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No. 19 Oregon beats No. 24 California 42-24
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Every time it seemed like California might be ready to mount a comeback, Oregon's opportunistic defense stepped up and delivered.
A week after a crushing collapse, the Ducks responded with a resilient performance for their first Pac-12 road win since 2016.
Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes to help No. 19 Oregon build a big lead and the Ducks used five takeaways and two defensive touchdowns to avoid a repeat of last week's loss to Stanford, beating No. 24 California 42-24 on Saturday night.
''We had a lot of naysayers saying we were going to be back to the old Oregon way,'' linebacker Troy Dye said. ''We had a bad taste in our mouth. We had a lot to prove this week. We came out and we proved some points.''
La'Mar Winston Jr. returned a fumble for a touchdown in the first half and Ugochukwu Amadi had an interception return for a TD in the second half for the Ducks (4-1, 1-1), who blew a 17-point, second-half lead in an overtime loss to Stanford.
Travis Dye ran for 115 yards and a touchdown, and C.J. Vardell ran for 106 yards to give Oregon a big road win against the Golden Bears (3-1, 0-1) after losing all four conference games away from home a year ago.
The Ducks broke out to a 35-10 lead early in the third quarter before Cal responded with a TD run by Patrick Laird. The Bears had chances to cut further into the deficit after Travis Dye lost a fumble.
But the Oregon defense responded well this week, intercepting a pass from Chase Garbers in the end zone and stopping Brandon McIlwain for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-goal from the 1 early in the fourth quarter. Amadi sealed the game with a 32-yard interception return against McIlwain for a TD that made it 42-24.
''The mindset was to redeem ourselves,'' Amadi said. ''We were eager to get back on the field. We wanted to give the world what they needed to see and that was playing Oregon football.''
Cal started well in its first game as a ranked team in three years by holding the ball for nearly half the first quarter before settling for a field goal on the opening drive. The Bears went back ahead 10-7 early in the second quarter on a 28-yard keeper by McIlwain.
But the Ducks scored three TDs in the final 5:44 of the half to put away the game. Dye scored on a 45-yard run and Herbert connected on a 36-yard TD pass to Dillon Mitchell.
Then with the Bears driving and looking to cut into an 11-point deficit, the Ducks seized momentum in the final seconds of the half. Drayton Carlberg sacked McIlwain and knocked the ball loose. Winston scooped it up and raced 61 yards for the score that made it 28-10 with 18 seconds left in the half.
''Everybody feels awful,'' Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. ''You invest so much time and energy and when it doesn't go like you want it to go, it stings. You only get so many opportunities to go out and play, so it hurts and it should hurt. We'll learn from it.''
Vardell had a 74-yard run to the 1 on the opening play of the third quarter for the Ducks to set up another TD.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oregon: Herbert was sharp as usual, completing 16 of 22 passes for 225 yards. But he got plenty of help from a strong ground game and the big plays by the defense. There were two defensive TDs, Amadi and Jevon Holland each had two interceptions, and Troy Dye made the big fourth-down stop against McIlwain.
California: The Bears figure to have a short stay in the poll. They allowed far too many big plays defensively and couldn't develop any consistency throwing the ball. Cal used Garbers and McIlwain throughout the game but neither quarterback was effective throwing the ball. McIlwain had two interceptions and lost a fumble, and Garbers also was intercepted twice.
''There's definitely more that we could've done,'' McIlwain said. ''Five turnovers is never acceptable. We've got to do a better job and especially myself, I've got to do a better job of being able to take care of the ball and get it to my receivers and it to the running backs and let them have the opportunity to make a play.''
RUN TO DAYLIGHT
McIlwain did do some damage running the ball. He had 15 carries for 123 yards against a defense that had held three straight opponents under 100 yards. He became the first Cal QB to rush for 100 yards in a game since Joe Kapp in 1958.
UP NEXT
Oregon: Host No. 11 Washington on Oct. 13.
