It took six games to cement Oregon football's new identity under head coach Mario Cristobal, but only two to shake the new foundation.
When the Ducks capped off an overtime win over Washington on Oct. 13 by rushing between the tackles for a touchdown, they finished off a 177-yard rushing night and also made clear the program's new identity under Cristobal. It was about physicality and power football, as the forward-thinking Ducks cut against the national grain as usual in an age of up-tempo, spread offense.
But then Oregon ran for just 58 yards in a loss at Washington State, and 84 at Arizona.