‘It was personal’: Oregon football reacts to streak-snapping rout of Washington

Oregon’s losing streak-snapping win against Washington Saturday night couldn’t have been more emphatic.

The top-ranked Ducks scored seven touchdowns on offense, had 10 sacks on defense and kept their record nice and clean as they’ll head into the postseason coming off a 49-21 victory inside Autzen Stadium.

With an announced crowd of 59,603 in attendance, Oregon improved to 12-0 overall and completed its first regular season as a member of the Big Ten with a 9-0 conference record.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning gathers his team during a timeout as the No. 1 Oregon Ducks host the Washington Huskies Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore.

Up next is the Big Ten Championship game against Penn State at 5 p.m. Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

“It’s been a heck of a ride but we’re not done yet,” said inside linebacker and Eugene native Bryce Boettcher, who had 11 tackles, one sack and a forced fumble.

Saturday’s dominant performance by the Ducks gave coach Dan Lanning his first career win against the Huskies (6-6, 4-5). The third-year coach was 0-3 in the rivalry game – three losses that each came by three points in 2022 and 2023 – including a 34-31 defeat in the Pac-12 Championship game in Las Vegas last season.

“It meant a lot,” Lanning said of the victory. “I mean, I go to bed every night thinking about them, I wake up every morning thinking about them. So it’ll nice to be able to think about a win, too.”

Lanning isn’t the only one haunted by last season’s losses.

Senior wide receiver Tez Johnson returned from a two-game injury absence to suit up and make three catches for 36 yards and a touchdown.

“It was personal for me,” he said. “Even though that ain’t last year’s team, I mean, Washington is Washington. I hate them. … That Las Vegas loss was really…

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Publish date : 2024-12-01 06:30:00

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