Siegel's big day brings records.

Byline: NOTEBOOK By Rob Moseley The Register-Guard

STANFORD, Calif. - Usually a picture of concentration, quietly burning with intensity, Jared Siegel had reason to smile Saturday.

Oregon's senior placekicker equaled his season total with three field goals against Stanford, setting three school records in the process as the Ducks beat the Cardinal 16-13 at Stanford Stadium.

Already the leading scorer in UO history, Siegel established new marks for career field goals and attempts Saturday. He also hit a season-best 51-yard kick to give him five longer than 50 yards in his career, another school record.

"Regardless of how many times you do it, it still fires you up to knock one down from downtown," Siegel said.

It was an uplifting performance for the senior from Sacramento, who was just 3-of-6 on field-goal attempts this season entering Saturday. He didn't attempt a kick against Arizona a week earlier and missed his only attempt the week before that at Washington State, making it three weeks between his two successful attempts against Arizona State and his big day against the Cardinal.

"It had been awhile," Siegel said. "Different games the team needs you more or less, and today the team put me in position to contribute."

Siegel made a 37-yard kick to give the Ducks an early 3-0 lead Saturday, but he missed a 50-yard attempt later in the first quarter. Undeterred, UO coach Mike Bellotti sent him out to try the 51-yard kick in the second quarter.

"He missed a 50-yarder that I didn't think he hit very well," Bellotti said. "I asked him how the ball was going and he said, `OK,' so I said, `All right, let's go for the 51-yarder.' Obviously I think Jared is a quality kicker. I think he's getting better and better, and that hopefully was a great confidence booster."

Reynoso switches in a snap

Two weeks ago at Washington State, UO center Enoka Lucas went down with an injury after a play against the Cougars.

The clock was stopped, meaning Lucas had to sit out the next play, even though he got up and jogged off the field.

That he left the field so quickly was good news for the Ducks, who were happy their center wasn't more seriously hurt, but bad for UO lineman Ian Reynoso, who had no chance to take a few snaps on the sideline before taking over at center that day.

"Today, I told him to stay down," Reynoso said Saturday, after Lucas broke the middle finger on his right hand in the first half and missed the rest of the game.

With Lucas slow to leave the field, Reynoso was able to run to the sideline and warm up with quarterback Kellen Clemens. It was a reunion of sorts for the two fourth-year juniors, who practiced together their first two years, with Reynoso snapping to Clemens on the scout team.

"We had that connection for two years, so it was just like old times," said Reynoso, who has started the last six games at right guard.

Shawn Flanagan entered the game and played both right guard and right tackle, with Josh Tschirgi also filling in a few snaps at right guard despite usually practicing at left guard.

"It really showed how versatile our offensive line is," Reynoso said. "That's probably the strongest part of our offensive line, that everyone can play everywhere."

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Oregon placekicker Jared Siegel celebrates after making a 51-yard field goal in the first half, his fifth of 50 or more yards at Oregon.