UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DUCKS
Game 2 - Sept. 8 FRESNO STATE #4 OREGON
Fresno State Oregon
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EUGENE, Ore. - Kenjon Barner ran for what was then a career-high 201 yards and scored three touchdowns to fuel No. 4 Oregon to the victory over a persistent Fresno State program that was bouncing back from its first losing season in six years. The senior running back led by example when the Ducks got lethargic, taking over early and scoring late in the fourth quarter to cement the home team’s second win of the year. Barner enjoyed a record-setting day but made an emphatic statement on Oregon’s decisive drive, running the ball nine times on the afternoon’s final drive before a 16-yard dash into the end zone capped the scoring with 3:51 left in the game. ``You’ve got to keep moving and keep grinding,’’ he said. ``You’ve got to adjust to the mistakes that you make.’’ The Ducks (2-0) sprinted to a 35-6 first-half lead before the Bulldogs were able to slow them down in the second half. ``We knocked them off schedule when they tried to go fast in the second half. They tried to go fast again, and we knocked them off schedule again,’’ said Fresno State defensive coordinator Nick Toth. De’Anthony Thomas ran for 102 yards and two additional scores for the Ducks, while redshirt freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 19 of 27 passes for 166 yards and one TD. Derek Carr, the younger brother of former Bulldogs QB David Carr, completed 29 of 47 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (1-1), a new member of the Mountain West Conference. The Ducks were coming off a 57-34 victory over Arkansas State in their opener last weekend, while the Bulldogs opened with a 37-10 win over Weber State in new coach Tim DeRuyter’s debut. DeRuyter, who took over when longtime coach Pat Hill was dismissed, has brought in a new spread offense he’s dubbed ``fast, physical, fanatical’’ while he and Toth have transformed Fresno State’s 4-3 defense from last season into an attacking 3-4. But in the end the Bulldogs were outmatched by the Ducks. Fresno State went ahead first on Breshears’ 39-years field goal but the lead was short-lived. Thomas scored on his first touch of the game, taking a pitch from Mariota and running 39 yards to give the Ducks a 7-3. Thomas appeared to score again on Oregon’s next series on a 2-yard run, but the touchdown was nullified when the officials went back and reviewed the previous play, determining that Mariota had gone out of bounds at the 3-yeard-line and not the 2. Barner ran the 3-yards remaining for the score on the next play. Mariota found tight end Colt Lyerla with a 22-yard scoring pass early in the second quarter and Thomas darted 51 yards, breaking several tackles, for another touchdown to extend the lead to 28-3. Barner added a 3-yard scoring run before Breshears hit a 43-yard field goal to make it 35-6 at halftime. Fresno State narrowed it to 35-16 in the third quarter when Carr found Isaiah Burse with an 18-yard touchdown pass and Breshears kicked a 25-yard field goal. Breshears added a 37-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to make it 35-19. But Barner took it upon himself to regain control late in the fourth quarter, running 66 yards on 10 tries during Oregon’s final scoring drive. Junior safety Brian Jackson posted nine tackles along with breaking up three passes.
