2006 Oregon Ducks football team

2006 Oregon Ducks football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 8–38 vs BYU
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2006 record	7–6 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Bellotti (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nick Aliotti (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium (c. 54,000, FieldTurf)
Uniform
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 USC +		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 California +		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Oregon State		6	–	3					10	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4					7	–	6
Oregon		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington		3	–	6					5	–	7
Stanford		1	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti^[1] and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

The Ducks started the season ranked 21 in the Associated Press poll,^[2] and won their first game against Stanford in Autzen Stadium by a score of 48–10. Dennis Dixon was the quarterback for the Ducks during the season with Jonathan Stewart as his primary running back.^[3][4] The Ducks finished off the season 7–6 (4–5 Pac-10) and got picked for the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl against BYU.

Before the season[]

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Fenuki Tupou OL	Rocklin, CA	Sierra CC	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	328 lb (149 kg)	5.1	Dec 14, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Matthew Harper S	San Francisco, CA	CC of San Francisco	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.5	Dec 20, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Cody Kempt QB	Portland, OR	Westview HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.6	Nov 6, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Justin Roper QB	Buford, GA	Buford HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.9	Dec 18, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Nathan Costa QB	Hilmar, CA	Hilmar HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.7	Aug 4, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Andre Crenshaw RB	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.4	Jan 31, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Marvin Johnson CB	Compton, CA	Dominguez HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.7	Jan 2, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Bo Thran OL	Gresham, OR	Sam Barlow HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	5.1	Jan 23, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jameel Dowling S	Oroville, CA	Butte CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Dec 3, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Jeremy Gibbs DT	Miami, OK	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.8	Jan 18, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Micah Howeth DE	Miami, OK	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.7	Sep 19, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Dexter Manley DE	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.5	Jan 15, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Remene Alston RB	Greensboro, NC	Page HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.4	Jan 18, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jordan Holmes OG	Yuba City, CA	Yuba City HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	NA	Nov 16, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
C.E. Kaiser OL	Veradale, WA	Central Valley HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	NA	Nov 9, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Devin Mays CB	Stockton, CA	Lincoln HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	4.3	Dec 14, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Spencer Paysinger WR	Beverly Hills, CA	Beverly Hills HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.4	Jan 26, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Chad Peppars CB	Los Angeles, CA	Loyola HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	4.5	Dec 13, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Antwaun Harris WR	Garland, TX	S. Garland HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.4	Feb 1, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NA
Pat So'oalo OL	Fresno, CA	Fresno City CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	NA	Dec 15, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Brandon Bair TE	St. Anthony, ID	South Fremont HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	NA	Feb 1, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 52   Rivals: 49
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oregon Football Commitment List 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011. "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2006". Scout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011. "Oregon Ducks Commits 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 pm	Stanford	No. 21	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 48–10	58,450
September 9	7:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 20	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 31–24	42,281
September 16	12:30 pm	No. 11 Oklahoma*	No. 18	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 34–33	59,269
September 30	12:30 pm	at Arizona State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	W 48–13	59,526
October 7	5:00 pm	at No. 20 California	No. 11	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 24–45	72,516
October 14	12:30 pm	UCLA	No. 18	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 30–20	58,618
October 21	2:00 pm	at Washington State	No. 16	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 23–34	35,117
October 28	4:00 pm	Portland State*	No. 25	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	OSN	W 55–12	57,493
November 4	12:30 pm	Washington	No. 24	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	TBS	W 34–14	58,408
November 11	7:15 pm	at No. 7 USC	No. 21	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 10–35	92,000
November 18	12:30 pm	Arizona		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	OSN	L 10–37	58,029
November 24	12:30 pm	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	FSN	L 28–30	44,015
December 21	5:00 pm	vs. No. 20 BYU*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN2	L 8–38	44,615
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	21	20	18	13	14	11	18	16	25	24	21	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches Poll	20	20	18	12	12	11	18	15	24	22	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released				13	11	20	15	24	22	20	25	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							14	23	22	20	24	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Roster[]

