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Oklahoma Sooners at Oregon Ducks

Sooners Lose to Oregon amid Controversy

  Oklahoma 33 --   Oregon 34

Game Time: 9/16/2006 at 2:30 PM
ABC
Location: Eugene, OR
Attendance: 59,269
Opp Coach: Mike Bellotti
Weather at Game Time
Temperature: 63°F
Humidity: 50%
Pressure: 30.21 in
Visibility: 10 mile(s)
Wind: Variable mph
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy

*Game notes and/or stats from soonersports.com
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot
Oklahoma 3 3 14 13 33
Oregon 10 3 0 21 34
Poll Standings OU ORE
Associated Press Poll1518
Coaches' Poll1118

Scoring Summary

First QuarterOUORE
ORE13:39Jonathan Stewart 3 yd run (Paul Martinez kick)07
ORE07:08Paul Martinez 22 yd field goal010
OU02:28Garrett Hartley 41 yd field goal310
Second QuarterOUORE
OU02:01Garrett Hartley 20 yd field goal610
ORE00:00Paul Martinez 48 yd field goal613
Third QuarterOUORE
OU08:50Paul Thompson 1 yd run (Garrett Hartley kick)1313
OU03:48Malcolm Kelly 31 yd pass from Paul Thompson (Garrett Hartley kick)2013
Fourth QuarterOUORE
ORE14:49Jaison Williams 30 yd pass from Dennis Dixon (Paul Martinez kick)2020
OU12:19Adrian Peterson 17 yd run (Garrett Hartley kick)2720
OU06:46Garrett Hartley 20 yd field goal3020
OU03:12Garrett Hartley 22 yd field goal3320
ORE01:12Dennis Dixon 16 yd run (Paul Martinez kick)3327
ORE00:46Brian Paysinger 23 yd pass from Dennis Dixon (Paul Martinez kick)3334

Team Stats

  OU ORE
Total First Downs 19   26  
    Rushing 7   11  
    Passing 9   14  
    Penalties 3   1  
    3rd Down Plays 4 of 14   8 of 14  
    4th Down Plays 1 of 1   1 of 1  
Total Yards 381   501  
    Total Plays / Ave 67 - 5.7   74 - 6.8  
Rushing Yards 207   158  
    Plays / Ave 43 - 4.8   32 - 4.9  
    Fumbles / Lost 1 - 1   3 - 2  
Passing Yards 174   343  
    Catches/Attempts 13 of 24   27 of 42  
    Ave Yards 7.3   8.2  
    Interceptions Thrown 0   2  
Sacks by / Yards 1 - 7   2 - 12  
Interceptions / Yards 2 - 0   0 - 0  
Punts / Ave Yards 5 - 45.6   3 - 36  
Kickoff Returns / Yards 5 - 123   5 - 92  
Punt Retuns / Yards 1 - -3   3 - 22  
Penalties / Yards 8 - 69   6 - 49  
Time of Possession 34:28   25:32  

Player Stats

Rushing

Rushing

Name Carr Yds TDs
Jonathan Stewart231441
Dennis Dixon6341
James Finley100
Brady Leaf1-100

Passing

Name Compl Att Yds TDs Int
Paul Thompson132317410

Passing

Name Compl Att Yds TDs Int
Dennis Dixon264134122
Brady Leaf11200

Receiving

Name Catch Yds TDs
Jaison Williams91771
Dante Rosario6460
Jonathan Stewart4330
Jordan Kent3160
Brian Paysinger2581
James Finley250
Ryan Keeling180

Kick Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Adrian Peterson368280
Reggie Smith155550

Kick Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Jeremiah Johnson350220
Jonathan Stewart124240
Chris Vincent118180

Punt Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Reggie Smith1-3-30

Punt Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Jeremiah Johnson322140

Punting

Name Kicks Ave Long Yds
Michael Cohen545.6550

Punting

Name Kicks Ave Long Yds
Matt Dragich336380

Interceptions

Name Ints Yds Long TDs
Nic Harris2000

Interceptions

Name Ints Yds Long TDs
No statistics for this category
Recap

AP Recap

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- In a wild final 72 seconds, Dennis Dixon and the Oregon Ducks had everything go their way.

