EUGENE, Ore. — Dante Moore threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns, freshman Dakorien Moore ran for a score and caught a touchdown pass and No. 6 Oregon routed Oklahoma State 69-3 on Saturday.
It was the most lopsided loss for the Cowboys (1-1) in Mike Gundy’s 20-year tenure as coach.
Ten players scored for Oregon (2-0), which had 631 yards of offense. The Ducks had two interception returns for touchdowns in the third quarter.
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On Oregon’s second play of the game, Noah Whittington took off for a 59-yard touchdown run to give the Ducks a 7-0 lead. It was the longest run of his career.
Dakorien Moore caught a deep 65-yard pass from Dante Moore on the Ducks’ second drive. Dierre Hill Jr. added a 19-yard touchdown run before Logan Ward kicked a 23-yard field goal for the Cowboys’ only points.
Dante Moore hit Malik Benson with a 42-yard pass, Dakorien Moore rushed 25 yards for another score and Jayden Limar added a 5-yard touchdown run to make it 41-3 at halftime.
Gary Bryant Jr. caught an 11 yard touchdown pass and Jordon Davison ran a yard for another score to put the Ducks up 55-3.
Oregon had back-to-back interception returns for touchdowns in the third quarter: Jerry Mixon scored on a 26-yard return and Peyton Woodyard added a 30-yard return.
Oklahoma State starting quarterback Hauss Hejny suffered a broken a bone in his foot in the team’s opener, so Zane Flores, a third-year freshman, made his first career start. He finished 7 of 19 for 67 yards and two interceptions.
Takeaways
With a 59-13 victory over Montana State in the opener, Oregon has outscored its opponents 128-16. The last time Oklahoma State was embarrassed this badly was 52-0 at Colorado last season.
Up next
- Oklahoma State: Plays host to Tulsa on Sept. 19.
- Oregon: At Northwestern on Saturday.
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