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09/05 18:20 CDT Moore throws for 3 TDs and No. 2 Oregon overcomes a slow start
to beat Boise State 34-27
Moore throws for 3 TDs and No. 2 Oregon overcomes a slow start to beat Boise
State 34-27
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) --- Dante Moore threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns, and
No. 2 Oregon overcame a slow start to down resilient Boise State 34-27 in the
season opener for both teams on Saturday.
After trading field goals to tie the game at 27 in the fourth quarter, Dakorien
Moore scored on a 62-yard reception to give the Ducks the lead for good with
7:51 left to play.
Oregon has won 16 straight season openers at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks have 39
straight wins at home against nonconference opponents, the longest streak in
the nation.
Dante Moore opted to stay at Oregon after throwing for 3,565 yards and 30
touchdowns last season when the Ducks went 13-2.
Boise State returned quarterback in Maddux Madsen, who threw for 181 yards and
three scores in the opener after finishing last season with 2,334 yards passing
and 18 touchdowns.
The Broncos, who join the rebuilt Pac-12 this year, went 9-5 last season in the
Mountain West and fell to Washington 38-10 in the LA Bowl.
Boise State, which went into the game as 24 1/2 point underdogs, scored on the
first series of the game, with Madsen hitting Cam Bates with a 13-yard scoring
pass to cap an 11-play, 75-yard drive. The Ducks tied it on Jordon Davison's
1-yard dive early in the second quarter.
After Evan Stewart muffed a punt and the Broncos recovered, Sire Gaines scored
on a 37-yard reception to give Boise State the lead again. Canaan Moore added a
29-yard field goal to extend it with 2:48 left before halftime.
With 19 seconds left, Dante Moore found Jamari Johnson with a 27-yard pass to
close the game to 17-14 at the break.
The half was reminiscent of the last meeting between the teams in 2024. The
Ducks fell behind 20-14 at halftime but pulled out a 37-34 win with a field
goal as time expired.
After Gage Hurych's 26-yard field goal, Oregon went ahead on Jeremiah
McClellan's 8-yard TD catch. But the Broncos tied it up again before the end of
the third quarter on Madsen's 7-yard scoring pass to Matt Wagner.
Hurych and Canaan Moore traded field goals in the fourth quarter before
Dakorien Moore's touchdown.
Up Next
Boise State hosts Memphis next Saturday, while the Ducks head to Oklahoma State.
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