Game summaries 2008 Oregon Ducks football team

1 game summaries

1.1 washington
1.2 utah state
1.3 purdue
1.4 boise state
1.5 washington state
1.6 usc
1.7 ucla
1.8 arizona state
1.9 california
1.10 stanford
1.11 arizona
1.12 oregon state
1.13 holiday bowl

game summaries
washington

oregon won @ washington last year first time since 1997 , has won 4 in row on huskies first time since 1931.

last season duck offense led oregon 55-34 win on huskies. year combination of same lightning quick offense , shut-down defense earned 44-10 win against washington. huskies quarterback jake locker, had 335 yards of total offense last year, able add 160 total yards offense, 103 passing , 57 running.

although big story ducks coming game how quarterback justin roper fare after nate costa reinjured left knee in week of practices leading game. discovered 3 days before game miss second consecutive season after sitting out of last season. roper, experience starting ncaa game sun bowl last season, did have hoped, leading ducks 7-0 lead within minute , half of duck s first possession.

however, during second quarter, team doctors observed roper showing symptoms of concussion , removed game. coach mike bellotti turned game on junior college transfer jeremiah masoli, finished game 126 yards passing , 2 touchdowns. coach belotti has reported expects roper 100% game against utah state on september 6.

notable performances include masoli s 126 yards of passing , 2 touchdowns on 9 completions, running jeremiah johnson ran total of 124 yards , 2 touchdowns on 15 carries , wide receiver terrence scott had 117 yards receiving , touchdown on 6 receptions. win marks first time in oregon-washington series, dating 1900, oregon has won 5 consecutive games against huskies.

utah state

oregon 3-0 against utah state recent meeting occurring in 2001.

there speculation heading game health of justin roper. roper had suffered concussion during washington game , stopped play half way through second quarter. halftime there little concern of health oregon took 38-14 lead locker room. during oregon s first possession, running jeremiah johnson separated shoulder , roper threw second interception of season. despite roper able lead ducks 5 consecutive scoring drives.

top performances are: justin roper completing 13 of 18 passes 173 yards , 1 touchdown, legarrette blount rushing 132 yards , 2 touchdowns on 18 carries , jeffrey maehl completing 4 receptions 72 yards. during game, ducks had 688 yards of total offense set school record yards of offense in 1 game. previous record 667 against byu in 1989.

purdue

oregon lost @ purdue 13-7 in meeting in 1979. these 2 teams played again in eugene during 2009 season.

considered oregon s first test of year, ducks, along several mistakes, found out them handle. surrendering first points of game purdue s kory sheets on 80-yard touchdown run second play of game , turning ball on twice in first quarter resulted in 20-3 deficit in game. however, ducks able keep of offensive prowess, out gaining boilermakers 282 195 yards. inability put drive kept ducks down.

with score in favor of purdue 20-6, oregon able score twice score. first came on 87-yard punt return jairus byrd , second on 96-yard drive featured 72-yard run legarrette blount. both teams scored field goal each in fourth quarter leaving game tied 23-23 @ end of regulation. purdue did attempt 44-yard field goal with :02 left on clock, try missed. in first on time both oregon , purdue no better field goal , during second on time oregon s defense, had work efficiently throughout game, forced boilermakers attempt 47-yard field goal, missed. on ducks possession of overtime chris harper, jeremiah johnson , legarrette blount took turns running oregon end zone game-winning touchdown.

during oregon possession of first overtime, quarterback justin roper suffered sprained knee , expected out 2 4 weeks. means boise state game oregon starting third-string quarterback third game of year.

top performers during game are: justin roper completing 20 of 48 passes 197 yards, legarrette blount rushing 132 yards , 2 touchdowns on 10 carries , tight end ed dickson catching 7 passes 93 yards.

boise state

first ever meeting between schools, oregon travel boise first time next season.

highlights of game: quarterback kellen moore (bsu) had 386 yards passing, running legarrette blount (ore) rushed 99 yards, , tight end ed dickson (ore) received 103 yards.

washington state

oregon defeated washington state 53-7 in eugene last year, however, in 2008, teams playing in pullman , washington state has hired new coaching staff.

projected have 48-14 win, oregon ducks spoiled homecoming of washington state cougars. 3 touchdowns in first 5 minutes of play made game unreachable cougars. ducks never slowed down, scoring on majority of possessions, leaving pullman 63-14 win. jeremiah masoli started ducks. running backs jeremiah johnson , legarrette blount each ran 3 touchdowns, while wide receiver jaison williams caught 2 touchdown passes, masoli.

usc

coming off emotional win against usc last year ducks make 2 in row on trojans in los angeles.

