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One of the craziest plays in recent UO football history, a 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown after a Utes receiver fumbled while crossing the goal line, sparked the No. 4 Ducks to a 51-27 victory over No. 17 Utah before 47,528 fans in Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday evening in Salt Lake City, Utah. The win clinched the Pac-12 North for Oregon, putting the Ducks into the Pac-12 title game. Oregon will play in the Pac-12 title game on Dec. 5 in Santa Clara, Calif. The opponent will be the winner of the Pac-12 South, at this point projected to be Arizona State. Nationally, on a night when No. 3 Auburn lost to Texas A&M, the fourth-ranked Ducks held serve on the road to also remain in the thick of the race for a College Football Playoff berth. The Ducks have a week off before playing their home finale against Colorado on Nov. 22. Kickoff time and TV information could be announced as late as Nov. 16.
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Quarterback Sean Mannion threw for 419 yards on Saturday but Oregon State fell 39-32 to Washington State before a Dad’s Weekend crowd of 44,377 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. The Cougars (3-7, 2-5 Pac-12) scored twice in the fourth quarter to erase a 25-24 deficit for their first victory at Reser Stadium since 2006. The Beavers (4-5, 1-5) had won 7 of the previous 8 games in the series. The Beavers resume Pac-12 Conference play against Arizona State at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at Reser Stadium. It will be televised by ESPN.
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The No. 11 Oregon volleyball team finished its weekend road trip with a 3-1 win against Washington State, Sunday, 25-18, 17-25, 25-21, 25-19. How it Happened: Washington State made it difficult for the Oregon (18-6, 8-6 Pac-12) attack which was held well below its season average to a hitting mark of .242, but the Ducks used balance to get their points. Each of the six hitters in Oregon’s 6-2 system finished with seven or more kills while Liz Brenner (12), Serena Warner (11) and Martenne Bettendorf (10) ended the match in double figures.
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The Oregon State volleyball team (16-9, 6-8 Pac-12) faced the No. 2 Washington Huskies (25-0, 14-0 Pac-12) Sunday evening. The Beavers battled throughout the night but the Huskies would take the match 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-15).