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Old 01-08-2006, 09:29 PM   #262
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We open with 3 runs plays before watching Edwards get sacked.
RB Dwayne Baker nearly breaks one, settling for a 24 yard gain.
15 for Dawson.
16 for Baker.
Rattay throws a 14 yard TD pass to Ben Jackson. Those were the only yards through the air on an 84 yard drive. 7-0, 11:08 left in the quarter.

DeCarlo runs for 16 on his first touch.
But only 2 on his next two carries, sandwiches around an incompletion. Punt.

Dawson goes for 27 on the first carry of our 2nd drive.
Edwards and Voight connect for 7 on 3rd and 6.
Then Edwards finds Jackson on a deep out for 30. Edwards drags one foot inbounds, nice work on the sideline.
Dwayne Baker runs it in from 14 yards out. 14-0, 5:39 left in the quarter.
Both running backs are over 50 yards already.

We again give up a big gainer to DeCarlo on the first play - 14 this time.
DE Ronald Smith makes back to back stops on runs to his side.
Burford picks up a 3rd and 8, 13 yards to Bishop.
FS Greg Moore ends the drive with an interception. He returns it out to our 37.

Rattay throws a bomb and WR Mike Voight wins the battle for the ball. Gain of 41.
A 22 yard TD pass to Brewer is called back for offensive holding.
We have a 3rd and 3 before being whistled for a motion penalty.
Ellis has to come in for a 38 yard field goal and he makes it. 17-0, 14:08 left in the half.

We stuff a reverse on 3rd and 9. Three and out.

FB Hagood Morris runs through an arm tackle to collect 19 yards.
OG John Perryman clears out his half of the line on a 13 yard carry for Dawson.
Edwards finds Ben Jackson at the five, and Jackson bowls over the defender while running into the end zone. 24-0, 10:24 left in the half.

SS Taz Simms is making more than his share of tackles in the first half.
Burford connects with WR Willie Edwards for a spectacular 18 yard catch on 3rd and 10.
Burford is having a good drive, moving the chains with a mix of short and intermediate passes.
DeCarlo runs it in from 5 yards out. 24-7, 5:48 left in the half.

WR Mike Voight fights for yards on a 14 yard completion.
C Nick Moore is called for holding.
We move up for a 3rd and 1 after back-to-back completions.
2 yard pass to Voight. 1st down.
Dawson gets 3 on a 3rd and 1, inside the 20.
Edwards throws a beautiful ball to WR Bill Stablein, 19 yard TD pass away from two defenders. 31-7, 1:13 left in the half.

3 and out for the Ducks, we may have one last scoring chance in the half.
We take over at our 41 with 0:21 left.
Nope.

Halftime Notes:
393 yards in the first half - quite a statement.
The defense is doing a good job as well. Oregon has a talented group of skill players, but no one has really gone off (DeCarlo has 16 carries for 70 yards).
8 for 9 on 3rd down conversions. This isn't sustainable. We have already lost one 24 point halftime lead, so I hope we step on the throat early in the 3rd.

3 and out. QB Burford has four straight incomplete passes.

Edwards is sacked, good coverage downfield.
We have to punt after getting 11 of the 15 required on 3rd down.

3 and out. No completions. Punt.

J.R. Jackson has an 18 yard punt return, we set up near the 50.
Back-to-back completions to Gary Brewer for a total of 40 yards.
We are stopped inside the 20. 30 yard field goal for Ellis. 34-7, 8:25 left in the quarter.

And there is the first really big play for Oregon. DeCarlo gets outside, hurdles a would-be-tackler and powers his way for a 51 yard run. Tackled at the 37.
Burford finally completes a pass for a first down on a 3rd and 4 play.
The Ducks are whistled for holding on 2nd and 8 from the 20.
Ronald Smith makes a pair of tackles after short gains to end the drive.
A 44 yard field goal attempt is no good.

Edwards hates to give up on a play, which leads to sacks. Another one here.
But Baker picks up 16 on a 3rd and 14 play. And the Oregon coach is verklempt.
Both of our RBs are between 95-99 yards.
Rattay is in for a 3rd and 1, and picks up 17 on a nice pass out to Voight.
Oregon forces a field goal attempt. 36 yards for Ellis. Nice to see him so automatic in a game where it is meaningless ... 37-7, 0:25 left in the quarter.

3rd and 10, QB Burford is flushed out but completes a pass to Bishop while on the run. Bishop shakes a clumsy tackle and is off to the races. MLB Scott Wilson takes a great angle to run him down but only after a 50 yard gain. Down at the 13.
13 yard TD pass. 37-14, 12:45 left in the game.

C Nick Moore opens a monster hold and Baker dashes for 25. He now has 123 yards on 9 carries.
Jackson goes over 100 yards for the game with a 15 yard catch.
We punt from their 33 ... interesting.

DeCarlo is up to 150 yards after a gain of 15.
DT Jack Farmer strips the ball on a WR screen and recovers the fumble.

3 and out. Again we punt from their 32 - what is up with our kicker?

Another 50 yard gain for Oregon, although they haven't scored on any of them. This time it is Burford to WR Willie Edwards on a post pattern and perfect pass. Down to the 28.
19 yard TD pass to Bishop. 37-20 after a failed 2 point conversion. 2:57 left in the game.

Ben Arthur recovers the onside.
Since both of our backup runners are getting carries, I'm going to assume that Dawson got hurt at some point early in the 2nd half.
We punt.

A sack by DT Jared Burford is wiped out by a defensive holding call. The refs are really throwing the laundry at us regularly late in this game.
Makeup call - holding pulls back a 5 yard TD for the Ducks.
DE Mark Dickerson sacks Burford.
Bishop gets a late TD, nice grab for a 20 yard completion. 37-27, time expired.

Good win, not happy with the late points/yards allowed but we did what we needed to do on the road this game. Our #2 RB was very solid.
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