Oregon dominates Michigan, fighting way back into playoff push
16 Oregon continued to keep its name in the College Football Playoff conversation with a third straight win, beating Michigan 31-7 in front of 58,183 on Nov.
Key points
- “Ain’t nobody have to be a hero, do this and do that, everyone did their job and the result was what it was.” Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard.
- “They’ve done a great job getting up and throwing punches back.” Sophomore receiver Dakorien Moore said the team was able to regroup after losses to Oklahoma State, UCLA and Illinois, as well as the loss of starting quarterback Dante Moore, whose season was ended by a concussion against USC in the fourth game of the season.
- In the second half, as Oregon’s offense struggled to make plays until Hill broke off his big scoring run with 4:03 to play, the Ducks’ defense stood tall.
Oregon’s 31 points was the most allowed by Michigan all season, and it could’ve been worse if Dakorien Moore hadn’t dropped a short pass in the end zone in the second quarter.
Matayo Uiagalelei had two of Oregon’s three sacks, and there were only four plays of 10 yards or more made by the Michigan offense.
Additional details
- 12 Ohio State, and now Michigan as they continue to try and climb in the CFP rankings.
- Dakorien Moore led Oregon with seven catches for 101 yards and a 59-yard touchdown.
- Three of those TD passes came in the first half as Oregon built a 21-7 lead.
- After losing three games in the first seven weeks of the season, the Ducks are finally playing more like the team most predicted when they started the year ranked No.
- “Just trying to keep moving.” They looked determined on Saturday during their thumping of the Wolverines (5-5, 2-5), one of college football’s blueblood programs.
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