For their third straight away game, the Oregon Ducks were unable to succeed.

Despite a brief rally in the fourth quarter, Oregon’s offense could not manufacture much against the Utah Utes (7-3, Pac-12 5-3) in Saturday’s 32-25 loss at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Even without their starting running back Zack Moss, who suffered a knee injury earlier this week, the Utes made quick work of the Ducks (6-4, 3-4) in a first half similar to Oregon’s 13-8 halftime score against Arizona just two weeks back. The Utes controlled the first half, forcing Oregon to fumble on its first possession after linebacker Cody Barton sacked Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert.

The Ducks’ offensive line had trouble blocking Utah, as it allowed Herbert to be sacked four times by the Utes, with three in the first half alone.

After going scoreless in the first quarter, and trailing 10-0, Oregon was able to get on the scoreboard with a 34-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Dillon Mitchell.

In the third quarter, Oregon began its climb to catch up with Utes. Another touchdown pass to Mitchell followed by an Adam Stack field goal, got the Ducks within two. Oregon then surpassed the Utes with help from the special teams.

Beginning with tight end Kano Dillon blocking a Utah punt, inside linebacker Adrian Jackson recovered the ball at Utah’s 3-yard line. Herbert then completed the touchdown with a pass to running back Travis Dye — Dye’s first career receiving touchdown. To extend the lead to three, the Ducks attempted and converted a 2-point conversion with wide receiver Jaylon Redd catching a pass it the corner of the endzone.

Oregon’s three-point lead was short lived, however, as a Utah touchdown by quarterback Jason Shelley brought the Utes ahead by four within the final 10 minutes of the game.

Herbert completed 20 of his 34 passes for 288 yards with three touchdowns, while Shelley went 18-of-31 for 262 yards. The Utes ended with 494 total yards, compared to Oregon’s 405.

Dye ended with one touchdown and 66 rushing yards on nine carries. Mitchell led the Ducks with eight receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns, recording his fifth 100+ yard game in conference play. He is the 11th player in Oregon history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season.

Oregon will return to Autzen Stadium next week to play the Arizona State Sun Devils for senior day and the team’s final home game of the season.

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