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The Pac-10 game of the year. Winner takes the Rose Bowl berth and the Pac-10 crown.
Jeremiah Masoli
LaMichael James
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Jacquizz Rodgers
James Rodgers
From Rob Moseley for the Register Guard:
Jeremiah Masoli
LaMichael James
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Jacquizz Rodgers
James Rodgers
From Rob Moseley for the Register Guard:
[h4]Setting the stage for the Civil War[/h4]
This week No. 7 Oregon hosts No. 13 Oregon State in Autzen Stadium on Thursday at 6 p.m. The game will be televised live by ESPN.
The Ducks are 9-2 and ranked No. 7 in the AP poll of media, No. 8 in the Harris poll and the coaches poll. Oregon is 7-1 in Pac-10 play, having clinched at least a share of the conference title. With a win Thursday, Oregon will go to the Rose Bowl as the Pac-10's automatic BCS participant, and with sole possession of the conference title. With a loss, the Ducks will probably remain technically alive for a BCS at-large berth, but the Holiday Bowl would be most likely.
The Beavers are 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the Pac-10. With a win, Oregon State will share the Pac-10 title with Oregon, and the Beavers will go to the Rose Bowl, their Civil War victory serving as the tiebreaker with the Ducks. With a loss, OSU is headed to a minor bowl.
Here's how the Ducks and Beavers rank in the latest NCAA team statistics:
TOTAL OFFENSE
26) Oregon State, 422.18 ypg
31) Oregon, 418.82 ypg
SCORING OFFENSE
7) Oregon, 37.73 ppg
20) Oregon State, 32.36 ppg
PASS OFFENSE
24) Oregon State, 272.45 ypg
92) Oregon, 187.45 ypg
PASS EFFICIENCY
16) Oregon State, 146.50 rating
56) Oregon, 130.22 rating
RUSH OFFENSE
Oregon, 231.36 ypg
59) Oregon State, 149.73 ypg
THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS
9) Oregon State, 49.69%
8Oregon, 36.05%
TOTAL DEFENSE
27) Oregon, 324.00 ypg
40) Oregon State, 340.55 ypg
SCORING DEFENSE
39) Oregon State, 22.18 ppg
44) Oregon, 22.73 ppg
PASS DEFENSE
29) Oregon, 193.36 ypg
92) Oregon State, 242.09 ypg
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
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57) Oregon State, 127.46 rating
RUSH DEFENSE
13) Oregon State, 98.45 ypg
40) Oregon, 130.64 ypg
THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE
27) Oregon State, 35.21%
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TURNOVER MARGIN (TAKEAWAYS-GIVEAWAYS)
29) Oregon, plus-.45 per game (24-19)
39) Oregon State, plus-.36 (12-
PENALTIES (YARDAGE)
71) Oregon State, 7.27 per game, for 55.64 yards
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TIME OF POSSESSION
13) Oregon State, 32:09 per game
115) Oregon, 26:47 per game
Oregon's LaMichael James is 10th nationally in rushing at 119.09 yards per game, Jeremiah Masoli is 10th in points responsible for (passing and rushing TDs) at 15.60 per game, 32nd in total offense at 248.40 yards per game and 57th in pass efficiency with a 132.14 rating, Morgan Flint is 13th in scoring with 9.00 points per game, Kenjon Barner is 37th in kickoff returns at 25.45 per attempt, Talmadge Jackson III is 32nd in interceptions at .36 per game, and Kenny Rowe is 38th in sacks with 0.64 per game.
Oregon State's Quizz Rodgers is third in scoring with 10.91 points per game, ninth in rushing at 119.36 yards per game and 18th in all-purpose yards with 159.00 per game, James Rodgers is ninth in all-purpose yards with 173.64 per game, and Sean Canfield is 18th in pass efficiency with a 147.47 rating and 41st in total offense with 240.55 yards per game.
