Records don’t count for much in Oregon receiver Demetrius Williams’ eyes, it’s all about wins and losses. That is easy for someone who doesn’t play much or isn’t on a top 10 chart, but Williams isn’t one of those players. Instead, he ranks in the top five in four major receiving categories.
Midway through the third quarter, Williams proved why he is the ultimate team player. After Oregon State scored to cut into the Ducks’ four-score lead, it was Williams who caught four passes for 72 yards, including a six-yard touchdown to demoralize the Beavers.
Prior to that possession, Williams had only one catch for 10 yards. But that didn’t bother him.
“I just made the best of my opportunities,” Williams said. “I feel Dennis (Dixon) did a good job of throwing the ball, put it where it needed to be, and it was my job to catch it.”
A pending bowl game is the final time Williams will don the green and gold, where he has the chance to take hold on the record books.
Williams currently ranks first in touchdown receptions (10) and sixth in receiving yards (1,032) on the single-season list. For a career, he ranks fourth in touchdown receptions (20) and receiving yards (2,633) and fifth in receptions (158).
“I really don’t look at the records anymore,” Williams said. “It’s not really an issue to me. The biggest issue is that we come out and get victories.”
Seven and counting Oregon cornerback Aaron Gipson intercepted two passes Saturday, his sixth and seventh of the season, respectively. His first interception was returned 60 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter Saturday, getting the Ducks on the board early.
“I knew he would have two picks this game,” fellow Oregon cornerback Justin Phinisee said. “I call him little spring. He’s so small, but he’s got so much energy. He gets it going, gets energized, and he makes plays.”
Before the season started Gipson’s defensive goal was 10 interceptions, which isn’t out of reach in his mind.
“I think I probably got another two in me, another three in me, try to get to my goal of 10,” Gipson said.
Gipson leads the Pacific-10 Conference in interceptions this season. He also sits in a tie for fifth in Oregon career interceptions with 13.
Finding the end zone
Freshman running back and kickoff returner Jonathan Stewart began the second half Saturday with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, his second of the season and the fourth-longest in Oregon history.
He became the first Duck to return two kickoff returns for a touchdown, as the first came against Montana in the home opener.
Stewart also ran a one-yard touchdown to close Oregon’s scoring in the second quarter. He has nine touchdowns on the season, six rushing, two kickoff returns and one receiving.

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