	Wide Receivers 1 Garren Strong – Junior 2 Jordan Kent – Senior 3 Cameron Colvin – Junior 4 Jaison Williams – Sophomore 6 Derrick Jones – Freshman 18 James Finely – Senior 19 Brian Paysinger – Junior 26 Kyle Weatherspoon �� Senior 39 Todd Crowley – Freshman 80 Drew Larson – Senior 86 Ryan Mattice – Sophomore 87 Rory Cavaille – Freshman 88 Brandon Bair – Freshman 92 Aaron McVein – Freshman 93 Nicholas Dahlen – Freshman Offensive Line 51 Jeff Kendall – Sophomore 54 Jordan Holmes – Freshman 55 Enoka Lucas – Senior 57 Fenuki Tupou – Junior 60 Max Unger – Sophomore 61 Josh Tschirgi – Sophomore 63 Jon Teague – Sophomore 66 Pat So'oalo – Junior 67 Sean Cullen – Junior 68 C.E. Kaiser – Freshman 69 Bo Thran – Freshman 70 Landis Provancha – Freshman 71 Mark Lewis – Sophomore 72 Justin Talarizadeh – Freshman 75 Geoff Schwartz – Junior 77 Paluni Ma Sun – Senior 78 Jacob Hucko – Sophomore Tight Ends 44 Dante Rosario – Senior 81 Ryan Keeling – Sophomore 88 Brandon Bair – Freshman		Quarterbacks 7 Nathan Costa – Freshman 10 Dennis Dixon – Junior 11 Justin Roper – Freshman 12 Cody Kempt – Freshman 16 Brady Leaf – Junior Fullbacks None Designated on Roster Running Backs 5 Remene Alston Jr. – Freshman 22 Chris Vincent – Senior 23 Andre Crenshaw – Freshman 24 Jeremiah Johnson – Sophomore 27 Andiel Brown – Junior 28 Jonathan Stewart – Sophomore Defensive Line 43 Michael Speed – Sophomore 45 Matt Toeaina – Senior 49 Nick Reed – Sophomore 50 Simi Toeaina – Freshman 56 Victor Filipe – Senior 89 Michael DiVincenzo – Sophomore 90 David Faaeteete – Junior 91 Harris Ra'shon – Sophomore 92 Micah Howeth – Junior 93 Dexter Manley II – Junior 94 Hayden Piper – Freshman 95 Darius Sanders – Senior 96 Jordan Spence – Freshman 97 Cole Linehan – Sophomore 99 Jeremy Gibbs – Junior		Linebackers 25 Kevin Garrett – Freshman 33 Blair Phillips – Senior 34 A.J. Tuitele – Junior 38 Chris Mulvanny – Senior 40 John Bacon – Sophomore 42 Brent Haberly – Senior 47 Jason Turner – Junior 53 Erik Elshire – Sophomore 87 Josh Thomas-Dotson – Junior Defensive backs 2 Terrell Ward – Freshman 6 Walter Thurmond III – Freshman 7 Chad Peppars – Freshman 8 Jackie Bates – Junior 17 Willie Glasper – Freshman 20 Matthew Harper – Junior 23 Brian Butterfield – Freshman 31 Jameel Dowling – Junior 41 Marvin Johnson – Freshman Safeties and Rovers 9 Ryan DePalo – Junior 13 Jerome Boyd – Sophomore 15 Patrick Chung (ROV) – Sophomore 27 Titus Jackson – Freshman 28 J.D. Nelson – Senior 29 Parris Moore (ROV) – Senior 30 Kwame Agyeman – Junior 32 Jarius Byrd – Freshman 35 Spencer Paysinger – Freshman 48 Jon Pope – Senior Punters 14 Matt Dragich – Senior 98 Aaron Knowles – Senior Kickers 36 Paul Martinez – Senior 40 Luke Bellotti – Junior 41 Morgan Flint – Freshman 85 Matt Evensen – Sophomore
† Starter at position      Injured; will not play in 2006

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Year at Oregon	Alma mater (Year)
Mike Bellotti	Head Coach	12th	UC Davis (1973)
	Assistant Head Coach Tight Ends	27th	UC Davis (1968)
Nick Aliotti	Defensive Coordinator	16th	UC Davis (1986)
Gary Crowton	Offensive Coordinator	2nd	BYU (1983)
Gary Campbell	Running Backs	23rd	UCLA (1973)

Game summaries[]

Oregon 48, Stanford 10[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	7	0	0	10
Ducks	3	24	7	14	48

In their first game of the year, the Ducks routed Stanford 48–10. Jonathan Stewart had two touchdowns and 168 yards rushing in the game, although he was forced out due to an ankle sprain. Oregon and Stanford exchanged field goals in the first quarter, before Stewart's first touchdown run gave the Ducks a 10–3 lead with 13:36 left in the second. A 15-yard touchdown pass from Dennis Dixon to Jaison Williams extended Oregon's lead to 17–3. The Cardinal responded with a 26-yard touchdown pass by Trent Edwards, but the Ducks scored 10 points in the half's final 3:19, including Stewart's second touchdown run of the game. At halftime, Oregon held a 27–10 lead.^[1]

