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Southern Utah at Oregon

Sep 3, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 1

Away

Southern Utah

Road profile

Final Score

21 - 77

SUO

Home

Oregon

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Oregon703
Southern Utah365

Passing Yards

Oregon355
Southern Utah266

Rushing Yards

Oregon348
Southern Utah99

Turnovers

Oregon2
Southern Utah2

Game Conditions

ConditionFog
Temperature91°F
Wind5 mph N

Humidity

26%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Justin Herbert

Oregon

YDS: 281

Rushing

Royce Freeman

Oregon

YDS: 150

Receiving

Landen Measom

Unknown Team

YDS: 106

Tackles

Chinedu Ahanonu

Unknown Team

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Oregon26:14
Southern Utah33:46

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Oregon overwhelms Southern Utah 77-21

Blowout

Oregon defeated Southern Utah 77-21 in Week 1 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 703-365 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 9 rushing touchdowns.

Oregon set the terms early in a game that finished 77-21. Keita Calhoun kickoff for 65 yds , Tony Brooks-James return for 100 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK) came with {'seconds': 47, 'minutes': 14} left in the first quarter, giving Southern Utah the first major swing.

Oregon's box score carried the story: 703 total yards, 348 rushing yards, and 355 passing yards. Southern Utah finished with 365 total yards, including 99 on the ground and 266 through the air.

Oregon converted 5-8 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-2, Oregon led 42-21 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Kani Benoit run for 29 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK).

Key Moments

  • Kickoff

    Keita Calhoun kickoff for 65 yds , Tony Brooks-James return for 100 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK) (Southern Utah led 0-7 over Oregon).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Patrick Tyler run for 4 yds for a TD, (Manny Berz KICK) (Southern Utah led 7-7 over Oregon).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kani Benoit run for 10 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK) (Oregon led 21-7 over Southern Utah).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Justin Herbert pass complete to Jacob Breeland for 20 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK) (Oregon led 14-7 over Southern Utah).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kani Benoit run for 29 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK) (Oregon led 35-7 over Southern Utah).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    James Felila run for 4 yds for a TD, (Manny Berz KICK) (Southern Utah led 21-42 over Oregon).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    77-21

    Oregon defeated Southern Utah.

  • Total yards

    703-365

    Oregon held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    348

    Oregon averaged 6.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    355

    Oregon averaged 13.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-8

    Oregon's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-18

    Southern Utah's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticOregonSouthern Utah
Total Yards703365
Passing Yards355266
Rushing Yards34899
First Downs3725
Third Down Efficiency5-84-18
Fourth Down Efficiency0-00-3
Total Penalties (Yards)12-1155-52
Turnovers22
Completions / Attempts23-2725-48
Rushing Attempts5238
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs92
Kicking Points113
Possession Time26:1433:46
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)