Stanford beats No. 8 Oregon 51-42, becomes bowl eligible.

Surely the Oregon Ducks were on the high wave of emotion after beating USC last weekend. They controlled their own destiny toward their march to the Rose Bowl.

Then they traveled to Palo Alto and faced a Stanford Cardinal team that punched them right in the gut. Stanford flat out bullied Oregon up and down the field on their way to winning 51-42. Read More…

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 Oregon in Rose Bowl driver’s seat

It was definitely fright night in Eugene on Halloween night for the USC Trojans as the Oregon Ducks whooped on the Trojans beating them 47-20. And those 47 points were the most allowed by the Trojans in 1996. Read More…

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Coming off their bye week the Oregon Ducks took a trip to the land of purple and gold. Yep, they traveled north to face the Washington Huskies. Read More…

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 Oregon beats UCLA 24-10, moves to top of Pac-10

With Oregon’s 24-10 win over UCLA they have moved to the top of the Pac-10 standings. The Ducks are currently 3-0 in conference and 5-1 overall. Read More…

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 Oregon dismantles No. 6 Cal, 42-3

Not many gave the Oregon Ducks much of a chance of winning against then-ranked No. 6 Cal. After all, Cal boasts one of the nation’s best running backs and Heisman hopeful Jahvid Best. Best entered this game atop the touchdown list of all RB’s with nine and ranked third on the rushing list with 429 yards.

Oregon’s offense has struggled mightily compared to years past, so they certainly haven’t given anyone reason to believe the Ducks could win against the Golden Bears.

But Oregon wasn’t intimidated. Especially not in the raucous Autzen Stadium.

Walter Thurmond III received the opening kickoff, but after returning it 13 yards he was hit and fumbled. Cal recovered and the pressure was on early. Oregon’s defense stepped up right away forcing Cal to go three-and-out and kick a field goal; 3-0. But that’s all Cal would score.

Let me say it again: three points is all the No. 6 ranked Cal Golden Bears would score all afternoon.

For the first time this season it was both Oregon’s offense and their defense that shined. And QB Jeremiah Masoli looked like he did last last season when he could do no wrong. He went 21 of 25, 253 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 23 yards.

Tight end Ed Dickson was the beneficiary of all three of Masoli’s touchdown throws. Dickson also had 11 catches for a career-high 148 yards.

LaMichael James carried 21 times and rushed for 118 yards and one touchdown. It was the second straight games James reached the 100 yard mark.

It took four games, but the offense really looked in sync. It was critical for the passing game to get something going this season, and they picked the right time to do it.

The defense played extremely well, too. Cal entered the game as the nation’s tenth best rushing offense. But the Oregon defense held them to 77 yards on 32 carries. They bottled up Jahvid Best who was held in-check with 55 yards. Cal QB Kevin Riley was limited to only 123 passing yards as the Bear offense struggled all day.

The win over Cal jumped Oregon back in to the AP Top 25 with a No. 16 ranking. Cal dropped to No. 24.

The Ducks will host Washington State next Saturday, while Cal will host USC for their homecoming game.

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