GAME REPORT.Byline: The Register-Guard STARS OF THE GAME Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. - Dennis Dixon Dennis Lee Dixon Jr. (born January 11, 1985 in Oakland, California), is the starting Quarterback for The University of Oregon and is in his Senior season. Dixon was also drafted by the Atlanta Braves on June 7th, 2007 as an outfielder and spent the football offseason in the Braves , senior quarterback, compiled 368 yards of total offense despite becoming ill at halftime. He ran 16 times for a net of 76 yards and completed 16-of-25 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns. With 643 yards of total offense through two games, Dixon Dixon, city (1990 pop. 15,144), seat of Lee co., N Ill., on the Rock River; founded 1830, inc. 1857. Corn and soybeans are grown, cattle are raised, and there is light manufacturing. is averaging 17.4 yards on his 25 pass completions and seven yards on his 31 rushing attempts. Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). - Mario Manningham Mario Cashmere Manningham (born May 25, 1986 in Warren, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the University of Michigan. He is sometimes referred to as Super Mario due to his acrobatic catches. , junior receiver, had eight receptions for 117 yards. His reception of 35 yards in the opening quarter was the longest gain for the Wolverines and set up Michigan's only touchdown. KEY STATISTICS 4 - The number of turnovers by the Wolverines, on two lost fumbles and two interceptions. Oregon is plus seven in turnovers this season after two games. 624 - Oregon's total offensive yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. , only 21 yards shy of the record for Michigan Stadium Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was built in 1927, at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000[4]. , in its 80th season of use by the Wolverines. It was also the most yards of total offense by the Ducks since they had 636 at Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. State in the 2004 season. 64 - Average yardage length of Oregon's three touchdown passes: 46 yards to Jaison Williams, 61 yards to Derrick derrick: see crane. Derrick famous hangman; eponym of modern hoisting apparatus. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 170] See : Execution Jones and 85 yards to Brian Paysinger. 14 - Number of tackles for lost yardage by the Ducks. That included four by defensive end Nick Reed. TURNING POINT Dixon's pass to Paysinger - After Michigan took the lead 7-3, the Ducks struck back to score in two plays, with an 85-yard pass from Dennis Dixon to Brian Paysinger for the touchdown, the longest pass play by the Ducks since Kellen Clemens Kellen Clemens (born June 6, 1983 in Burns, Oregon) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted originally by the Jets in the second round (49th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. and Demetrius Williams Demetrius Terrell Williams (born March 28, 1983 in Concord, California) is an American football wide receiver, who currently plays for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. hooked up on an 86-yard scoring play in a 2003 game at Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by State. When Ed Dickson ran in the two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. , Oregon led for good at 11-7. QUOTE OF THE DAY `It's a great win simply because there was a question about how Michigan would bounce back bounce v. bounced, bounc·ing, bounc·es v.intr. 1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface. 2. and whether we could be competitive and would our players step up. They took that to heart and wanted to make a statement about their abilities and not the opponent's abilities." - UO coach Mike Bellotti Robert Michael Bellotti (b. December 21, 1950 in Sacramento, California) has been the head coach of the University of Oregon football team since 1995. His accomplishments at Oregon include an 11-1 season and #2 national ranking in 2001. Education M.S. OREGON INJURY REPORT Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said that the Ducks suffered no injuries serious enough to cause a player to miss next week's game against Fresno State. WHAT'S NEXT The Ducks (2-0) play host to Fresno State (1-1) at Autzen Stadium The stadium is tucked between the Willamette River and Coburg Hills. The uniquely shaped bowl blends in with the wooded Eugene landscape. The shape also allows for unique acoustics, making it one of the loudest stadiums in NCAA Football for its capacity. , in a game that will be televised on the Oregon Sports Network at 4 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT . Fresno State lost 47-45 in triple overtime Saturday to No. 22 Texas A&M. SCOREBOARD Oregon ... 11 21 7 0 - 39 Michigan... 