Weekly Game Notes - Oregon State - University of Oregon Athletics

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ON THE AIR
National Television: Pac-12 Network with Roxy Bernstein (pxp), Glenn Parker (analyst) & Kate Scott (reporter). Radio: Oregon IMG with Jerry Allen (pxp), Mike Jorgensen (analyst) & Joey McMurry (sidelines). Satellite Radio: Sirius 132, XM 968 (SiriusXM app.).

THE SERIES
•Saturday's game marks the 120th meeting of the Ducks and Beavers in the Civil War, the longest-running college football rivalry west of the Rocky Mountains.
•The Ducks hold a 63-46-10 (.571) advantage in the all-time series and have a 31-9-1 (.768) mark vs. the Beavers since 1975, including wins in 8 straight. The Ducks are 29-18-5 all-time in Corvallis.

QUICK HITS
•With the win over No. 11 Utah, Oregon has a win over an AP top 25 team in 12 straight seasons.
•Oregon has scored 20-plus points in 41 straight games, the nation's longest active streak.
•In the Washington game, FR QB Justin Herbert became the first true freshman at Oregon to start at quarterback since 1983. In his second start at California, Herbert tied the Oregon single-game record for TD passes with six. In his third start, Herbert set a school record for total offense (512) and tied the single-game passing record (489). In his sixth start, he threw the game-winning TD at Utah on the game's last offensive play.
•Herbert's 12 TD passes in his first three starts matched the most TD passes in a three-game stretch in school history. He tied Marcus Mariota (2012) and Joey Harrington (2000).
•FR LB Troy Dye is one of three true freshmen nationwide to lead his team in tackles, while he ranks second among all true freshmen in tackles (83).
• Dye was the first true freshman at Oregon to start the opener at linebacker in over 38 years.
•JR RB Royce Freeman moved into 10th on the all-time Pac-12 career rushing rushing list in the Utah game, while remaining in a tie for ninth all-time on the conference career rushing touchdowns list. The Ducks' running back can move into the top five in TDs with four more touchdowns.
•Oregon has had a 1,000-yard rusher each of the last nine seasons, the longest active streak in the country. During that stretch, the Ducks have had 10 backs rush for over 1,000 yards.
•The Ducks have started 17 underclassmen (10 freshmen, 7 sophomores) on either offense or defense this season. The list includes three true freshmen, six redshirt freshmen, four offensive linemen and 10 defensive players.
•Oregon started eight freshmen (5 redshirt, 3 true) and five sophomores in its last game at Utah.