Stanford 28, Oregon 35

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STAN (5-5)3143828
ORE (7-3)1737835

Final

3:30 PM ET, November 8, 2008
Autzen Stadium
EUGENE, OR

Blount's late TD run helps Oregon drop Stanford

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs1919
Total Yards325451
Passing138144
Rushing187307
Penalties8-809-80
3rd Down Conversions5-156-11
4th Down Conversions2-31-1
Turnovers14
Possession39:1320:47
Air/Ground Leaders
Stanford Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Pritchard15/2213810
Oregon Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Masoli11/2114410
Stanford Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Kimble24106139
Pritchard842018
Oregon Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Johnson15135147
Blount1090238
Stanford Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Whalen354030
Howell429013
Oregon Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Davis251045
Johnson343025
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERSTANORE
FG14:05Morgan Flint 37 Yd 03
TD11:36Jeffrey Maehl 5 Yd Pass From Jeremiah Masoli (Morgan Flint Kick) 010
FG06:17Aaron Zagory 39 Yd 310
TD04:08Jeremiah Johnson 41 Yd Run (Morgan Flint Kick) 317
SECOND QUARTERSTANORE
TD14:57Josh Catron 5 Yd Pass From Tavita Pritchard (Aaron Zagory Kick) 1017
TD11:08Bo McNally 8 Yd Run (Aaron Zagory Kick) 1717
FG00:55Morgan Flint 26 Yd 1720
THIRD QUARTERSTANORE
FG08:54Aaron Zagory 20 Yd 2020
TD05:33LeGarrette Blount 38 Yd Run (Morgan Flint Kick) 2027
FOURTH QUARTERSTANORE
SF08:41Ball Through End Zone 2227
TD02:18Anthony Kimble 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 2827
TD00:06LeGarrette Blount 3 Yd Run (Legarrette Blount Run For Two-Point Conversion) 2835
Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. -- LeGarrette Blount's 3-yard touchdown run with six seconds left gave Oregon a 35-28 victory over Stanford on Saturday.

Down 28-27 when Stanford scored with 2:18 left, Oregon efficiently drove the field -- a series highlighted by quarterback Jeremiah Masoli's 25-yard carry -- and left no time for Stanford to answer after making the two-point conversion.

Masoli completed 11 of 21 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown for Oregon (6-4, 5-2 Pac-10). Blount ran for 90 yards and two scores.

Stanford (5-5, 4-3) remains in need of one more victory to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2001. The Cardinal close out with USC at home before visiting California.

Cardinal running back Toby Gerhart, who was injured for all but one game last season, is closing in on becoming Stanford's first 1,000-yard rusher since Tommy Vardell in 1991.

But Gerhart injured his upper right hamstring early in the game and finished with eight carries for 21 yards, giving him 931 yards for the season.

Tavita Pritchard completed 15 of 22 passes for 138 yards and a score for Stanford.

With conditions alternating from sudden downpours to bursts of brilliant sunshine, Oregon went ahead early on Morgan Flint's 37-yard field goal and Masoli's 5-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Maehl.

After Stanford's Aaron Zagory converted a 39-yard field goal attempt to make it 10-3, Jeremiah Johnson ran 41 yards to score for Oregon.

Pritchard found Josh Catron with a 5-yard scoring pass to narrow it to 17-10 for Stanford. The Cardinal tied it with a fake field goal, when holder Bo McNally ran eight yards for the score.

Oregon pulled ahead before halftime with Flint's 26-yard field goal.

Zagory had a 20-yard field goal to tie it again after the break. But Oregon answered with Blount's 38-yard touchdown run in pouring rain to take a 27-20 lead.

The Cardinal closed the gap when Oregon center Max Unger's bad snap went over Masoli's head resulting in a safety to make it 27-22.

With 2:18 left, Anthony Kimble recovered his own fumble -- barely -- as he went into the end zone to make it 28-27 for the Cardinal. The play was reviewed after officials called it a fumble on the 1-yard line. Stanford's two-point conversion failed.

Stanford was coming off a 58-0 victory at home over woeful Washington State, the team's first shutout against a conference opponent since 1974 -- when they blanked Oregon 17-0.

Oregon was coming off a 26-16 loss to California, which all but dashed any hopes the Ducks had for a chance at the conference title. Oregon hosts Arizona and visits Oregon State for the season-ending Civil War game to wrap up the season.

The Ducks have won seven straight games against Stanford, and four in a row at Autzen Stadium. Stanford hasn't won in Eugene since a 49-42 victory in 2001.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, November 8th
21 California 3 Final
7 USC 17
Stanford 28 Final
Oregon 35
Arizona 59 Final
Washington State 28
Oregon State 34 Final
UCLA 6
Arizona State 39 Final
Washington 19