The only score of the third quarter was made by Dixon, who ran for two yards and a touchdown midway through the quarter to stretch the Oregon lead to 24 points. Following a missed field goal attempt by Stanford, Jeremiah Johnson had a three-yard touchdown run to give the Ducks a 41–10 lead in the fourth quarter. The scoring was concluded by Oregon's A. J. Tuitele, who picked up a blocked Stanford field goal attempt and ran for a 72-yard touchdown. A total of 58,450 people attended the game at Autzen Stadium; this was the fourth-most ever and the biggest crowd for a season-opening game.^[1]

Oregon 31, Fresno State 24[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	14	3	7	7	31
Bulldogs	3	7	7	7	24

The No. 20-ranked Ducks won in a tight contest at Fresno State, 31–24. At halftime, Oregon held a 17–10 lead, but on its first possession of the second half Fresno State scored a game-tying touchdown. Later in the third quarter, Oregon drove down the field and attempted a 36-yard field goal. The kick was blocked by Fresno State's Bear Pascoe, but a Bulldog went to pick up the ball instead of leaving it, which would have resulted in a turnover. He was unable to field it, and the Ducks recovered at the Fresno State five-yard line. Oregon scored on the next play through a Jeremiah Johnson run; it was his second touchdown run of the game.^[5]

Fresno State responded in the fourth quarter with another game-tying drive, which featured a 40-yard Dwayne Wright rush. Tom Brandstater scored from one yard out to force a 24–24 tie. Oregon drove down the field, but was kept out of the end zone on a third-and-goal play, apparently forcing the Ducks to settle for a field goal. However, they ran a trick play; Brady Leaf, the holder on kicks, took off running and pitched the ball to kicker Paul Martinez, who ran four yards for what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown.^[5]

This was Belotti's 92nd win as Ducks head coach, vaulting him past his former boss, Rich Brooks, to become the winningest coach in school history.

Oregon 34, Oklahoma 33[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 3 3 14 13 33 • Oregon 10 3 0 21 34 Date: September 16 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR Game start: 12:30 p.m. PST Television network: ABC Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 13:39 ORE Jonathan Stewart 3-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) ORE 7–0 1 7:08 ORE Paul Martinez 22-yard field goal ORE 10–0 1 2:28 OU Garrett Hartley 41-yard field goal ORE 10–3 2 2:01 OU Garrett Hartley 20-yard field goal ORE 10–6 2 0:00 ORE Paul Martinez 48-yard field goal ORE 13–6 3 8:50 OU Paul Thompson 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick) Tied 13–13 3 3:48 OU Malcolm Kelly 31-yard pass from Paul Thompson (Garrett Hartley kick) OU 20–13 4 14:49 ORE Jaison Williams 30-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Paul Martinez kick) Tied 20–20 4 12:19 OU Adrian Peterson 17-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick) OU 27–20 4 6:46 OU Garrett Hartley 20-yard field goal OU 30–20 4 3:12 OU Garrett Hartley 22-yard field goal OU 33–20 4 1:12 ORE Dennis Dixon 16-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) OU 33–27 4 0:46 ORE Brian Paysinger 23-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Paul Martinez kick) ORE 34–33

Oregon, after a 16-yard TD by Dennis Dixon, trailed the Sooners 33–27 with 1:12 left.^[6] After a botched onside kick attempt which both teams claimed to recover the ruling on the field was to give Oregon the ball. Oklahoma claimed that the ball had made contact with an Oregon player before it went 10 yards (necessary on an onside kick), so the ball should still be theirs.^[6] The play was reviewed by Pac-10 replay official Gordon Riese. The angle Riese used did not clearly show the contact but did show that Oregon had not actually recovered the ball. Because this was not the challenge on the field, the call was not reversed.^[7] A 23-yard touchdown pass by Dixon with 46 seconds left gave Oregon a 34–33 lead. A squib kick was recovered by Oklahoma's Reggie Smith for 55 yards, setting Garrett Hartley up for a 44-yard field goal attempt. The kick was blocked by Oregon, clinching the Ducks' 34–33 win.^[8] Dixon had 341 passing yards and two touchdown passes, in addition to running for a touchdown.^[8]

Oregon 51, Arizona State 13[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	14	10	10	17	51
Sun Devils	0	3	10	0	13

The Ducks scored two touchdowns in the first quarter to take an early 14–0 lead. Following an Arizona State field goal midway through the second quarter, Oregon scored 10 points in the final 3:46 of the first half for a 24–3 halftime lead. At the start of the third quarter, Jeremiah Johnson's 4-yard touchdown was quickly answered by a kickoff return for a touchdown by Terry Richardson. Finally in the fourth, the Ducks scored 17 unanswered points to close the game with a 48–13 margin of victory.^[9]