7 0 0 0 - 7 FIRST QUARTER OREGON 3, MICHIGAN 0 - FG Evensen 23 at 9:46. DRIVE: 39 yards in eight plays, 3:07. KEY PLAYS: Harper 55 interception return to the UM 45, Strong 21 pass from Dixon for the first down at the UM 28, Stewart 10 run for the first down at the UM 1. MICHIGAN 7, OREGON 3 - Arrington 7 pass from Henne at 5:29. Gingell kick. DRIVE: 71 yards in 10 plays, 4:17. KEY PLAYS: Hart 17 run for the first down at the UM 45, Manningham 35 pass from Henne for the first down at the UO 17, Hart 3 run on third and 2 for the first down at the UO 6. OREGON 11, MICHIGAN 7 - Paysinger 85 pass from Dixon at 4:40. Dickson run. DRIVE: 89 yards in two plays, :49. SECOND QUARTER OREGON 18, MICHIGAN 7 - Stewart 2 run at 10:33 DRIVE: 74 yards in 11 plays, 2:11. Padilla kick. KEY PLAYS: J. Johnson 17 run for the first down at the UO 43, Dixon 13 run for the first down at the UM 25, Stewart 14 run for the first down at the UM 11. OREGON 25, MICHIGAN 7 - Dixon 9 run at 3:41. Evensen kick. DRIVE: 80 yards in nine plays, 3:25. KEY PLAYS: Stewart 23 run for the first down at the UM 49, Dixon 14 run on third and 9 for the first down at the UM 25, Williams 11 pass from Dixon for the first down at the UM 11. OREGON 32, MICHIGAN 7 - Jones 61 pass from Dixon at 2:36. Padilla kick. DRIVE: 61 yards in one play, :08. KEY PLAY: Brown 17 punt return In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A player (usually a second or third string wide receiver or running back) positioned many yards from the line of scrimmage will attempt to catch or pick up the ball to the UO 39. THIRD QUARTER OREGON 39, MICHIGAN 7 - Williams 46 pass from Dixon at 2:39. Evensen kick. DRIVE: 51 yards in two plays, :29. ATTENDANCE - 109,733. Team UO UM First downs ... 28 22 Rushing ... 18 9 Passing ... 10 9 Penalty ... 0 4 3rd-down conversions ... 6 of 13 7 of 19 4th-down conversions ... 1 of 2 1 of 2 Rushing attempts ... 51 44 Yards gained rushing ... 359 189 Yards lost rushing ... 28 45 Net yards rushing ... 331 144 Average attempt ... 6.5 3.3 Passes attempted ... 26 40 Passes completed ... 17 18 Had intercepted ... 0 2 Sacks by: No.-Yds. ... 4-30 1-12 Net yards passing ... 293 221 Average attempt ... 11.3 5.5 Total offense plays ... 77 84 Total offense ... 624 365 Average attempt ... 8.1 4.3 Fumbles: No.-lost... 2-1 3-2 Penalties: No.-Yds. ... 6-55 8-58 Punts-Average ... 2-44.0 6-45.8 Punt Returns: No.-Avg. ... 4-5.8 1-11.0 Interceptions: No.-Avg. ... 2-38.5 0-0 Fumble Rtrns: No.-Avg. ... 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Rtrns: No.-Avg. ... 1-10.0 6-19.8 Total return yards ... 110 130 Possession time ... 28:46 31:14 Individual Oregon Rushing tc yg yl net avg. td lg Stewart ... 15 112 1 111 7.4 1 23 Johnson ... 13 92 3 89 6.8 0 39 Dixon ... 16 95 19 76 4.8 1 14 Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] ... 3 46 1 45 15.0 0 39 Alston ... 3 14 1 13 4.3 0 9 Team ... 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 Passing pc pa pl yg td lg sk Dixon ... 16 25 0 292 3 85 1 Leaf ... 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Pass Receiving no. yds td lg Paysinger ... 4 97 1 85 Williams ... 4 73 1 46 Jones ... 3 75 1 61 Strong ... 3 28 0 17 Colvin ... 2 12 0 11 Dickson ... 1 8 0 8 Punts no. avg. lp Syria ... 2 44.0 48 Punt Returns no. yds lg Brown ... 4 23 17 Kickoff Returns no. yds lg Stewart ... 1 10 10 Pass Interceptions no. yds lg Harper ... 1 55 55 Byrd ... 1 22 22 Missed field goals Evenson 49, Padilla 29. Top Tacklers no. solo sk Thurmond ... 9 9 0 Harper ... 9 7 1 Chung ... 6 4 0 Tuitele ... 6 3 0 Bacon ... 5 5 0 Reed ... 5 2 0 Boyd ... 4 3 0 Celotto ... 4 2 0 Gibbs ... 4 1 1 Tackles for loss Reed 3-4, Rowe 2-12, Gibbs 1 1/2 -11, Harper 1-8, Tuitele 1-4, Glasper 1-3, Faaeteete 1-1, Tukuafu 1/2 -1. Michigan Rushing tc yg yl net avg. td lg Hart ... 25 131 4 127 5.1 0 18 Minor ... 8 33 3 30 3.8 0 9 Manninghm ... 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 Brown ... 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 Mallett ... 5 1 17 -16 -3.2 0 1 Henne ... 4 2 21 -19 -4.8 0 2 Passing pc pa pl yg td lg sk Henne ... 12 23 1 172 1 35 2 Mallett ... 6 17 1 49 0 21 2 Pass Receiving no. yds td lg Manningham ... 8 117 0 35 Arrington ... 6 69 1 21 Butler ... 2 34 0 30 Mathews ... 1 5 0 5 Minor ... 1 -4 0 0 Punts no. avg. lp Mesko ... 6 45.8 52 Punt Returns no. yds lg Mathews ... 1 11 11 Kickoff Returns no. yds lg Brown ... 3 63 24 Sears ... 2 46 23 Massey ... 1 10 10 Pass Interceptions None Missed field goals Gingell 42 Top Tacklers no. solo sk Thompson Thompson, city, Canada Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956. ... 9 5 0 Harrison ... 9 5 0 Crable ... 8 4 0 Warren ... 7 6 0 Englemon ... 7 5 0 Taylor ... 5 5 1 Adams ... 5 2 0 C. Graham ... 5 2 0 Tackles for loss Taylor 2-13, Crable 1 1/2 -1, Ferrara 1-2, Thompson 1/2 -1, C. Graham 1/2 -1, B. Graham 1/2 -0. |
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