Oregon Outlasts Boise State 34-27 After Early Hole
Oregon trailed 17-7 late in the second quarter, and Dante Moore threw for 378 yards to get out of it. The Ducks beat Boise State 34-27 in a game that was tied four times and changed hands only once.
Boise State got off to the faster start. Maddux Madsen hit Cam Bates from 13 yards out, then Sire Gaines from 38, and a Canaan Moore field goal made it 17-7 with 2:48 left in the half. Oregon cut it to 17-14 with a 27-yard touchdown from Moore to Jamari Johnson with 19 seconds on the clock, then tied it on a Gage Hurych field goal early in the third. Moore found Jeremiah McClellan from eight yards to make it 24-17, and Madsen answered with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Matt Wagner to level it at 24-24.
The fourth quarter was all kicking until the final blow. Hurych hit from 44 to put Oregon up 27-24, Canaan Moore matched him from 36 at 8:45 to tie it at 27, and then Dante Moore found Dakorien Moore (yes, two Moores) for a 62-yard touchdown with 7:51 to play. That was the last score of the day.
The yardage was lopsided in Oregon's favor, 497 to 275, with 378 of it through the air against Boise State's 181. Oregon lost a fumble, Boise State lost none, and the Ducks sacked Madsen three times to the Broncos' one. Oregon is 1-0, Boise State 0-1.
If you had either quarterback, you are happy. Moore scored 32.6 Promethium points and Madsen 27.3, and both threw three touchdown passes. McClellan caught six for 150 and was the best receiver on the field.