Editor, GoDucks.com
STANFORD, Calif. — Oregon kept its faint Pac-12 title hopes alive for one more week by winning 38-36 at No. 7 Stanford on Saturday night, the Ducks’ fourth straight victory.
How It Happened: The matchup of Oregon’s razzle-dazzle and Stanford’s brute force developed as expected. The Ducks used big plays like a 49-yard Royce Freeman run, a 75-yard Charles Nelson rush and a 47-yard Darren Carrington reception to produce three touchdowns in the first half. Though the Ducks employed new defensive looks featuring four-man and five-man fronts, the Cardinal still pounded out 23 points for a 23-21 halftime lead.