Tasty morsel No. 1
The Ducks have not lost two straight games since 1999. Oregon lost at Washington on Oct. 2, 1999 and at UCLA the following week. Since then, the Ducks have lost a total of four games.
 
Morsel No. 2
The Ducks have won four straight games against USC, including three by four points or less.
 
Trivia Bowl
Who was Oregon’s starting quarterback when the Ducks
last lost to USC?
 
Rank me
Oregon and USC in the 2002 Pac-10 rankings
 
Rushing offense
Oregon…………..1
USC……………….7
 
Passing offense
Oregon…………..9
USC……………….5
 
Scoring offense
Oregon…………..1
USC……………….8
 
Total offense
Oregon…………..4
USC……………….6
 
Rushing defense
Oregon…………..1
USC……………….3
 
Passing defense
Oregon………….10
USC………………1
 
Scoring defense
Oregon…………..4
USC……………….1
 
Morsel No. 3
Oregon’s Keenan Howry and USC’s Kareem Kelly, both senior wide receivers, could make history Saturday. Each has tied the Pac-10 record with a reception in 42 straight games. The NCAA record is 46 games.
 
Trivia answer
Jason Maas was Oregon’s starting quarterback when the Ducks last lost to USC, 24-22, at Los Angeles in 1997. Akili Smith replaced Maas in the second half.