SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 13, 2014
No. 4 Oregon 48, Wyoming 14: Marcus Mariota passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more as the Ducks routed the visiting Cowboys.
Mariota was 19-of-23 for 221 yards and rushed for 71 more on five carries for Oregon (3-0). Byron Marshall added 80 yards and a rushing score on six carries.
Colby Kirkegaard passed for 284 and two touchdowns but was also intercepted twice for Wyoming (2-1). Shaun Wick rushed for 122 yards and D.J. May had four receptions for 101 yards and one touchdown.
The Cowboys took a 7-0 lead on Kirkegaardกฏs 18-yard pass to Tanner Gentry before the Ducks rattled off the next 41 points. Mariotaกฏs 15-yard score early in the second quarter tied the game and Marshallกฏs 30-yard scamper put Oregon in the lead with 10:45 left in the second quarter.
Mariota scored on a 19-yard run and connected with Devon Allen on a 16-yard scoring play as the Ducks took a 27-7 halftime lead. Royce Freemanกฏs 12-yard touchdown run early in the second half continued the assault.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ducks S Erick Dargan intercepted two passes to raise his career count to nine. กญ Wyoming tried to keep Oregon off the field by controlling the ball for 37 minutes, 38 seconds but the Ducks still finished with 556 yards and 32 first downs. กญ Mariota raised his career passing yardage total to 7,148, making him the fourth player in Oregon history to top 7,000.