A solid Ducks victory! Oregon vaulted consistency on offense in a big way on Saturday, thumping host Oregon State 49-14 in Corvallis, Ore.
Oregon scored on eight possessions and turned an eight-point lead into a blowout for its first win at Oregon State since 2018.
Dillon Gabriel finished 20-of-24 passing for 291 yards with two touchdown passes and added another touchdown on the ground. Jordan James had 86 yards on 12 carries, including a touchdown in each half, and Noah Whittington added 64 on the ground with a 27-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Tez Johnson caught seven passes for 110 yards as the Ducks amassed 546 yards of total offense against a defense that had given up just 15 points combined in its first two games.
Oregon won for the 14th time in the last 17 games in the in-state rivalry and outscored Oregon State 2-1, 27-0 in the second half after taking a 22-14 halftime lead.
Former Beavers kicker Atticus Sappington booted both field goal tries in the second half and Jayden Limar took a screen pass 65 yards for a score with 10:43 to play in the game. Oregon had the ball for about nine minutes in the first half, but scored touchdowns on all three possessions.
James ran for a 4-yard touchdown on the first drive, then Gabriel found a hole on the left side and outran the Beavers defense 54 yards for a score. With a 2-point conversion, the Ducks led 15-7.
The Ducks went up 22-7 with 6:43 to go in the second quarter on Gabriel’s 20-yard strike to Traeshon Holden in the back of the end zone.
Oregon State drove 81 yards on 14 plays for a 1-yard score from Anthony Hankerson, who also scored on a 6-yard run to cap off the Beavers’ first drive of the game.
The Beavers couldn’t stop Gabriel, who was a perfect 10-of-10 passing for 114 yards in the first half and finished a career-best 15 passes in a row before his first incompletion early in the third.
Oregon State had 116 yards on the ground in the first half but saw that total get trimmed to 15 in the second half. Hankers contributed in the game with 57 yards rushing as well as two touchdowns on 15 carries with Gevani McCoy completing 22 of 34 passes for 172 yards