Oregon Ducks (NCAA 11)

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#1 Oregon @ California
California Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA
September 24, 2011



The Great Escape
For the second straight year, Ducks escape with their lives in Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA - The dream was, for all intents and purposes, dead.

The perfect storm of execution errors and a day full of pathetic tackling came to head for the Ducks past the midway point of the 4th quarter in Berkeley, as Cal running back Shane Vereen ran through two arm tackles, exploded into the secondary and shook off one final attempt, rumbling 42 yards for what seemed to be the clinching touchdown, putting Cal up on the #1 Ducks 24-14.

But the Ducks showed the type of resiliency and desperation Chip Kelly's been trying to get out of them from the start all season, scoring two touchdowns in the final minutes to stun their rivals from Northern California, 28-24.

The comeback was sparked by Nick Aliotti's defense finally stepping up to the plate and forcing a punt, which Darron Thomas promptly turned into a touchdown with an 80 yard bomb to Josh Huff. With under 2:00 to go and two timeouts, the Ducks faced a situation where they needed a three and out at all costs - and one of their prized youngsters delivered, as sophomore defensive tackle Ricky Heimuli blew apart the inside of Cal's offensive line, crushing Vereen for no gain on back to back plays, setting up a 3rd and long, which compelled Cal to pass. The Ducks forced an incompletion, got the ball back with roughly 100 seconds left, whereupon Thomas drove the Ducks 72 yards, culminating with a 23 yard pass to David Paulson with 16 seconds left.

"The amazing thing is, Darron's banged up," Chip Kelly said. "They got to him a couple times, knocked him out of the game on two separate occasions, even on our last drive, and he was able to go back in. But he's really sore now, shoulder and elbow. I don't think it's anything substantial, but it's a testament to his toughness and his desire to win that he was able to return when we needed him."

	1	2	3	4	OT	F
	0	7	7	14	-	28
	7	3	7	7	-	24

Team	Quarter	Scoring Play	Score
	1	Beau Sweeney, 2 yard pass to Shane Vereen (Tavecchio kick), 0:40	7-0
	2	Kenjon Barner, 20 yard run (Beard kick), 9:07	7-7
	2	Giorgio Tavecchio, 48 yard FG, 5:11	10-7
	3	Darron Thomas, 38 yard pass to Josh Huff (Beard kick), 4:41	14-10
	3	Anthony Miller, 8 yard fumble return after Lagemann reception (Tavecchio kick), 1:50	17-14
	4	Shane Vereen, 42 yard run (Tavecchio kick), 4:37	24-14
	4	Darron Thomas, 80 yard pass to Josh Huff (Beard kick), 2:00	24-21
	4	Darron Thomas, 23 yard pass to David Paulson (Beard kick), 0:16	28-24

Oregon Ducks

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 315
Rushing Yards: 90
Total Yards: 405
1st Downs: 13
3rd Downs: 4-11 (36%)
4th Downs: 0-0 (0%)
Turnovers: 2
Penalties-Yards: 1-5
Time of Possession: 15:56

Player Stats

Passing
D. Thomas: 16-26, 296 yards, 3 TDs, INT
D. Hawkins: 1-1, 19 yards

Rushing
K. Barner: 15 carries, 68 yards, TD
D. Thomas: 7 carries, 2 yards
D. Williams: 5 carries, 16 yards
D. Hawkins: 1 carry, 4 yards

Receiving
D. Paulson: 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
J. Huff: 5 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TDs
C. White: 3 receptions, 16 yards
K. Lowe: 1 reception, 10 yards
B. Cantu: 1 reception, 20 yards

Defense
R. Heimuli: 12 tackles, TFL
M. Clay: 10 tackles, TFL, sack
J. Lewis: 10 tackles, TFL
J. Kaddu: 7 tackles, TFL, FF
B. Lokombo: 6 tackles
B. Hanna: 6 tackles, TFL, sack
K. Alonso: 5 tackles, 3 TFL
J. Boyett: 4 tackles, FF
C. Harris: 2 tackles, FF

Kicking
R. Beard: 0-1 FG, 4-4 PAT

California Golden Bears

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 182
Rushing Yards: 207
Total Yards: 389
1st Downs: 19
3rd Downs: 10-20 (50%)
4th Downs: 0-0 (0%)
Turnovers: 0
Penalties-Yards: 3-17
Time of Possession: 24:04

Player Stats

Passing
B. Sweeney: 17-29, 182 yards, TD

Rushing
S. Vereen: 41 carries, 201 yards, TD
B. Sweeney: 3 carries, -12 yards
W. Kapp: 3 carries, 10 yards
M. Calvin: 1 carry, 5 yards
A. Lagemann: 1 carry, 3 yards

