Postgame Notebook: No. 5 Michigan State
09/13/15 | Football
No. 7 Oregon at No. 5 Michigan State - Postgame Notebook
Sept. 12, 2015
•Bralon Addison's 81-yard punt return TD tied Keenan Howry for the seventh-longest punt return in UO history. Howry's did not result in a touchdown. It was the third career punt return TD for Addison.
•Addison set a personal best for all-purpose yards, finishing with 236 (138 rec, 98 ret). His previous high was 166 vs. Cal in 2013. The 100-yard receiving game was the third of Addison's career.
•Vernon Adams Jr. saw his personal streak of games with multiple TD passes end at 27 consecutive games. Oregon's QB did find the end zone on a 2-yard run for his first rushing touchdown as a Duck and passed for one more.
•Adams Jr. finished with 309 yards passing, the 21st game of his career with 300+ yards.
•Byron Marshall tied Saladin McCullough for 10th on UO's career touchdown list. Marshall had one score, giving him 27 in three-plus seasons at Oregon.
•Marshall's 49-yard kick return in the first quarter was a career-long.
•Charles Nelson started and saw his first action of 2015 after missing the opener.
•Nelson matched his career-high with seven receptions.
•Devon Allen was back in action for the first time since the Rose Bowl Game, when he suffered an injury on the opening kickoff return.
•Arrion Springs finished with a career-high 13 tackles, six of which were solo. He also had multiple pass breakups (2) for the second time in as many games.
•Joe Walker (11), Tyson Coleman (8) and Christian French (7) all set career marks for tackles in a game.
•Michigan State evened the all-time series between the two schools at 3-3. The home team has won all six meetings.
•True freshman Ugo Amadi had the first interception of his young career.
•Oregon is now 7-3 vs. Top 25, 3-3 vs. Top 10 and 1-2 vs. Top 5 opponents under head coach Mark Helfrich.
•The Ducks are now 16-2 when scoring first and 1-4 when trailing at the half in the Helfrich era.
•The Ducks out-gained the Spartans 432-389.