California: Visit Arizona on Saturday.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 21 | 25 |
Rushing | 11 | 15 |
Passing | 9 | 7 |
Penalty | 1 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 8-13 | 7-13 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Total Net Yards | 485 | 414 |
Total Plays | 64 | 72 |
Avg Gain | 7.6 | 5.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 260 | 241 |
Rush Attempts | 42 | 41 |
Avg Rush Yards | 6.2 | 5.9 |
Yards Passing | 225 | 186 |
Comp. - Att. | 16-22 | 16-31 |
Yards Per Pass | 10.2 | 5.6 |
Penalties - Yards | 7-72 | 4-30 |
Touchdowns | 6 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 2 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 4 |
Punts - Avg | 4-34.5 | 2-59.0 |
Return Yards | 89 | 222 |
Punts - Returns | 1-4 | 1-35 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 2-47 | 7-187 |
Int. - Returns | 4-38 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Herbert
10 QB
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J. Herbert | 16/22 | 225 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Tr. Dye
26 RB
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Tr. Dye | 20 | 115 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Verdell
34 RB
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C. Verdell | 9 | 106 | 0 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Herbert
10 QB
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J. Herbert | 6 | 31 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Habibi-Likio
33 RB
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C. Habibi-Likio | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Mitchell
13 WR
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D. Mitchell | 0 | 7 | 105 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Redd
30 WR
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J. Redd | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Dillon
85 TE
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K. Dillon | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Schooler
9 WR
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B. Schooler | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Verdell
34 RB
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C. Verdell | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tr. Dye
26 RB
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Tr. Dye | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson III
3 WR
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J. Johnson III | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Bay
87 TE
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R. Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Tr. Dye
35 LB
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Tr. Dye | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Carlberg
90 DL
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D. Carlberg | 1-1 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jelks
97 DE
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J. Jelks | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Holland
8 S
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J. Holland | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Winston Jr.
32 LB
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L. Winston Jr. | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
U. Amadi
7 S
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U. Amadi | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. Stack
96 K
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A. Stack | 0/1 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
T. Snee
38 P
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T. Snee | 3 | 31.0 | 2 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Maimone
42 P
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B. Maimone | 1 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Brooks-James
20 RB
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T. Brooks-James | 2 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
U. Amadi 7 S
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U. Amadi | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. McIlwain
5 QB
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B. McIlwain | 11/21 | 128 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Garbers
7 QB
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C. Garbers | 4/9 | 44 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Laird
28 RB
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P. Laird | 1/1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
B. McIlwain
5 QB
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B. McIlwain | 15 | 123 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Laird
28 RB
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P. Laird | 18 | 92 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Garbers
7 QB
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C. Garbers | 6 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. McMorris
99 FB
