Published 12:41 IST, November 28th 2021
No. 11 Oregon beats Oregon State, will play for Pac-12 title
No. 11 Oregon beats Oregon State, will play for Pac-12 title
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Brown Jr. threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns while running for ar score, and . 11 Oregon beat Oregon State 38-29 on Saturday to win Pac-12 rth Division and claim a spot in league's championship game.
Ducks (10-2, 7-2) will face . 16 Utah for conference championship in Las Vegas on Friday.
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Oregon was coming off a 38-7 loss last Saturday against Utes, which dropped m from . 3 in College Football Playoff rankings to . 11 and out of contention for a national title.
Oregon extended its home winning streak to 19 games, including 15 conference games.
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Washington State, which defeated Washington 40-13 in Apple Cup on Friday night, needed Beavers (7-5, 5-4) to beat Ducks to win division.
Devon Williams had six catches for 110 yards and a touchdown for Oregon, which will play for league title for third consecutive season. Travis Dye ran for 99 yards and two scores.
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B.J. Baylor ran for 59 yards for Beavers, who are bowl eligible for first time since 2013. Baylor came into game leading Pac-12 and at . 10 in nation with an aver of 109.1 yards rushing per game.
Oregon State's Chance lan threw for 308 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He ran for ar in waning moments.
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game was chippy, with several shoving matches breaking out. Oregon state wide receiver Tre’Shaun Harrison was ejected late.
Dye rushed for a 20-yard touchdown on Oregon's opening drive. Ducks doubled lead on Brown's 50-yard scoring pass to Williams.
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Everett Hayes kicked a 38-yard field goal for Beavers just before end of first quarter.
Oregon padded its lead with a 36-yard field goal from Camden Lewis. Brown added a 10-yard keeper to make it 24-3 at halftime.
lan hit Luke Musgrave with a 4-yard scoring pass, narrowing gap to 24-9 after 2-point attempt failed.
Brown found Kris Hutson with a 7-yard scoring pass early in fourth quarter to extend Oregon's lead, but Baylor scored on a 4-yard run to make it 31-15 after ar failed 2-point try.
Beavers recovered an onside kick, and on ensuing drive lan found Trevon Bradford with a 15-yard scoring pass to make it a 10-point game with 8:28 to go. Oregon answered with Dye's 1-yard TD.
It was 125th anniversary of rivalry game between Oregon schools. game was called Civil War until last year, when both schools decided to drop moniker.
FUTURES?
Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux was hored along with team's seniors before game. Thibodeaux has t yet used all of his eligibility, but is expected to be a top pick in NFL draft next spring.
Dye has played four seasons for Ducks, but pandemic-shortened season granted running back an extra year of eligibility.
He did t take part in senior festivities — but earlier this week he cautioned t to read too much into it because he hasn’t decided about his plans for next year.
TAKEAWAY
Oregon State: Beavers won last year’s game in Corvallis 41-38. Oregon State hasn't won in Eugene since 2007.
Oregon: Ducks averd 39 points in ir six games at home, best in Pac-12. Oregon is holding opponents to an aver of 20 points at home. ... Dye topped 1,000 yards rushing for season. ... Linebacker ah Sewell was hurt in second half and did t return. It appeared to be a shoulder injury.
UP NEXT
Beavers await a bowl invitation.
Ducks meet Utes for Pac-12 title on Friday.
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12:41 IST, November 28th 2021