Receiving
K. Allen: 4 receptions, 73 yards
A. Miller: 3 receptions, 43 yards
M. Jones: 3 receptions, 26 yards
A. Lagemann: 2 receptions, 17 yards
S. Ladner: 2 receptions, 18 yards
W. Kapp: 2 receptions, 3 yards
S. Vereen: 1 reception, 2 yards, TD

Defense
S. Williams: 9 tackles, FR
M. Kendricks: 8 tackles, TFL
J. Hill: 6 tackles, TFL, sack
S. Cattouse: 6 tackles, INT, FF
K. Payne: 6 tackles, TFL
J. Hurrell: 4 tackles, TFL
D. Campbell: 6 tackles
T. Guyton: 2 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
E. Owusu: 4 tackles

Kicking
G. Tavecchio: 1-1 FG, 3-3 PAT

Record: 5-0, 3-0

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Week 5 Recap

Top 25 Action
#1 Oregon 28, California 24
#2 Ohio State 49, Michigan State 23
#3 Alabama 31, Florida 14
#20 Iowa 28, #4 Wisconsin 23
#5 Boise State 42, Louisiana Tech 10
#6 Ole Miss 42, Fresno State 17
#8 Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 3
#9 Minnesota 42, FCS West 7
#10 Texas 23, Kansas State 14
#11 Georgia 38, Kentucky 13
#12 Miami-FL 31, Boston College 21
#14 Nebraska 34, Iowa State 17
#15 Oklahoma 33, Colorado 24
#16 Stanford 38, Washington State 7
#17 USC 24, Arizona State 13
#18 Texas A&M 24, #22 Arkansas 17
Rutgers 45, #19 West Virginia 16
#21 Florida State 51, Duke 26
Air Force 24, #24 Navy 21 (OT)
#25 TCU 50, New Mexico 14

National Players of the Week
Offense: Stephen Garcia, QB, South Carolina: 434 passing yards, 46 rushing yards, 7 total TDs
Defense: Donnell Huff, FS, Georgia Tech: 3 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, FF, FR, INT

Pac-10 Players of the Week
Offense: Chris Owusu, WR, Stanford: 228 all-purpose yards, 2 total TDs
Defense: Drew McAllister, SS, USC: 3 tackles, 2 INTs, FR

Heisman Watch

1. Ferbia Allen, TE, Ole Miss: 52 receptions, 833 yards, 9 TDs
2. EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State: 1712 passing yards, 21 TDs, 4 INTs; 185 rushing yards, 3.2 YPC, 1 TD
3. Julio Jones, WR, Alabama: 24 receptions, 362 yards, 6 TDs
4. Nathan Stanley, QB, Ole Miss: 1543 passing yards, 18 TDs, 2 INTs
5. Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia: 1476 passing yards, 18 TDs, 2 INTs

Week 6 Top 25

1. Oregon (36) 5-0; next: Arizona (2-1)
2. Alabama (21) 5-0; next: IDLE
3. Ohio State (2) 4-0; next: @ Penn State (3-1)
4. Boise State (1) 3-0; next: @ Fresno State (3-2)
5. Ole Miss (1) 5-0; next: @ Vanderbilt (4-0)
6. Pittsburgh 3-0; next: @ #23 Rutgers (4-0)
7. Virginia Tech 5-0; next: FCS West
8. Minnesota 4-0; next: @ Indiana (3-2)
9. Texas 4-0; next: #15 Oklahoma (2-2)
10. Georgia 5-0; next: Mississippi State (3-2)
11. Wisconsin 4-1; next: #13 Michigan (4-0)
12. Miami-FL 3-1; next: Duke (0-4)
13. Michigan 4-0; next: @ #11 Wisconsin (4-1)
14. Nebraska 4-0; next: @ Missouri (2-2)
15. Oklahoma 2-2; next: #9 Texas (4-0)
16. Stanford 4-0; next: @ #21 Washington (3-1)
17. Iowa 2-2; next: Illinois (3-1)
18. Texas A&M 3-0; next: Oklahoma State (4-0)
19. USC 1-2; next: @ Oregon State (3-1)
20. Florida State 5-0; next: @ Wake Forest (2-2)
21. Washington 3-1; next: #16 Stanford (4-0)
22. TCU 3-2; next: Wyoming (3-2)
23. Rutgers 4-0; next: #6 Pittsburgh (3-0)
24. Georgia Tech 2-2; next: FCS West
25. LSU 3-1; next: Florida (4-1)

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Arizona @ #1 Oregon
Autzen Stadium
Eugene, OR
October 1, 2011



Ducks brutalize Wildcats
Even without Thomas, Ducks ride Autzen wave past Arizona

EUGENE, OR - Last year in frigid, icy conditions at Autzen, the Ducks needed a 4th quarter explosion to put a game Arizona squad away.

This time around, with the conditions dry and the sun shining, they wasted no time, even when Darron Thomas's day ended early in the first quarter, steamrolling the shellshocked Wildcats with a 41 point first half, and a 51-14 laugher.