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M. McMorris | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
V. Wharton III
17 WR
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V. Wharton III | 0 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Noa
9 WR
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K. Noa | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Bunting
83 TE
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I. Bunting | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Ways
18 WR
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M. Ways | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Duncan
2 WR
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J. Duncan | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Laird
28 RB
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P. Laird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Je. Hawkins
10 WR
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Je. Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
E. Weaver
89 LB
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E. Weaver | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kunaszyk
59 LB
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J. Kunaszyk | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Thomas
39 K
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G. Thomas | 1/1 | 26 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
S. Coutts
37 P
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S. Coutts | 2 | 59.0 | 2 | 73 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Davis
27 S
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A. Davis | 5 | 22.8 | 34 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Je. Hawkins
10 WR
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Je. Hawkins | 1 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ja. Hawkins
6 S
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Ja. Hawkins | 1 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
V. Wharton III 17 WR
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V. Wharton III | 1 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) 40-Z.Emerson kicks 62 yards from ORE 35. 27-A.Davis to CAL 20 for 17 yards. |
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - CAL 20 (15:00 - 1st) 7-C.Garbers complete to 9-K.Noa. 9-K.Noa to CAL 29 for 9 yards. |
+3 YD | 2 & 1 - CAL 29 (14:55 - 1st) 28-P.Laird to CAL 32 for 3 yards. |
-3 YD | 1 & 10 - CAL 32 (14:26 - 1st) 7-C.Garbers to CAL 29 FUMBLES. 7-C.Garbers to CAL 29 for no gain. |
+19 YD | 2 & 13 - CAL 29 (13:57 - 1st) 7-C.Garbers to CAL 48 for 19 yards. |
+14 YD | 1 & 10 - CAL 48 (13:25 - 1st) 28-P.Laird complete to 17-V.Wharton. 17-V.Wharton to ORE 38 for 14 yards. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - OREG 38 (13:01 - 1st) 28-P.Laird to ORE 31 for 7 yards. |
+1 YD | 2 & 3 - OREG 31 (12:21 - 1st) 28-P.Laird to ORE 30 for 1 yard. |
+6 YD | 3 & 2 - OREG 30 (11:42 - 1st) 5-B.McIlwain to ORE 24 for 6 yards. |
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - OREG 24 (11:02 - 1st) 5-B.McIlwain to ORE 15 for 9 yards. |
No Gain | 2 & 1 - OREG 15 (10:28 - 1st) 34-C.Brown to ORE 15 for no gain. |
+2 YD | 3 & 1 - OREG 15 (9:43 - 1st) 99-M.McMorris to ORE 13 for 2 yards. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - OREG 13 (9:01 - 1st) 5-B.McIlwain incomplete. Intended for 83-I.Bunting. |
+5 YD | 2 & 10 - OREG 13 (8:26 - 1st) 5-B.McIlwain to ORE 8 for 5 yards. |
No Gain | 3 & 5 - OREG 8 (8:22 - 1st) 7-C.Garbers incomplete. Intended for 83-I.Bunting. |
Field Goal | 4 & 5 - OREG 8 (7:38 - 1st) 39-G.Thomas 26 yards Field Goal is Good. |
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (7:34 - 1st) 49-C.Landgrebe kicks 62 yards from CAL 35. 20-T.Brooks-James to ORE 26 for 23 yards. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - OREG 26 (7:31 - 1st) 34-C.Verdell to ORE 29 for 3 yards. |
+9 YD | 2 & 7 - OREG 29 (7:24 - 1st) 10-J.Herbert complete to 3-J.Johnson. 3-J.Johnson to ORE 38 for 9 yards. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - OREG 38 (6:50 - 1st) 34-C.Verdell to ORE 40 for 2 yards. |
+5 YD | 2 & 8 - OREG 40 (6:26 - 1st) 10-J.Herbert scrambles to ORE 45 for 5 yards. |
+12 YD | 3 & 3 - OREG 45 (5:56 - 1st) 10-J.Herbert complete to 13-D.Mitchell. 13-D.Mitchell to CAL 43 for 12 yards. |
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - CAL 43 (5:33 - 1st) 10-J.Herbert complete to 34-C.Verdell. 34-C.Verdell to CAL 34 for 9 yards. |
+4 YD | 2 & 1 - CAL 34 (5:11 - 1st) 34-C.Verdell to CAL 30 for 4 yards. |
+30 YD | 1 & 10 - CAL 30 (4:39 - 1st) 10-J.Herbert complete to 85-K.Dillon. 85-K.Dillon runs 30 yards for a touchdown. |
PAT Good | (4:20 - 1st) 96-A.Stack extra point is good. |
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (4:13 - 1st) 40-Z.Emerson kicks 63 yards from ORE 35. 27-A.Davis to CAL 22 for 20 yards. |
Int | 1 & 10 - CAL 22 (4:13 - 1st) 7-C.Garbers incomplete. Intended for 10-J.Hawkins INTERCEPTED by 7-U.Amadi at ORE 37. 7-U.Amadi to ORE 37 for no gain. |