No. 23 Oregon at No. 17 Oregon State (Minus 3)

Oregon State (8-3) can win the Pac-10 title by defeating rival Oregon (8-3) on Saturday. Oregon leads the series 55-46-10, however Oregon State has won the last two in the series and have not lost to the Ducks in Corvallis since 1996 (five straight). The Beavers have won those five games by an average score of 38-25.

Oregon State should be without running back Jacquizz Rodgers and his 1,253 yards of rushing and 11 touchdowns. Without Rodgers the Beavers likely won’t earn their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1965.

Random Notes
Oregon
The Good
Leads the Pac-10 in rushing (268.1), scoring (39.8) and total offense (458.6).
The defense leads the Pac-10 averaging 2.8 sacks per game.
The Ducks’ defense is ninth in the country averaging 7.9 TFL a game.

The Bad
The pass defense is last in the Pac-10 and 101st in the country (253.6 ypg).
The passing offense is 81st in the nation averaging 190.5 yards per game.

Oregon State
The Good
Leads the Pac-10 in passing offense averaging 242.7 yards per game.
Only allowing one sack per game the Beavers are seventh in the nation and lead the Pac-10.
Oregon State’s defense ranks 13th in total yards allowed, 21st in pass defense and 22nd in rushing defense.
The defense averages 2.7 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss per game.

The Bad
Oregon State averages 32.2 yards a punt which ranks 106th in the country.


Players
Quarterback
Oregon- Jeremiah Masoli 107/190 (.563), 1,212 yards, 9 TD, 4 INT

OSU- Lele Moevao 166/268 (.619), 1,967 yards, 14 TD, 9 INT

Rushing
Oregon- Jeremiah Johnson 863 yards, 6.2 ypc, 11 TD
Oregon- LeGarrette Blount 816 yards, 7.2 ypc, 15 TD

OSU- Jacquizz Rodgers 1,253 yards, 4.8 ypc, 11 TD
OSU- James Rodgers 352 yards, 9.0 ypc, 5 TD

Receiving
Oregon-Terence Scott 533 yards, 40 rec., 13.3 ypr, 4 TD
Oregon- Ed Dickson 398 yards, 31 rec., 12.8 ypr, 2 TD
Oregon- Jaison Williams 386 yards, 32 rec., 12.1 ypr, 3 TD

OSU- Sammie Stroughter 807 yards, 57 rec., 14.2 ypr, 7 TD
OSU- James Rodgers 612 yards, 50 rec., 12.2 ypr, 4 TD

Defense
Oregon- Nick Reed leads the Pac-10 with ten sacks and leads the Ducks with 16.5 tackles for loss.

OSU- Greg Laybourn Leads the Pac-10 with 94 tackles.

Team Stats
Oregon
Rushing- 268.1
Passing- 190.5
Total- 458.6
PF- 39.8
PA- 27.1

Oregon State
Rushing- 171.5
Passing- 242.7
Total- 414.2
PF- 32.4
PA- 21.4