Clemens picks apart Stanford as Ducks bounce back

STANFORD, Calif. – Kellen Clemens threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns, and Oregon beat Stanford 44-20 Saturday to get coach Mike Bellotti his 50th Pacific-10 Conference win.

Clemens, who played less than three quarters, became the fourth Oregon quarterback to surpass 7,000 total offensive yards for his career as the Ducks (4-1, 1-1) rebounded from last week’s loss to top-ranked Southern Cal.

Trent Edwards, under constant pressure, threw for 156 yards and a touchdown for Stanford (1-2, 0-1).

Clemens completed 22 of 29 passes in recording his second-best individual effort – he threw for 437 yards against Washington State last year – and moved into fourth on the school’s all-time list for total offense. His 7,114 yards are just behind Joey Harrington’s 7,121.

Clemens, with 6,665 yards passing, is 16 yards shy of fourth-place Chris Miller.

Demetrius Williams failed to catch a touchdown pass for the first time in six games, but the Ducks senior receiver had six receptions for 168 yards. He became Oregon’s all-time leader with nine 100-yard receiving games.

Justin Phinisee returned an interception 86 yards for the Ducks. It’s Oregon’s seventh-longest interception return, and the longest without scoring.

Clemens was intercepted for the first time all season, ending a streak of 162 consecutive passes without an interception dating to last year.