The Oregon Ducks cruised to their first victory of the season as they kicked off another year of football at Autzen Stadium with a 69-20 victory over the Nevada Wolfpack.
Nevada linebacker Brandon Marshall can only watch in horror as Oregon running back LaMichael James hauls in a 44 yard pass from Darron Thomas on his way to scoring. The Ducks threw for 331 yards on the day. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon running back LaMichael James dives into the end zone to score Oregon’s first touch down of the game. James scored three touchdowns over the course of the game; one through the air, one by ground, and the other on a punt return. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Nevada quarterback Tyler Lantrip is dragged down by Oregon linebacker Dewitt Stuckey. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon freshman running back De’Anthony Thomas snagged a 24 yard pass in open space on his way to the end zone. Thomas scored two touchdowns and had a team-high 93 receiving yards. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon wide reciever Lavasier Tuinei looks to the sidelines during Oregon’s 69-20 rout of the Nevada Wolfpack. Tuinei had three catches for 25 yards and one touchdown. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon’s Dewitt Stuckey (52) tries to bring down running back Mike Ball. Ball rushed for a game-high 99 yards, averaging 7.1 yards per carry. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Troy Hill, Oregon’s defensive back, stops Nevada’s wide reciever Corbin Louks. Hill made one of Oregon’s three interceptions rushing the ball a total of 45 yards. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon fans were out in full force to cheer on the Ducks in their first home game of the season. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Rahsaan Vaughn blocks as LaMichael James cuts through the Nevada Wolfpack’s defensive line. James scored three tochdowns one of which was a 58 yard punt return from the Wolfpack’s Alejandro Maldonado. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
LaMichael James and David Paulson celbrate one of the Ducks’ ten touchdowns on the day, blowing out the Nevada Wolfpack, 69-20. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon Linebacker Michael Clay attempts to stop the Wolfpack quarterback Tyler Lantrip as he makes a pass downfield.. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Nevada Wolfpack wideout Rishard Matthews brought in one of his game-high eight catches on his way to 100 receiving yards. Despite the losing 69-20, the Wolfpack racked up 516 total yards on the day. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon cheerleaders pumped up the crowd that remained through the second half at Autzen Stadium during the Ducks’ 69-20 blowout of the Nevada Wolfpack. Fans began leaving in droves shortly after the beginning of the third quarter, when the LaMichael James returned a 58 yard punt to put the Ducks’ up 48-7. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Lavasier Tuinei, Oregon’s wide reciever, is confronted by Duke Williams. Tuinei recieved three passes throughout the game for a total of 25 yards. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon wideout Rashaan Vaughn gets congratulated by defensive end Dion Jordan after he hauled in a 25 yard pass from Darron Thomas. The Ducks threw for six touchdowns and averaged 12.7 yards per catch over the game. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Quarterback Darron Thomas bounced back from the loss to LSU with a standout game throwing for 295 yards, rushing for 35, and scoring six of the Ducks’ 10 touchdowns. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Junior running back Mike Ball holds on to a catch in the end zone to nab 6 points for Nevada while Oregon defensive back Troy Hill barrels down on him. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon running back LaMichael James eyes the endzone through a mass of bodies during the Ducks victory over the Wolfpack at Autzen Stadium on September 10, 2011. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Nevada fans cheered on their team as the Wolfpack limped to a 69-20 loss to the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Autzen Stadium. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Coach Chip Kelley talks with De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon’s freshman running back who scored two touchdowns on Saturday. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)