Dixon rallied for two late touchdowns, with the help of a successful onside kick, and the No. 18 Ducks blocked a field goal on the final play to seal a 34-33 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday.

"This shows the nation we can play with the big boys," Oregon rover Patrick Chung said. "We beat Oklahoma, No. 15 in the nation, and now you have to watch out for Oregon."

Dixon's 16-yard keeper with 1:12 left brought the Ducks within 33-27 and set up the onside kick attempt.

The Ducks (3-0) recovered the bouncing kick on their own 48, but Oklahoma (2-1) argued that an Oregon player touched the ball before it went the required 10 yards, which would have given the Sooners possession. Officials delayed play for an instant replay review, but the call stood and Dixon went to work.

After a pass interference call on Oklahoma again had Sooners coach Bob Stoops shaking his head on the sideline, Dixon threw a 23-yard TD pass to Brian Paysinger with 46 seconds to give Oregon the lead.

Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen said Saturday night that both the onside kick and pass interference call will be reviewed by the league.

Oklahoma wasn't done, though, as Reggie Smith returned a squib kick 55 yards to the Ducks' 27.

With no timeouts the Sooners ran one play, run into the line by Adrian Peterson, then spiked the ball with a second left. Garrett Hartley's 44-yard field-goal attempt wasn't high enough to clear the line and the Ducks celebrated.

"I was just praying we would get that onside kick," said Peterson, who ran for 211 yards. "Once we didn't get it, things got really ugly from there. "

The onside kick was made by Luke Bellotti, Oregon coach Mike Bellotti's son.

"The thing about coaching your son it that it is pretty difficult sometimes. Some positions require judgmental things that are fairly subjective. Kicking is not, it's very objective," the elder Bellotti said.

"He's the best guy for that type of kick on the football team. Obviously, I'm very pleased for him, first of all because he's my son, and secondly because it gave our team a chance to win. That's a total team thing."

Oregon had jumped out to an early lead, but Peterson's 17-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter put Oklahoma ahead 27-20. Peterson ran it 34 time and gained 145 yards in the fourth quarter. It was his fifth career game with more than 200 yards.

"Words can't express how I feel right now," Peterson said. "Fought hard for four quarters and came up short."

Dixon completed 26 of 41 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice. Jonathan Stewart, often compared to Peterson, had 23 carries for 144 yards.

"It was a crazy game," Oregon linebacker Blair Phillips said. "I've never been a part of something like that before."

Stewart asserted himself in the battle of the backs first, scoring on a 3-yard scoring dash on Oregon's first series before the two sides traded field goals.

The Sooners got to the Oregon 2 late in the first half, but they were charged with a pair of false start penalties and holding. Oklahoma settled for Hartley's 20-yard field goal to narrow it to 10-6.

A 38-yard field-goal attempt by Paul Martinez hit the crossbar and bounced good between the uprights to make it 13-6 at the half.

Paul Thompson's 1-yard keeper tied it at 13 in the third quarter. He finished 13-for-23 for 174 yards.

Despite Stewart's gains, his fumble in the third quarter led to a major momentum shift. On the series following the turnover, Thompson tossed to receiver Malcolm Kelly, who juggled with the ball before sprinting down the left sideline for what appeared to be a 73-yard touchdown.

But after an official's review, it was determined that Kelly stepped out of bounds at the Oklahoma 47.

Thompson went back to Kelly soon after for a 31-yard touchdown pass to make it 20-13.

The Ducks re-tied it early in the fourth quarter with Dixon's 30-yard scoring pass to Jaison Williams, who finished with nine carries for 177 yards.

Hartley added field goals from 20 and 22 yard in the final quarter before the Ducks staged their comeback.

"We did a lot of good things, but, obviously, not enough," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. "We came up one point short."

The Sooners and the Ducks were playing for the third time in three years. Oklahoma won both, including last season's Holiday Bowl.

The Sooners, who had never been to the state of Oregon to play before, were greeted by a record crowd of 59,269 at Autzen Stadium -- many of whom were disappointed if they chose to leave early.

"I noticed some people leaving," Bellotti said. "I saw 10 to 15 fans walking out and I thought, 'They're going to be really made when we come back and win.' "






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