Oregon Ducks (NCAA 11)

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New Mexico @ #4 Oregon
Autzen Stadium
Eugene, OR
August 28, 2010



Ducks off and flying in 2010
Oregon shows no rust, explodes out of the gates against UNM

EUGENE, OR - Jeremiah who?

Okay, it's only one game, and it was against a woefully outmatched opponent, but nevertheless, Darron Thomas took the first step towards helping Oregon fans forget Jeremiah Masoli, leading the Ducks to a 77-7 laugher in the 2010 opener against New Mexico.

The sophomore Texan took the reigns for the first time as UO's starting quarterback and passed with flying colors. Aside from two interceptions, he was flawless, completing 63% of his passes for 227 yards and a touchdown, and he showed off his legs as well, running for 138 yards and 4 scores on only nine carries. LaMichael James, Kenjon Barner and Remene Alston excelled carrying the ball too, accumulating 149, 89, and 68 yards, respectively.

"Darron had a great game," Ducks coach Chip Kelly said. "He missed one or two in the passing game, and he actually carried the ball more than we would've liked, but it was a good opener."

On defense, the Ducks didn't give up any points and held the Lobos under 300 yards, including only 45 yards rushing (factoring in 3 sacks). Defensive tackle Brandon Bair led the effort with 8 tackles and a pair of sacks. One area Chip Kelly expressed a desire to improve in was forcing turnovers.

"That's what I want our defense to excel at, taking the ball away," Kelly said. "We did a good job forcing pressure which led to (Eddie) Pleasant's interception, but I thought we could've done a better job getting after the ball, both in the air and on the ground. You never want to sacrifice things like tackling and proper assignment football for the sake of trying to force turnovers, but I think we can definitely up the ante in that aspect."

Next week the Ducks face a potential trap game in Knoxville against Tennessee. The Volunteers are not a strong football team, but it's always a wildcard when a west coast team travels east of the Mississippi.

	1	2	3	4	OT	F
	0	7	0	0	-	7
	28	21	21	7	-	77

Team	Quarter	Scoring Play	Score
	1	LaMichael James, 61 yard run (Beard kick), 8:47	7-0
	1	LaMichael James, 7 yard run (Beard kick), 3:06	14-0
	1	Darron Thomas, 51 yard run (Beard kick), 2:19	21-0
	1	Kenjon Barner, 36 yard run (Beard kick), 0:00	28-0
	2	Carmen Messina, 46 yard INT return (Aho kick), 9:06	28-7
	2	Darron Thomas, 13 yard pass to DJ Davis (Beard kick), 7:21	35-7
	2	Darron Thomas, 6 yard run (Beard kick), 3:49	42-7
	2	Darron Thomas, 19 yard run (Beard kick), 0:20	49-7
	3	Darron Thomas, 39 yard run (Beard kick), 7:55	56-7
	3	Kenjon Barner, 2 yard run (Beard kick), 6:00	63-7
	3	Kenjon Barner, 10 yard run (Beard kick), 1:09	70-7
	4	Remene Alston, 10 yard run (Beard kick), 8:47	77-7

Oregon Ducks

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 293
Rushing Yards: 498
Total Yards: 791
1st Downs: 26
3rd Downs: 11-16 (68%)
4th Downs: 1-2 (50%)
Turnovers: 2
Penalties-Yards: 1-5
Time of Possession: 22:25

Player Stats

Passing
D. Thomas: 21-33, 227 yards, TD, 2 INTs
N. Costa: 2-3, 22 yards
D. Hawkins: 1-1, 44 yards

Rushing
L. James: 16 carries, 149 yards, 2 TDs
R. Alston: 11 carries, 68 yards, TD
D. Thomas: 9 carries, 138 yards, 4 TDs
K. Barner: 9 carries, 89 yards, 3 TDs
J. Huff: 2 carries, 28 yards
D. Hawkins: 1 carry, 3 yards
K. Lowe: 1 carry, 11 yards
N. Costa: 1 carry, 12 yards

Receiving
D. Paulson: 5 receptions, 110 yards
D. Davis: 5 receptions, 40 yards, TD
J. Huff: 5 receptions, 33 yards
J. Maehl: 3 receptions, 28 yards
L. James: 3 receptions, -3 yards
L. Tuinei: 2 receptions, 41 yards
K. Lowe: 1 reception, 44 yards

Defense
B. Bair: 8 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks
T. Turner: 5 tackles, 4 TFL
D. Jordan: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
K. Rowe: 4 tackles, 2 TFL
M. Clay: 5 tackles
C. Matthews: 4 tackles
E. Pleasant: 3 tackles, TFL, INT
S. Paysinger: 2 tackles
R. Heimuli: 2 tackles, TFL