the ducks scored on first possession of game lead 7-0 via jeremiah johnson touchdown run. ducks led 10-3 in second quarter, scoring explosion late in second quarter on part of trojans gave them commanding 27-10 halftime lead. oregon did not manage score in second half , went on lose 44-10. oregon s jeremiah johnson scored touchdown given usc @ home entire 2008 season

ucla

the ducks lost 16-0 last year in los angeles. oregon s first time being shut-out since 1985 (at nebraska).

after losing bruins 16-0 in los angeles year before, ducks beat bruins in eugene 31-24. ducks took 14-0 lead half , hung on win in second half. jeremiah masoli rushed 170 yards , touchdown.)

arizona state


date: october 25
location: sun devil stadium • tempe, arizona
game start: 10:05 p.m. est

the ducks have won previous 3 meetings against sun devils (including last 2 in tempe) average of 15 points per game.

california



the ducks on offense

oregon faced unranked cal team on road during rainy day in berkeley kevin riley starter. oregon capitalized on interception @ midfield on cal s first possession 17-yard run jeremiah masoli pat missing. bears responded 22-yard pass riley jeremy ross on ensuing possession. jahvid best able break free 50-yard run cal 20, fumbled ball in ducks territory. bears held ducks , got safety when oregon snapped ball high , end zone on punt attempt. cal took advantage of free kick advance down field, during riley sustained concussion when failed slide while attempting gain first down , sandwiched between 3 defenders. did not return game , replaced nate longshore.

best had second fumble of game in second quarter, sean cattouse intercepted masoli negate it. bears fumbled again on rushing attempt shane vereen ducks stopped cold on fourth down conversion attempt in cal territory. score of quarter set 50-yard interception return worrell williams, capped off 2-yard pass longshore nyan boateng.

both teams traded field goals in third quarter until ducks blitzed down field own 45-yard line , scored 3 plays in 33 seconds on 17-yard run running jeremiah johnson final score of game. in fourth quarter, ducks cornerback jairus bryd fumbled punt recovered bears, allowing vereen score on 2-yard run put game away.

jeremiah johnson went on century mark 117 yards rushing, including touchdown, second rusher against bears. masoli himself had 97 rushing yards, more double 44 passing yards, including touchdown run. bears, longshore finished 136 passing yards including 1 touchdown, while best had 93 rushing yards.

stanford

last year oregon scored 55 against cardinal in california , have not lost stanford since 2001.

oregon jumped out 17-3 lead , led 20-17 @ half on rain soaked field in autzen stadium. ducks had rally , score touchdown on 7-yard run legarrette blount 6 seconds left pull out 35-28 win. brought ducks 2008 record 7-3 not enough return ducks top 25.

arizona

the ducks avenge loss suffered when traveled tucson , became 1 of many #2 ranked teams lose last season. oregon s last win against arizona came in 2005

the oregon ducks started hot against arizona wildcats in eugene, jeremiah masoli getting career-high in rushing touchdowns (3) , broke record oregon quarterback in category in single ducks game. had 2 passing touchdowns, 5 in first half. oregon led @ half, 45-17, arizona started second half hot. wildcats managed hold ducks merely ten points in second half, while had 21-point fourth quarter pull within three. however, 40-yard touchdown hit masoli legarrette blounte sealed ducks win, 55-45, avenge loss wildcats last year.

this game first in ducks wore new blackout jerseys , black helmets, fit autzen stadium blackout theme game.

oregon state


date: november 29
location: reser stadium, corvallis, or
game start: 7:00 pm est

beavers won @ oregon first time since 1993 last year, ending ten-year run of home team winning in series. season game in corvallis, place ducks have not won @ since 1996. stakes game raised - if ducks win, place second in pac-10 , more receive holiday bowl berth. if beavers won, receive first rose bowl berth since 1964, virtue of earlier win on southern california.

none of happened however, oregon gained 694 yards on 69 plays, 10.1 yard per play average. loss civil war record points allowed yards allowed, , saw beavers fall rose bowl hopefuls being demoted third position in pac-10, playing in sun bowl (won beavers 3-0 score [sic]. ducks went on win holiday bowl on oklahoma state, 42-31.

holiday bowl


date: december 30
location: qualcomm stadium, san diego, ca
game start: 8:00 pm est
television network: espn

this third trip holiday bowl ducks decade. beat texas 35-30 in 2000, , lost oklahoma 17-14 in 2005. oklahoma state s second holiday bowl , first since 1988, when current head coach mike gundy started @ quarterback , year s heisman trophy winner barry sanders lined in backfield. team throttled wyoming 62-14. first-ever meeting between ducks , cowboys.