The Ducks opened the Willie Taggart era with the most points scored by Oregon in the modern era (post World War II). The last time the Ducks scored more than 77 points was a 97-0 win over Willamette in 1916.
· SR RB Royce Freeman had game-highs in rushing yards (150), carries (23) and touchdowns (4). As a result, he moved into seventh on the Pac-12’s all-time rushing list with 4,296 yards and his 48 rushing scores place him in a tie for fifth in conference history with Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey (2011-13) and UCLA’s Skip Hicks (1993-97).
· Freeman moved past Kenjon Barner (2009-12) on UO’s total touchdown list with 52, six shy of LaMichael James’ (2009-11) school mark. Freeman’s 100-yard rushing effort was the 23rd of his career, three in back of James.
· Freeman passed Jonathan Stewart (2005-07) and Sean Burwell (1990-93) on the Ducks’ career list for all-purpose yards and now ranks fifth with 4,996.
· The Ducks set a new Autzen Stadium record with nine rushing touchdowns. The previous mark was seven, achieved on four previous occasions.
· SR RB Kani Benoit had the first multiple-touchdown game of his career, scoring on runs of 10, 29 and 1 yards. He finished with 107 rushing yards on seven carries, breaking the 100-yard plateau for the second time in his career.
· SO WR Brenden Schooler, a starter at safety last season and the first true freshman in team history to lead the squad in interceptions (4), made two catches for 12 yards in his debut on offense. UO’s third-leading tackler a year ago (74 TT) also recorded one tackle on special teams.
· SO WR Malik Lovette, who started at cornerback in the Ducks’ most recent game - the 2016 Civil War - made the first reception of his career, a 27-yard grab in the first quarter.
· JR CB Ugochukwu Amadi recorded his third career interception and first since 2015.
· SO LB Troy Dye had the second interception of this career. He also had a team-high 10 tackles - the sixth double-digit tackle game of his career.
· JR RB Tony Brooks-James returned the games’s opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. It was his first career return TD and the fifth of 100+ yards in UO history. SR WR Charles Nelson had 100-yard kickoff returns in 2015 and 2016. The last time Oregon started the season with a touchdown on the opening kickoff was 1997, when Saladin McCullough ran one back 93 yards to the house.
· With a pari of pass breakups, SR CB Arrion Springs moved into ninth on Oregon’s career list with 27.
· Nine true freshmen made their collegiate debuts for the Ducks: S Billy Gibson, CB Thomas Graham, NG Austin Faliu, WR Johnny Johnson III, CB Deommodore Lenoir, WR Darrian McNeal, S Nick Pickett, NG Jordon Scott, P Adam Stack.
· Saturday’s game marked only the fifth time in Autzen Stadium history that the temperature was 90 degrees or higher at kickoff (90). The warmest temperature for an Autzen kick was 91 vs. Michigan State on Sept. 6, 2014.
· SR RB Royce Freeman had game-highs in rushing yards (150), carries (23) and touchdowns (4). As a result, he moved into seventh on the Pac-12’s all-time rushing list with 4,296 yards and his 48 rushing scores place him in a tie for fifth in conference history with Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey (2011-13) and UCLA’s Skip Hicks (1993-97).
· Freeman moved past Kenjon Barner (2009-12) on UO’s total touchdown list with 52, six shy of LaMichael James’ (2009-11) school mark. Freeman’s 100-yard rushing effort was the 23rd of his career, three in back of James.
· Freeman passed Jonathan Stewart (2005-07) and Sean Burwell (1990-93) on the Ducks’ career list for all-purpose yards and now ranks fifth with 4,996.
· The Ducks set a new Autzen Stadium record with nine rushing touchdowns. The previous mark was seven, achieved on four previous occasions.
· SR RB Kani Benoit had the first multiple-touchdown game of his career, scoring on runs of 10, 29 and 1 yards. He finished with 107 rushing yards on seven carries, breaking the 100-yard plateau for the second time in his career.
· SO WR Brenden Schooler, a starter at safety last season and the first true freshman in team history to lead the squad in interceptions (4), made two catches for 12 yards in his debut on offense. UO’s third-leading tackler a year ago (74 TT) also recorded one tackle on special teams.
· SO WR Malik Lovette, who started at cornerback in the Ducks’ most recent game - the 2016 Civil War - made the first reception of his career, a 27-yard grab in the first quarter.
· JR CB Ugochukwu Amadi recorded his third career interception and first since 2015.
· SO LB Troy Dye had the second interception of this career. He also had a team-high 10 tackles - the sixth double-digit tackle game of his career.
· JR RB Tony Brooks-James returned the games’s opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. It was his first career return TD and the fifth of 100+ yards in UO history. SR WR Charles Nelson had 100-yard kickoff returns in 2015 and 2016. The last time Oregon started the season with a touchdown on the opening kickoff was 1997, when Saladin McCullough ran one back 93 yards to the house.
· With a pari of pass breakups, SR CB Arrion Springs moved into ninth on Oregon’s career list with 27.
· Nine true freshmen made their collegiate debuts for the Ducks: S Billy Gibson, CB Thomas Graham, NG Austin Faliu, WR Johnny Johnson III, CB Deommodore Lenoir, WR Darrian McNeal, S Nick Pickett, NG Jordon Scott, P Adam Stack.
· Saturday’s game marked only the fifth time in Autzen Stadium history that the temperature was 90 degrees or higher at kickoff (90). The warmest temperature for an Autzen kick was 91 vs. Michigan State on Sept. 6, 2014.