Kicking
R. Beard: 11-11 PAT

New Mexico Lobos

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 235
Rushing Yards: 45
Total Yards: 280
1st Downs: 14
3rd Downs: 4-19 (21%)
4th Downs: 1-2 (50%)
Turnovers: 1
Penalties-Yards: 5-34
Time of Possession: 17:35

Player Stats

Passing
B. Holbrook: 18-36, 207 yards, INT
B. Gruner: 3-4, 28 yards

Rushing
D. Dennis: 18 carries, 35 yards
B. Holbrook: 10 carries, -8 yards
Q. Solomon: 2 carries, 18 yards
C. Hernandez: 2 carries, 0 yards
B. Gruner: 1 carry, 0 yards

Receiving
C. Hernandez: 8 receptions, 116 yards
D. Dennis: 7 receptions, 31 yards
L. Reed: 4 receptions, 62 yards
B. Williams: 2 receptions, 26 yards

Defense
C. Messina: 16 tackles, TFL, INT, TD
D. Caro: 10 tackles, TFL, sack
B. Forrest: 10 tackles, TFL
A. Hooks: 8 tackles, TFL

Kicking
J. Aho: 0-1 FG, 1-1 PAT

Record: 1-0

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Week 1 Recap

Top 25 Action
#1 Alabama 41, San Jose State 7
#2 Ohio State 59, Marshall 3
#3 Texas 59, Rice 0
#4 Oregon 77, New Mexico 7
#5 Boise State 37, #7 Virginia Tech 3
#6 Florida 36, Miami-OH 0
#8 TCU 31, #19 Oregon State 21
#9 Nebraska 48, Western Kentucky 7
#10 Iowa 38, FCS West 6
#11 Wisconsin 52, UNLV 7
#12 Georgia Tech 45, FCS West 7
#14 Miami-FL 47, FCS West 10
#15 Oklahoma 44, Utah State 10
#16 Pittsburgh 20, #23 Utah 12
#22 North Carolina 43, #17 LSU 7
#18 Penn State 26, FCS Southeast 0
#20 Arkansas 59, FCS West 3
#21 Florida State 49, FCS West 3
Fresno State 14, #24 Cincinnati 3
#25 Houston 44, FCS Southeast 3

National Players of the Week
Offense: Covaughn DeBoskie, HB, California: 157 rushing yards, 4 TDs; 123 receiving yards, 2 TDs
Defense: Kyle Zelinsky, OLB, Central Michigan: 8 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks

Pac-10 Players of the Week
Offense: Covaughn DeBoskie, HB, California
Defense: Josh Mauro, DE, Stanford: 6 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, FF

Heisman Watch

1. Mark Ingram, HB, Alabama: 7 carries, 27 yards; 2 receptions, 9 yards, TD
2. Case Keenum, QB, Houston: 412 passing yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
3. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State: 260 passing yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs
4. Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State: 355 passing yards, 5 TDs, INT; 45 rushing yards, TD
5. Jake Locker, QB, Washington: 274 passing yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 29 rushing yards

Week 2 Top 25

1. Alabama (41) 1-0; next: #17 Penn State (1-0)
2. Ohio State (20) 1-0; next: #13 Miami-FL (1-0)
3. Boise State 1-0; next: IDLE
4. Texas 1-0; next: Wyoming (1-0)
5. Oregon 1-0; next: @ Tennessee (1-0)
6. Florida 1-0; next: South Florida (1-0)
7. TCU 1-0; next: FCS Southeast
8. Nebraska 1-0; next: Idaho (0-0)
9. Iowa 1-0; next: Iowa State (0-1)
10. Wisconsin 1-0; next: IDLE
11. Georgia Tech 1-0; next: @ Kansas (1-0)
12. USC 0-0; next: Virginia (1-0)
13. Miami-FL 1-0; next: @ #2 Ohio State (1-0)
14. Virginia Tech 0-1; next: FCS West
15. Oklahoma 1-0; next: #20 Florida State (1-0)
16. Pittsburgh 1-0; next: FCS Midwest
17. Penn State 1-0; next: @ #1 Alabama (1-0)
18. North Carolina 1-0; next: IDLE
19. Arkansas 1-0; next: ULM (0-0)
20. Florida State 1-0; next: @ #15 Oklahoma (1-0)
21. Oregon State 0-1; next: IDLE
22. Houston 1-0; next: UTEP (1-0)
23. LSU 0-1; next: @ Vanderbilt (0-1)
24. West Virginia 1-0; next: @ Marshall (0-1)
25. Georgia 1-0; next: @ South Carolina (1-0)

[brett the jet favre]

I LOVE MY DUCKS!!!!!!! im following

[gomets97]

I live in PA but i am a huge OU fan go DUCKS

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#5 Oregon @ Tennessee
Neyland Stadium
Knoxville, TN
September 4, 2010



Ducks fight off the rain in Rocky Top
Second half explosion delivers a knockout in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, TN - On Oregon's first play from scrimmage, Darron Thomas pulled the ball as three separate Tennessee defenders crashed down on poor LaMichael James. 42 yards later, Thomas crossed the goalline untouched, and it seemed like the beginning of a very long day for Tennessee.

