Third quarter update:
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Oregon took advantage of getting the ball to open the second half. Sophomore Josh Huff went 59 yards for a touchdown after a pair of nifty jukes left Stanford defenders crumbling on the Ducks’ first possession.
Whitaker then missed a 48-yard field goal attempt after LaMichael James muffed a punt return at Oregon’s 34.
Defensive end Terrell Turner forced an Andrew Luck fumble on Stanford’s next play from scrimmage, and four plays later James rushed for his second touchdown of the game from four yards out make it a 20-point game.
A 10-play, 71-yard drive by Stanford ended in Luck’s third touchdown pass of the night, a two-yard roll out pass to Jeremy Stewart, to bring the game to 36-23 to end the third quarter.
STATS (through three quarters)
Passing
Darron Thomas: 11-for-17, 155 yards and 3 TDs
Andrew Luck: 18-for-30, 164 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing
LaMichael James: 16 carries, 131 yards and 2 TDs (8.2 avg)
Stepfan Taylor: 22 carries, 98 yards (4.5 avg)
Receiving
Josh Huff: 2 rec, 57 yards and 1 TD
Griff Whalen: 7 rec, 86 yards and 2 TDs
Total offense
Oregon: 321
Stanford: 288
 
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Second Quarter Update
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Stanford capped a 13-play, 78-yard drive with a 16-yard scoring pass from Luck to Griff Whalen less than two minutes into the second quarter. The drive took nearly 5 1/2 minutes off the game clock, giving the ball back to Oregon with 13:46 remaining in the half.
The Ducks promptly took the ball 85 yards on six plays, with LaMichael James taking a handoff 58 yards to pay dirt to give Oregon a 15-6 lead after a successful Alejandro Maldonado extra point. The scoring run was James’ 10^th on the ground this season and 12^th overall.
Two possessions later, following a De’Anthony Thomas fumble near midfield, Stanford’s Eric Whitaker split the uprights from 46 yards out to pull the Cardinal with a touchdown.
Known for his short memory, the true freshman running back made the play of the first half on Oregon’s ensuing possession. With a 4th-and-7 opportunity at the Stanford 41, Thomas took a screen pass up the sideline without a defender in sight to put the Ducks ahead 22-9 with less than three minutes remaining.
Stanford responded with its best drive of the half. The Cardinal marched 84 yards on eight plays before Luck found Whalen for his second touchdown of the quarter from 18 yards out.
The Ducks then picked up a pair of first downs before the clock expired.
STATS (through two quarters)
Passing
Darron Thomas: 7-for-10, 78 yards and 2 TDs
Andrew Luck: 14-for-22, 135 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing
LaMichael James: 11 carries, 109 yards and 1 TD (9.9 avg)
Stepfan Taylor: 20 carries, 87 yards (4.4 avg)
Receiving
De’Anthony Thomas: 1 rec, 41 yards and 1 TD
Griff Whalen: 6 rec, 72 yards and 2 TDs
Total offense
Oregon: 184
Stanford: 246
 
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First Quarter Update:
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Stanford won the opening toss and chose to receive, giving Andrew Luck and Co. the first shot at the end zone. After four straight punts, Oregon linebacker Dewitt Stuckey intercepted Luck on Stanford’s third possession and returned it to the Cardinal 20.
Five plays later, Darron Thomas connected with Lavasier Tuinei in the back corner of the end zone for the game’s first touchdown. Tight end David Paulson, who played a year of quarterback in high school, found short snapper Jeff Palmer for a two-point conversion to give the Ducks an 8-0 lead.
STATS
Passing
Darron Thomas: 1-for-2, 4 yards and one TD
Andrew Luck: 3-for-8, 15 yards
Rushing
LaMichael James: 5 carries, 3 yards
Stepfan Taylor: 12 carries, 59 yards
Receiving
Lavasier Tuinei: 1 rec, 4 yards
Griff Whalen: 1 rec, 8 yards
Total offense
Oregon: -1
Stanford: 98