourth quarter yet! On the first play of the next drive, Jerry Mixon intercepted for a pick-6 and Oregon went up 62-3.
I don’t recall Oregon ever getting two pick-sixes on consecutive drives before, much less on the first play of consecutive drives – but that’s exactly what happened. This time, Peyton Woodyard stepped in front of the pass to take it to the house.
The fourth quarter was well beyond garbage time, with neither side scoring, and the third quarter score would be today’s final score.
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