Oregon 24, California 45[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	7	7	7	24
Golden Bears	14	14	10	7	45

^[10]

In their fifth game of the season, the Ducks, ranked 11th, suffered their first loss against 16th-ranked California. Following an interception of a Dennis Dixon pass by Brandon Hampton during the first possession of the game, the Golden Bears scored a touchdown to take an early 7–0 lead. California stretched its lead to 14–3 by the end of the first quarter, and added two more touchdowns in the second quarter for a 28–3 lead. With 1:04 left in the first half, the Ducks scored their first touchdown of the game, having successfully faked a field goal attempt earlier in the drive. The Golden Bears scored the first 10 points of the third quarter, extending their lead to 28 points. Dixon threw two touchdown passes in the final 15:20 of the game, but the Golden Bears finished with a 45–24 win. For California, DeSean Jackson caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt for another touchdown. Dixon threw three interceptions in the game for Oregon, and Jonathan Stewart was held to 25 yards rushing, though he did score a touchdown.^[11]

UCLA[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	3	3	0	14	20
Ducks	20	7	0	3	30

This game was one of firsts. It was the first win in Autzen Stadium against UCLA since 2000. Oregon's 20-point lead in the first quarter marked the first points UCLA had given up in the first quarter this entire season.^[12]

Both teams held a record of 4 wins, 1 loss at the time of the game.

In the first quarter, Oregon scored 3 touchdowns and UCLA scored one field goal. In the second quarter, UCLA's Justin Medlock scored a field goal, bringing UCLA's score to 6 points. In the third quarter, James Finley scored a touchdown for Oregon, bringing their score to 27 points. In the fourth quarter, UCLA'S Kahil Bell scored two touchdowns and Oregon's Matt Everson also scored a touchdown. The final score was 30–20, a win for Oregon.^[13]

Throughout this season, UCLA had only allowed 50 yds defensively a game. In this game, Oregon ran 256 yds.^[13]

Both teams suffered 8 penalties, but Oregon gave up only 56yds in contrast to UCLA, who gave up 91yds.^[13]

The leading player for Oregon was Dennis Dixon who scored two touchdowns, completed 10 of the 17 passes, and ran 144 yds.^[13]

Washington State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	0	3	0	20	23
Cougars	0	13	14	7	34

Portland State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	6	6	0	0	12
Ducks	14	21	10	10	55

Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	7	0	14
Ducks	7	10	14	3	34

USC[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	0	0	3	7	10
Trojans	0	14	14	7	35

The game was the first time the Oregon Ducks had played at the Los Angeles Coliseum since the 2000 season when Paul Hackett was still USC's coach. The game was USC's homecoming game.^[14]

In the first quarter, neither team scored any points. In the second quarter, USC scored 2 touchdowns, one by C. J. Gable and the other by Chauncey Washington, for a total of 14 points. In the third quarter, Oregon earned 3 points via a field goal by Paul Martinez. USC earned 2 additional touchdowns, bringing their total to 28 points. Both these touchdowns were also made by Chauncey Washington. In the fourth quarter, Oregon scored their first and only touchdown of the game, bringing their final score to 10 points. This touchdown was scored by Jonathan Stewart. USC earned a final touchdown via Dwayne Jarrett, bring the Trojans' final score to 35. The game ended with a final score of 35–10.^[14]

Arizona[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	10	10	3	37
Ducks	3	7	0	0	10

Oregon State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	7	0	7	14	28
Beavers	7	13	7	3	30

Postseason

BYU[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	17	7	14	38
Ducks	0	0	0	8	8

Oregon's final game of the season took place in Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV since it was a bowl game. The 2006 Las Vegas Bowl matched the Ducks against BYU.^[15]

This game marked BYU's first bowl win in 10 years since the 1996 football season. BYU ended their season with 11 wins and 2 losses.^[15]

BYU had over twice the number of total yards, 548 yds, to Oregon's 260 yds.^[15]

In the first quarter, neither team scored. In the second quarter, BYU's Jared McLaughlin had a 24yd FG; 2 touchdowns were also scored by BYU's Curtis Brown and Jonny Harline respectively. Curtis Brown scored his second touchdown of the night, bringing BYU's total score to 24 points by the end of the third quarter. Oregon scored their first and only touchdown of the night in the fourth quarter, resulting in a total score of 8 points. In the fourth quarter, BYU earned 2 additional touchdowns bringing their final score to 38 points.^[15]

The leading performers for BYU were Jonny Harline and John Beck.^[15]

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