Thomas was hit hard on a play where he threw a 4-yard touchdown to David Paulson, and he came up holding his right arm. The ruling was a strained triceps muscle, and considering how he was dinged up against Cal last week, Chip Kelly opted for redshirt freshman Bryan Bennett for the rest of the day. Bennett completed six of seven passes and spent most of the game handing the ball off - Kenjon Barner, Dontae Williams and Lache Seastrunk all went over 100 yards rushing and the Ducks ran for 394 yards as a team.

"I wish our O-line was as good at protecting the quarterback as they are at run blocking," Kelly joked afterward. "But in all seriousness, we all know, and they know especially, that they need to do a better job of protecting Darron. He's taken a few licks this year. But I was very confident in putting Bryan in the game, he knows this offense, he knows how to run it, and our running game was clicking today, so overall it was a good effort."

	1	2	3	4	OT	F
	7	0	0	7	-	14
	17	24	10	0	-	51

Team	Quarter	Scoring Play	Score
	1	Nick Foles, 1 yard pass to Jack Baucus (Zendejas kick), 7:47	7-0
	1	Darron Thomas, 4 yard pass to David Paulson (Beard kick), 6:45	7-7
	1	Dontae Williams, 13 yard run (Beard kick), 6:25	14-7
	1	Rob Beard, 26 yard FG, 3:44	17-7
	2	Bryan Bennett, 2 yard pass to Lavasier Tuinei (Beard kick), 9:14	24-7
	2	Bryan Bennett, 15 yard pass to Josh Huff (Beard kick), 7:25	31-7
	2	Dontae Williams, 2 yard run (Beard kick), 5:11	38-7
	2	Rob Beard, 27 yard FG, 1:18	41-7
	3	Rob Beard, 25 yard FG, 5:50	44-7
	3	Lache Seastrunk, 3 yard run (Beard kick), 1:34	51-7
	4	Adam Hall, 75 yard fumble return (Zendejas kick), 5:13	51-14

Oregon Ducks

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 145
Rushing Yards: 394
Total Yards: 539
1st Downs: 28
3rd Downs: 8-16 (50%)
4th Downs: 3-4 (75%)
Turnovers: 1
Penalties-Yards: 5-30
Time of Possession: 23:31

Player Stats

Passing
D. Thomas: 4-6, 48 yards, TD
B. Bennett: 6-7, 97 yards, 2 TDs

Rushing
K. Barner: 27 carries, 136 yards
L. Seastrunk: 20 carries, 110 yards, TD
D. Williams: 19 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDs
B. Bennett: 6 carries, 10 yards
C. White: 1 carry, -3 yards
D. Thomas: 1 carry, 7 yards

Receiving
J. Huff: 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
L. Tuinei: 2 receptions, 20 yards, TD
C. White: 1 reception, 9 yards
D. Paulson: 1 reception, 4 yards, TD
K. Lowe: 1 reception, 24 yards
K. Barner: 1 reception, 6 yards

Defense
M. Clay: 7 tackles, TFL
D. Mathis: 4 tackles, TFL
D. Jordan: 6 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks
J. Lewis: 5 tackles, FF
B. Lokombo: 5 tackles
C. Harris: 3 tackles, TFL, sack, INT
T. Washington: 2 tackles, TFL, sack
B. Hanna: 5 tackles, 2 TFL
J. Boyett: 4 tackles, TFL
S. Grady: 1 tackle, INT

Kicking
R. Beard: 3-3 FG, 6-6 PAT

Arizona Wildcats

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 105
Rushing Yards: 59
Total Yards: 164
1st Downs: 11
3rd Downs: 4-14 (28%)
4th Downs: 1-3 (33%)
Turnovers: 2
Penalties-Yards: 2-10
Time of Possession: 16:29

Player Stats

Passing
N. Foles: 15-28, 105 yards, TD, 2 INTs

Rushing
T. Tutogi: 14 carries, 37 yards
N. Foles: 8 carries, -12 yards
K. Antolin: 7 carries, 34 yards

Receiving
D. Roberts: 5 receptions, 23 yards
T. Tutogi: 2 receptions, 10 yards
D. Douglas: 2 receptions, 10 yards
J. Criner: 2 receptions, 14 yards
J. Baucus: 2 receptions, 11 yards, TD
T. Cobb: 1 reception, 28 yards
K. Antolin: 1 reception, 9 yards

Defense
P. Vassallo: 14 tackles, 3 TFL
J. Fisher: 13 tackles, TFL, FF
R. Golden: 15 tackles
A. Hall: 8 tackles, TFL, FR, TD
D. Earls: 9 tackles, FF
S. Tuihalamaka: 6 tackles
M. Flowers: 7 tackles
A. Tuihalamaka: 9 tackles
J. Hollins: 5 tackles
T. Wade: 5 tackles

Kicking
A. Zendejas: 2-2 PAT

Record: 6-0, 4-0