Scoring Summary
Oregon 7 7 3 27 -44
Washington St. 7 24 21 3 -55
TEAM STATISTICS
Ore Wash First downs 26 30 Rushes-yards 35-118 45-234 Passing 353 225 Comp-Att-Int 29-63-1 16-27-1 Return Yards 06 65 Punts-Avg. 7-37.4 3-36.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-4 Penalties-Yards 5-57 7-64 Time of Poss. 29:14 30:46
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
OREGON
Rushing
Att Yds Avg TD Lng Latimer 9 64 7.1 2 16 Crump 10 43 4.3 0 9 Brown 8 28 3.5 0 11 Spence 1 23 23 0 23 Winn 1 5 5 0 5 Jelks 1 3 3 0 3 Maas 1 -6 -6 0 0 Perry-Smith 4 -42 -10.5 0 6
Passing
C-A Yds Int TD Lng Perry-Smith 21-46 291 1 3 45 Maas 8-17 62 0 1 25
Receiving
No Yds Avg TD Lng Ricketts 5 83 16.6 1 35 Johnson 4 38 9.5 1 12 Griffin 4 84 21 1 45 Spence 4 104 26 0 43 Hartley 4 26 6.5 0 10 Crump 3 10 3.3 0 5 Weaver 2 6 3 1 4 Latimer 1 -5 -5 0 -5 Jelks 1 4 4 0 4 Parker 1 3 3 0 3
Tackles
Tac Ast Tot Klaasen 3 3 6 Allen 6 0 6 McLemore 5 1 6
WASHINGTON STATE
Rushing
Att Yds Avg TD Lng Black 28 161 5.75 1 16 Meriwether 5 47 9.4 0 18 Dickhaut 3 23 7.67 0 12 Montgomery 2 7 3.5 0 5 Leaf 6 6 1 1 19 Birnbaum 1 -10 -10 0 0
Passing
C-A Yds Int TD Lng Leaf 16-25 225 1 4 30 Birnbaum 0-2 0 0 0 0
Receiving
No Yds Avg TD Lng Carpenter 5 41 8.2 1 11 Black 3 53 17.7 0 24 C.Jackson 3 24 8 1 12 Taylor 2 33 16.5 0 18 Evans 1 18 18 0 18 Knuff 1 26 26 1 26 Thomas 1 30 30 1 30
Tackles
Tac Ast Tot Darling 9 0 9 Hinchen 6 1 6 A - 30,124.
How they scored
First quarter
Oregon 7, WSU 0
Dameron Ricketts 35-yard pass from Ryan Perry-Smith, Joshua Smith kick. 48-yard drive in four plays, :50. Short kickoff doesn’t fool Oregon, giving Ducks possession at the WSU 48-yard line. Cornerback Shad Hinchen misses Ricketts on scoring play.
Oregon 7, WSU 7
Chris Jackson 3-yard pass from Ryan Leaf, Tony Truant kick. 80-yard drive in nine plays, 4:03. Leaf apparently intercepted by Kenny Wheaton on second play of drive, but Wheaton whistled for holding. Leaf 4 of 4 on the drive, while Michael Black and Miguel Meriwether have runs of 11 and 18 yards, respectively.
Second quarter
WSU 10, Oregon 7
Truant 31-yard field goal. 51-yard drive in seven plays, 1:40. Drive starts with 24-yard gain on screen from Leaf to Black, but stalls when Bryant Thomas can’t haul in Leaf’s pinpoint pass in end zone.
WSU 17, Oregon 7
Black 3-yard run, Truant kick. 65-yard drive in 10 plays, 4:31. On second-and-11 from the WSU 48, Nian Taylor draws pass-interference penalty on Oregon cornerback LaMont Woods. On third-and-10 from the Oregon 36, Leaf scrambles for 19 yards.
WSU 17, Oregon 14
Damon Griffin 35-yard pass from Perry-Smith, Smith kick. 64-yard drive in seven plays, 2:24. Oregon sacks Leaf, forcing fumble that gives Ducks possession at their own 36. On fourthand-1, David Crump gains 8 yards. WSU safety Derek Henderson fell on scoring play, leaving Griffin alone.
WSU 24, Oregon 14
Leaf 1-yard run, Truant kick. Oregon linebacker Peter Sirmon spears WSU receiver Chris Jackson after Jackson made reception for 12-yard gain. Fifteen-yard penalty puts WSU at the Oregon 34. Black gains 14 to the Oregon 2, following big block of center Cory Withrow.
WSU 31, Oregon 14
Dorian Boose 15-yard fumble return, Truant kick. Boose beats Oregon left tackle Paul Wiggins, forcing fumble while sacking PerrySmith. Boose gets up in time to level PerrySmith again, then scoops up loose ball for his second TD of the season.
Third quarter
WSU 38, Oregon 14
Chad Carpenter 11-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. Black carries five times for 51 yards on the drive. Tight end David Knuff makes 16-yard reception to the Oregon 11, picking up final 10 yards after barreling over Oregon safety Brandon McLemore, who was injured on the play.
WSU 45, Oregon 14
Bryant Thomas 30-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 30-yard drive in one play, :09. WSU defensive tackle Gary Holmes intercepts PerrySmith screen pass and runs 55 yards to the Oregon 30. Defensive end Shane Doyle had tipped the pass, moments after recovering from a cut block.
WSU 52, Oregon 14
David Knuff 26-yard pass from Leaf, Truant kick. 52-yard drive in four plays, 2:05. Meriwether gains 6 yards on drive’s first play, and Leaf adds completions to Black (11 years) and Carpenter (9).
WSU 52, Oregon 17
Smith 36-yard field goal. 62-yard drive in 12 plays, 3:35. On third-and-11 from the Oregon 47, Perry-Smith finds tight end Josh Wilcox for 43-yard gain.
Fourth quarter
WSU 52, Oregon 23
Jed Weaver 4-yard pass from Perry-Smith, pass failed. 28-yard drive in three plays, 1:02. Taylor fumbles punt, giving Oregon possession at the WSU 28. Perry-Smith finds Spence for 21 yards to the 4.
WSU 52, Oregon 30
Derien Latimer 8-yard run, Smith kick. 30-yard drive in seven plays, 2:25. WSU returner Kevin McKenzie fumbles punt, and Oregon’s Woods recovers at the WSU 30.
WSU 55, Oregon 30
Truant 37-yard field goal. 25-yard drive in six plays, 2:15. Kevin Dickhaut carries for 13 and 12 yards on drive’s first two plays. Drive stalls after Steve Birnbaum’s pass intended for McKenzie in the end zone falls incomplete.
WSU 55, Oregon 37
Latimer 8-yard run, Smith kick. 76-yard drive in 14 plays, 4:26. Fake punt gains 23 yards, giving Oregon first-and-10 at the WSU 27.
WSU 55, Oregon 44
Pat Johnson 4-yard pass from Jason Maas, Smith kick. 49-yard drive in five plays, 3:05. Oregon cornerback Kenny Wheaton recovers onside kick at WSU 49. Maas, subbing for Perry-Smith, completes passes for 16 and 11 yards to start the drive. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Color photo