Washington State University Athletics
Saturday, November 14
Pullman, WA
4:00 PM
Washington State University
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Oregon
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2nd
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Oregon
7
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Washington State
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No. 11 Oregon Runs Past Cougars, 43-29
November 14, 2020 | Football
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Tyler Shough threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns and No. 11 Oregon came back to beat Washington State 43-29 on Saturday night.
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Travis Dye caught two second-half touchdown passes to help Oregon improve to 2-0. The Ducks piled up 582 yards of total offense.
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Freshman Jayden de Laura threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns for Washington State (1-1), which led at halftime but could not stop the Ducks in the second half. Freshman defensive back Ayden Hector recovered three Oregon turnovers in the first half.
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``We're looking like a real great offense right now,'' Dye said. ``We are moving and grooving way better than we have in the past.''Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said the late touchdown Oregon scored in the second quarter was key.
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``Certainly a huge momentum swing,'' he said. ``Guys went into the locker room with a lot of juice, a lot of energy.''
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Shough played well, especially in the second half, Cristobal said.
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``He made some great plays and some great decisions. Great job with protections, used this feet to get out of stuff,'' Cristobal said. ``Just showing tremendous maturity in just a second start, so big days ahead for Tyler."
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Oregon scored 29 points in the second half, and it was the second straight game in which the Cougars have given up a lot of points after halftime.
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``I don't think we're wearing down,'' Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said. ``They're playing their hearts out.''
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He did point to the Cougars recovering three straight Oregon turnovers in the first half and only producing 10 points out of those.
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``That game should have been different at halftime,'' Rolovich said.
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He added that de Laura, a true freshman, played well in only his second college outing.
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``He looked comfortable from beginning to end,'' Rolovich said.
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Oregon went 92 yards in 15 plays on its first possession, and Shough hit tight end DJ Johnson with a 13-yard scoring pass for a 7-0 lead.
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Washington State replied with an 18-yard touchdown pass from de Laura to Lucas Bacon. The Cougars attempted a 2-point conversion but de Laura's pass was incomplete.
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Dye fumbled on the next possession and Hector recovered for the Cougars near midfield. De Laura hit Renard Bell with a 44-yard reception and, three plays later, connected with Bell on a 4-yard touchdown pass for a 13-7 lead.
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Hector intercepted Shough's pass on Oregon's next possession but the Cougars had to punt.
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Oregon's CJ Verdell was stripped of the ball on their next possession and Hector pounced on the fumble for his third recovery. But the Cougars had to settle for Blake Mazza's 39-yard field goal.
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Mazza added a 49-yarder for a 19-7 lead with 20 seconds left in the first half.
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Oregon was not done. Shough completed a 57-yard pass to Jaylon Redd to the Oregon 3, and Verdell ran in for the touchdown to cut Washington State's halftime lead to 19-14.
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``That took an emotional toll,'' Rolovich said. ``I stress being the last one to score before halftime.''
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The Ducks shut down Washington State's offense in the third quarter, holding the Cougars to 30 yards.
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Meanwhile, Shough threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Dye late in the third to lift the Ducks to a 21-19 lead. He added a short touchdown pass to Johnny Johnson in the opening seconds of the fourth to push the lead of 28-19.
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Washington State put together a drive to Oregon's 8, but had to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Mazza to cut Oregon's lead to 28-22.
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Oregon replied immediately as Shough fired a 71-yard scoring pass to Dye, and then ran in the conversion, to lift Oregon to a 36-22 lead with just over 8 minutes left.
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Deon McIntosh scored on a 1-yard-run with 4:40 left to cut Oregon's lead to 36-29.
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THE TAKEAWAY
Oregon: The Ducks have won 17 of their past 19 games, and are on track to claim a second consecutive Pac-12 championship. They overcame three consecutive turnovers in the first half to win their first game in Pullman since 2014.
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Washington State: The game marked the home opener for Rolovich. The Cougars were picked to finish last in the Pac-12 North, but have looked better than that in their two games so far.
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POLL IMPLICATIONS
Oregon may break into the Top 10.
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UP NEXT
Oregon hosts UCLA on Saturday.
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Washington State plays at Stanford on Saturday.
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Team Stats
ORE
WSU
Total Yards
581
421
Pass Yards
312
321
Rushing Yards
269
100
Penalty Yards
37
40
1st Downs
26
20
3rd Downs
7
7
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
28:24
31:36
1st Quarter
ORE 7, WSU 0
ORE - Johnson, DJ 13 yd pass from Shough, Tyler (Lewis, Camden kick) 15 plays, 92 yards, TOP 5:50
ORE 7, WSU 6
WSU - Bacon, Lucas 18 yd pass from de Laura,Jayden (de Laura,Jayden passfailed) 6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:42
ORE 7, WSU 13
WSU - Bell, Renard 4 yd pass from de Laura,Jayden (Mazza, Blake kick) 4 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:33
2nd Quarter
ORE 7, WSU 16
WSU - Mazza, Blake 39 yd field goal 7 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:00
ORE 7, WSU 19
WSU - Mazza, Blake 49 yd field goal 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 6:15
ORE 14, WSU 19
ORE - Verdell, CJ 3 yd run (Lewis, Camden kick), 2 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:15
3rd Quarter
ORE 21, WSU 19
ORE - Dye, Travis 16 yd pass from Shough, Tyler (Lewis, Camden kick) 5 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:09
4th Quarter
ORE 28, WSU 19
ORE - Johnson III, J. 2 yd pass from Shough, Tyler (Lewis, Camden kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:05
ORE 28, WSU 22
WSU - Mazza, Blake 25 yd field goal 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:18
ORE 36, WSU 22
ORE - Dye, Travis 71 yd pass from Shough, Tyler (Shough, Tyler rush) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:34
ORE 36, WSU 29
WSU - McIntosh, Deon 1 yd run (Mazza, Blake kick), 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:39
ORE 43, WSU 29
ORE - Habibi-Likio, C 1 yd run (Lewis, Camden kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:00
Game Leaders
CMP
25
TD
2
YDS
321
INT
0
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