Arizona 31, Oregon 24
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 2, 2014
Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Temperature:
65°
Head Official:
Chris Coyte
Attendance:
56032
By SportsDirect Inc.
Arizona 31, No. 4 Oregon 24: Terris Jones-Grigsby rushed 27 times for 115 yards and a 1-yard touchdown with 2:54 remaining as the visiting Wildcats upset the Ducks and improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1998.
Anu Solomon was 20-of-31 for 287 yards and a touchdown with one interception while Nick Wilson rushed for 92 yards and accounted for three scores for Arizona (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12), which converted three third-down opportunities and capitalized on two Oregon penalties before Jones-Grigsby capped the 71-yard drive with his go-ahead score. The Wildcats' Scooby Wright III sealed the victory when he sacked Mariota and stripped the ball away with 2:11 remaining.
Mariota completed 20-of-32 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns and Devon Allen had 78 receiving yards and a score for Oregon (4-1, 1-1), which suffered its second consecutive loss to Arizona and first against the Wildcats in Eugene since 2006. The Ducks, who entered the contest averaging 48.5 points, were outgained 495-446 in total yards and converted just 4-of-14 third-down opportunities.
Oregon was shut out in the first quarter for the second time this season and trailed 3-0 before taking a 7-3 lead into the break after running back Royce Freeman threw a 26-yard TD pass to Mariota early in the second quarter. The teams combined for 21 points in the first 8:33 of the second half, and the Wildcats led 17-14 after Wilson capped a 93-yard drive with a 2-yard score.
Solomon connected on a 34-yard TD pass to Wilson to put Arizona ahead 24-14 late in the third quarter and Oregon had to settle for Matt Wogan’s 21-yard field goal on its ensuing possession. Oregon stopped Jones-Grigsby on fourth-and-2 and pulled even on Mariota’s 9-yard TD pass to Keanon Lowe with 8:21 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oregon has been outscored 24-15 in the first quarter against its first four FBS opponents. … Jones-Grigsby added four catches for 95 yards for Arizona, which has won six straight games dating back to last season. … Dwayne Stanford had four catches for 74 yards for Oregon, which lost for the first time in 11 games at home under coach Mark Helfrich.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Arizona
|
495 |
208 |
287 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5.0 |
2 |
Oregon
|
446 |
144 |
302 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4.0 |
1 |