Postgame Notebook: No. 9 Oregon vs. Washington
10/19/14 | Football
No. 9 Oregon vs. Washington - Postgame Notebook
Oct. 18, 2014
•Oregon extended its winning streak against Washington to 11 straight games - the longest such streak by either team in the 113-year history of the rivalry.
•Marcus Mariota passed for a touchdown for the 33rd straight game - every game of his career. His streak is second among current players behind Marshall's Rakeem Cato (39), who set the NCAA record in the Thundering Herd's win over Florida International earlier in the day.
•Mariota extended his streak of passing attempts without an interception to 238. He now owns the first (353) and second longest such streaks in Pac-12 history.
•Mariota's 336 passing yards were a season high. He surpassed 8,000 passing yards for his career and now has 8,299.
•Mariota also surpassed 10,000 yards of total offense in his career and now has 10,055.
•Royce Freeman had a career-best four touchdowns, including three in the first half. Freeman also set bests with 29 carries and 169 yards on the ground - his second straight 100-yard performance.
•Freeman has rushed for multiple touchdowns in 4 of 7 games this season and leads the Ducks in scoring with 11 TDs. The true frosh has also passed for a score.
•Erick Dargan made his team-high fourth interception of the season and 10th of his career.
•Christian French had a career-best two sacks and forced a fumble.
•Tui Talia recovered a fumble for the second straight game.
•Pharaoh Brown led the Ducks with 99 receiving yards, including a career-long 66-yarder.
•The Ducks have a passing touchdown in 60 straight games, the longest streak in Pac-12 history.
•Oregon improved to 17-0 when scoring at least 30 points in the Mark Helfrich era.
•UO defeated a Chris Petersen-coached team for the first team. Petersen was 2-0 vs. the Ducks while at Boise State.
•The Ducks have defeated four different coaches during their 11-game winning streak against the Huskies: Keith Gilbertson (1), Tyrone Willingham (4), Steve Sarkisian (5) and Petersen (1).
•With their sixth win, the Ducks are officially bowl eligible.
•Oregon, which was celebrating Homecoming this weekend, wore a modernized version of its 1994 uniform to pay tribute to that team and the 20th anniversary of Kenny Wheaton's iconic interception against Washington.
•The crowd of 57,858 marked the 101st consecutive sellout at Autzen Stadium.