10:16 09:25 06:41 12:47 07:45 01:10 00:00 07:47 04:14 09:40 03:51 01:30
FS ORE ORE ORE ORE ORE FS FS FS FS ORE FS
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Record: (1-1) Record: (2-0)
Breshears, Quen 39 yd field goal, 11-57 4:44, FS 3 - ORE 0 Thomas, De’Anthony 39 yd run (Beard, Rob kick), 4-68 0:51, FS 3 - ORE 7 Barner, Kenjon 3 yd run (Beard, Rob kick), 5-73 1:01, FS 3 - ORE 14 Lyerla, C. 22 yd pass from Mariota, M. (Beard, Rob kick), 13-85 3:24, FS 3 - ORE 21 Thomas, De’Anthony 51 yd run (Beard, Rob kick), 7-69 2:40, FS 3 - ORE 28 Barner, Kenjon 3 yd run (Beard, Rob kick), 11-98 2:24, FS 3 - ORE 35 Breshears, Quen 43 yd field goal, 7-49 1:10, FS 6 - ORE 35 Burse, I. 18 yd pass from Carr, D. (Breshears kick), 2-22 0:34, FS 13 - ORE 35 Breshears, Quen 25 yd field goal, 8-4 3:09, FS 16 - ORE 35 Breshears, Quen 37 yd field goal, 9-55 4:45, FS 19 - ORE 35 Barner, Kenjon 16 yd run (Beard, Rob kick), 11-77 5:49, FS 19 - ORE 42 Rouse, Robbie 2 yd run (Carr, Derek pass failed), 8-63 2:21, FS 25 - ORE 42
RUSHING: Fresno State-Rouse, Robbie 27-115; Shapiro, Andrew 1-23; Watson, Greg 1-3; Carr, Derek 5-minus 10. Oregon Ducks-Barner, Kenjon 34-201; Thomas, De’Anthony 7-102; Mariota, Marcus 14-67; TEAM 3-minus 4. PASSING: Fresno State-Carr, Derek 29-47-0-234. Oregon Ducks-Mariota, Marcus 19-27-0-166. RECEIVING: Fresno State-Adams, Davante 12-92; Burse, Isaiah 7-77; Rouse, Robbie 5-27; Harper, Josh 2-26; Riggins, Anthon 1-8; Watson, Greg 1-3; Dean, Victor 1-1. Oregon Ducks-Thomas, De’Anthony 4-26; Barner, Kenjon 3-21; Lyerla, Colt 2-26; Vaughn, Rahsaan 2-26; Stanford, D. 2-16; Addison, Bralon 2-16; Hawkins, Daryle 2-15; Lowe, Keanon 1-12; Dungy, Eric 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Fresno State-None. Oregon Ducks-None. FUMBLES: Fresno State-RIGGINS, Anthon 1-0. Oregon Ducks-Mariota, Marcus 2-2; Addison, Bralon 1-1; Barner, Kenjon 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Fresno State-Plummer, Shawn 1-0; Okpalaugo, Tris 1-0; Thomas, Phillip 1-0. Oregon Ducks-Hart, Taylor 1-0; Lokombo, Boseko 1-0; Jordan, Dion 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Fresno State-Smith, Derron 10-3; Thomas, Phillip 6-3; Okpalaugo, Tris 5-4; Alston, Sean 6-2; Su’a, Patrick 3-4; Plummer, Shawn 3-3; Brown, Travis 1-5; Jones, L.J. 3-2; Wilson, Cristin 3-1; Mickelsen, Karl 2-1; Lewis, Donavon 2-0; Wilson, Kyrie 2-0; Williams, Antho 1-1; Motta, Nikko 1-1; Harrison, Nat 0-2; Davison, Tyeler 1-0; Jennings, Andy 1-0; Riggins, Anthon 1-0. Oregon DucksJackson, Brian 5-4; Jordan, Dion 5-3; Clay, Michael 3-4; Ekpre-Olomu, I. 6-0; Alonso, Kiko 3-2; Hart, Taylor 3-2; Patterson, A. 3-2; Dargan, Erick 2-3; Coleman, Tyson 2-2; Lokombo, Boseko 3-0; Mitchell, T. 2-1; Keliikipi, Wade 1-2; Heimuli, Ricky 0-3; Malone, Derrick 2-0; Washington, T. 2-0; Armstead, Arik 1-1; Remington, I. 1-1; Dungy, Eric 1-0; Cassell, Rahim 1-0; Thomas, De’Anthony 1-0; Kelley, B.J. 0-1; French, C. 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
FS 23 34-131 234 47-29-0 81-365 0-0 1-7 7-142 0-0 8-34.6 1-0 4-30 31:59 2 of 16 2 of 3 5-5 3-34
ORE 27 58-366 166 27-19-0 85-532 0-0 2-0 3-46 0-0 5-36.6 4-3 8-65 28:01 9 of 17 1 of 1 3-4 3-16
2012 SEASON REVIEW
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