But the Ducks, surprisingly, were off kilter because of the monsoon that was swamping the field. The defense was tenative, and the Vols capitalized. Thomas another pick six, and lost two fumbles that Tennessee returned for huge yardage inside the 5. One was punched in, and the Ducks forced a turnover off the other.

The end result was a 21-15 deficit that had many scratching their heads.

But the Ducks exploded out of the locker room after halftime, pouring in 28 3rd quarter points, routing the Volunteers 35-15 in the second half and ultimately winning the day in Knoxville, 50-36.

Aside from the three turnovers, Thomas was deadly efficient, completing an astonishing 27 of 30 passes for 426 yards and 5 touchdowns, adding 82 on the ground. LaMichael James had another big game as well, running for 177 yards on only 22 carries (8 YPC). The Oregon receivers also had big days. Tight end David Paulson had his second straight 100 yard game, going for 114 on 6 catches. Freshman Josh Huff had a breakout performance, catching 6 passes for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jeff Maehl added 8 grabs for 97 yards.

As is usually the case with the Ducks, the opposition dominated time of possession (24:03 to 15:57), and the Ducks' defense racked up lots of tackles as a result. Brandon Bair and Casey Matthews had 10 apiece, John Boyett had 8, Josh Kaddu and Spencer Paysinger each had 7, and Terrell Turner and Eddie Pleasant each notching 6, with Turner adding 3 sacks.

	1	2	3	4	OT	F
	15	0	28	7	-	50
	7	14	8	7	-	36

Team	Quarter	Scoring Play	Score
	1	Darron Thomas, 42 yard run (Thomas pass to Huff), 8:07	8-0
	1	Tauren Poole, 9 yard run (Lincoln kick), 2:28	8-7
	1	Darron Thomas, 35 yard pass to LaMichael James (Beard kick), 0:55	15-7
	2	Matt Simms, 8 yard pass to Ben Bartholomew (Lincoln kick), 5:32	15-14
	2	LaMarcus Thompson, 57 yard INT return (Lincoln kick), 1:20	21-15
	3	Darron Thomas, 37 yard pass to Josh Huff (Beard kick), 8:23	22-21
	3	Darron Thomas, 32 yard pass to David Paulson (Beard kick), 6:38	29-21
	3	Matt Simms, 7 yard pass to Denarius Moore (Poole run), 2:27	29-29
	3	Darron Thomas, 34 yard pass to Josh Huff (Beard kick), 1:56	36-29
	3	LaMichael James, 1 yard run (Beard kick), 1:02	43-29
	4	Tauren Poole, 1 yard run (Lincoln kick), 7:12	43-36
	4	Darron Thomas, 15 yard pass to Jeff Maehl (Beard kick), 4:25	50-36

Oregon Ducks

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 426
Rushing Yards: 290
Total Yards: 716
1st Downs: 25
3rd Downs: 5-7 (71%)
4th Downs: 0-0 (0%)
Turnovers: 3
Penalties-Yards: 0-0
Time of Possession: 15:57

Player Stats

Passing
D. Thomas: 27-30, 426 yards, 5 TDs, INT

Rushing
L. James: 22 carries, 177 yards, TD
D. Thomas: 15 carries, 82 yards, TD
K. Barner: 1 carry, 13 yards
J. Huff: 1 carry, 18 yards

Receiving
J. Maehl: 8 receptions, 97 yards, TD
J. Huff: 6 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TDs
D. Paulson: 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
L. Tuinei: 3 receptions, 54 yards
L. James: 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD
M. Lewis: 1 reception, 5 yards

Defense
B. Bair: 10 tackles, 5 TFL, sack
C. Matthews: 10 tackles, TFL, FF
J. Boyett: 8 tackles, FF
J. Kaddu: 7 tackles
T. Turner: 6 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks
S. Paysinger: 7 tackles, FF
E. Pleasant: 6 tackles, INT
A. Gildon: 3 tackles, INT

Kicking
R. Beard: 0-1 FG, 6-6 PAT

Tennessee Volunteers

Team Stats
Passing Yards: 279
Rushing Yards: 101
Total Yards: 380
1st Downs: 22
3rd Downs: 8-15 (53%)
4th Downs: 2-3 (66%)
Turnovers: 2
Penalties-Yards: 4-20
Time of Possession: 24:03

Player Stats

Passing
M. Simms: 27-41, 279 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs

Rushing
T. Poole: 28 carries, 98 yards, 2 TDs
M. Simms: 7 carries, 0 yards
D. Rogers: 1 carry, 3 yards

Receiving
D. Rogers: 6 receptions, 39 yards
T. Poole: 5 receptions, 49 yards
D. Moore: 4 receptions, 50 yards, TD
M. Milton: 4 receptions, 59 yards
L. Stocker: 3 receptions, 32 yards
B. Bartholomew: 2 receptions, 20 yards, TD
K. Cooper: 2 receptions, 13 yards
M. Teague: 1 reception, 17 yards

Defense
A. Anderson: 9 tackles, TFL, FR
J. Jackson: 9 tackles
H. Lathers: 10 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
P. Waggner: 7 tackles
N. Reveiz: 7 tackles, TFL
C. Walker: 4 tackles, 2 TFL, FF
E. Gordon: 5 tackles, FR
L. Thompson: 4 tackles, INT, TD

Kicking
D. Lincoln: 0-1 FG, 4-4 PAT

Record: 2-0

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Week 2 Recap

Top 25 Action
#1 Alabama 17, #17 Penn State 14
#2 Ohio State 27, #13 Miami-FL 19
#4 Texas 30, Wyoming 9
#5 Oregon 50, Tennessee 36
#6 Florida 34, South Florida 9
#7 TCU 56, FCS Southeast 0
#8 Nebraska 48, Idaho 10
#9 Iowa 6, Iowa State 0
#11 Georgia Tech 45, Kansas 14
#12 USC 31, Virginia 9
#14 Virginia Tech 49, FCS West 3
#20 Florida State 49, #15 Oklahoma 42
#16 Pittsburgh 56, FCS Midwest 0
#19 Arkansas 51, ULM 7
#22 Houston 44, UTEP 18
#23 LSU 41, Vanderbilt 7
Marshall 14, #24 West Virginia 3
South Carolina 35, #25 Georgia 18

National Players of the Week
Offense: Zach Collaros, QB, Cincinnati: 482 passing yards, 74 rushing yards, 6 total TDs
Defense: Mike Johns, DE, Miami-OH: 11 tackles, 8 TFL, 4 sacks, FF

Pac-10 Players of the Week
Offense: Darron Thomas, QB, Oregon: 426 passing yards, 82 rushing yards, 6 total TDs
Defense: Shareece Wright, CB, USC: 2 tackles, INT

Heisman Watch

1. Mark Ingram, HB, Alabama: 153 rushing yards, 4.4 YPC, 1 TD; 52 receiving yards, TD
2. Case Keenum, QB, Houston: 953 passing yards, 7 TDs, INT; 124 rushing yards
3. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State: 260 passing yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs
   
4. Darron Thomas, QB, Oregon: 653 passing yards, 6 TDs, 3 INTs; 220 rushing yards, 5 TDs
5. Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State: 471 passing yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs; 93 rushing yards, TD

Week 3 Top 25

1. Alabama (40) 2-0; next: @ Duke (2-0)
2. Ohio State (21) 2-0; next: Ohio (2-0)
3. Boise State 1-0; next: @ Wyoming (1-1)
4. Texas 2-0; next: @ Texas Tech (1-1)
5. Oregon 2-0; next: FCS West
6. Florida 2-0; next: @ Tennessee (1-1)
7. TCU 2-0; next: Baylor (2-0)
8. Nebraska 2-0; next: @ Washington (1-1)
9. Iowa 2-0; next: @ Arizona (1-1)
10. Wisconsin 1-0; next: Arizona State (2-0)
11. Georgia Tech 2-0; next: @ #16 North Carolina (1-0)
12. USC 1-0; next: @ Minnesota (2-0)
13. Virginia Tech 1-1; next: East Carolina (0-2)
14. Pittsburgh 2-0; next: IDLE
15. Florida State 2-0; next: BYU (1-1)
16. North Carolina 1-1; next: #11 Georgia Tech (2-0)
17. Miami-FL 1-1; next: IDLE
18. Arkansas 2-0; next: @ Georgia (1-1)
19. Penn State 1-1; next: Kent State (1-1)
20. Houston 2-0; next: @ UCLA (1-1)
21. Oklahoma 1-1; next: Air Force (2-0)
22. Oregon State 0-1; next: Louisville (1-1)
23. LSU 1-1; next: @ Mississippi State (0-2)
24. Fresno State 1-0; next: @ Utah State (1-1)
25. Auburn 2-0; next: Clemson (2-0)

[JJ4]

lol, everything seems exactly like how Oregon runs their offense. Is your avg. drive like 1:55? (or whatever Oregon's actually is)

[hockeyplaya2724]

Wow, down to the wire game against Tennessee! Good job with the 2-0 start