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Ducks unbeaten season goes wide right, 17-14

Found November 18, 2012 on The Duck Stops Here: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Chip Kelly,  Kenjon Barner,  Marcus Mariota,  Alejandro Maldonado,  Michael Clay,  Josh Huff
TEAMS: Oregon Ducks
Saturday night, it rained in Autzen Stadium. For the second November in a row the Ducks' hope of a second appearance in the national championship game ended with missed field goals, missed blocks and loose footballs that bounced the other way. Stanford's quick, physical defensive front didn't need a replay review to defeat Oregon at the line of scrimmage. The Ducks, now 51-7 in the Chip Kelly era, lost in a way that followed the pattern of previous losses. A quick, physical front seven frustrated the Oregon running game and destroyed their offensive tempo. Their vaunted spread offense never got untracked, held to just 14 points as tailback Kenjon Barner met a wall of Stanford defenders on carry after carry, held to just 66 yards on 21 tries. For the first time this season Marcus Mariota looked like a redshirt freshman, rushed and harrassed as passes sailed high, long throws didn't come close to connecting, and he passed up chances to run for positive yards while b...
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Via oregon.scout.com  |  November 18, 2012
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Via oregon.scout.com  |  November 17, 2012
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