The Oregon football team (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) travels south this weekend with a chip on its shoulder. In the No. 9 Ducks’ Pac-12 debut, they convincingly defeated the Colorado Buffaloes in all aspects of the game and handed them their first loss of the season. This game moved the Ducks to 4-0 after their first conference game.
Next stop: Stanford.
Stanford (1-3, 0-2 Pac-12) was not a threat to Oregon for the past few seasons and this weekend’s matchup should be no different.
So far this season, the Cardinal have one win under their belts which came in their season opener against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The Cardinal came away with the victory with a final score of 37-24. Hawaii is the one team that both teams have faced so far this season.
Meanwhile, the Ducks faced the Rainbow Warriors in Week 3 and defeated them 55-10 in front of a home crowd.
Oregon and Stanford enter this weekend’s matchup after two completely different conference debuts in Week 4.
At Autzen Stadium, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix led the Ducks to a 42-6 victory to extend their win streak. Nix completed 28 of 33 attempts for 276 total yards and also had three touchdowns. Receiver Troy Franklin totaled eight receptions for 126 yards and had two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, the Oregon defense also protected their side of the field and held the Buffaloes to only one score, which came in the three final minutes of the game. Buffaloes’ quarterback Shedeur Sanders completed 23 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown. As a team, Colorado had 40 total rushing yards while the Oregon offense had 240 total rushing yards.
The Ducks defense just played one of its most complete games in recent memory, and will look to feast on a struggling Stanford opponent. Coming off a game in which it had seven sacks for the first time since 2017, Oregon’s defense will be tasked with pressuring Stanford quarterback Ashton Daniels, and forcing him to make as many mistakes as possible.
Oregon will likely be without one of its better rushers after Noah Wittington left the game during the second half on Saturday.
On the other hand, Stanford hosted the Arizona Wildcats which ended in a score of 21-20 and became the Cardinal’s third loss of the season. Daniels completed 14 of 23 passes for 198 yards and no touchdowns. The team ran for 112 total yards and two touchdowns combined. Kicker Joshua Karty contributed eight points to the teams total for the day, going two for four.
Through four weeks, Oregon remains undefeated and looks to continue its win streak through the Pac-12 season. The Ducks have proven to be very strong at home, allowing very few points from opponents. They have also proven to be able to perform on the road after their exciting victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders back in Week 2.
Oregon’s second road game of the season will kick off at 3:30 p.m. PST, airing on the Pac-12 network.
