The Greatest Moments in Oregon Football History
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#5. Oregon's Breaks Onto The National Stage
1 of 61917: Oregon showed the country just what Western football was about by whipping mighty Pennsylvania, 14-0, in the Rose Bowl. All-America Shy Huntington ran for a touchdown, passed for another and picked off three passes in a tremendous individual display. (There weren't a lot of cameras in 1917, so here's a video of Oregon's archivist discussing the importance of this game.)
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#4. The Dan Fouts Comeback Against UCLA
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Trailing 40-21, with under 5:00 to play, Oregon stages a remarkable comeback to overcome UCLA. QB Dan Fouts, who had been benched earlier in the game, leads the comeback and secures the 41-40 win by throwing a 15-yard TD pass to Greg Specht with 0:21 to play.
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#3. Oregon Holds Off Michigan in 2003
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Oregon races to a 24-6 lead and holds off Michigan in a 31-27 thriller at Autzen Stadium. The Wolverines entered the game leading the nation in rushing (307.3 ypg) but were held to minus-three yards on the ground on 19 carries.
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#2. The Ducks Destroy Colorado
4 of 6The second-ranked Ducks used 350 passing yards from Joey Harrington and three interceptions by Steve Smith to throttle number-three Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl, 38-16. Little over a month earlier, the Buffaloes had trampled Nebraska, 62-36, but were no match for Oregon.
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#1. The Ducks Secure Their Run To The 1994 Rose Bowl
5 of 6With less than a minute left, Pac-10 bully Washington had the ball on the Oregon eight, down 24-20. Many expected the Huskies to extend their league primacy with a touchdown, but Kenny Wheaton picked off a Damon Huard pass and went 97 yards for TD that clinched a 31-20 win and keyed the Ducks’ run to the Rose Bowl.
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