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Pac 12 Football: Week One Power Rankings

By Michael Valverde

Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Pac-12 logo on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Southern California Trojans. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Pac-12 logo on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Southern California Trojans. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; UC Davis Aggies defensive lineman Zak Pettit (90) reaches out to tackle Oregon Ducks wide receiver Charles Nelson (6) in the third quarter at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; UC Davis Aggies defensive lineman Zak Pettit (90) reaches out to tackle Oregon Ducks wide receiver Charles Nelson (6) in the third quarter at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports /

The Oregon Ducks were slow out the gate. The defense struggled to allow the first touchdown to go to quarterback Ben Scott on a nine-yard run on their first offensive series of the game.  Then they couldn’t find the rhythm on offense as they had to punt on their first two possessions. Eventually, they pulled it together by the end of the first quarter with running back Royce Freeman’s 6-yard scoring run. The Ducks went on to score 33 straight points before the UC Davis Aggies could put up another score. The two teams then traded touchdown blows to close out the game finalizing the score 53-28.

The time of possession was owned by UC Davis (37:17-22:43), and they won the turnover battle 2-1. Oregon won the first down battle 22-21. The real victory was in the way the Ducks continuously attacked the weak defense of the Aggies.

The star was quarterback Dakota Prukop who threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns and added 36-yards on 11 carries including one touchdown on the ground. Running back Royce Freeman was also impressive as he carried the ball 11 times and rushed for 87 yards with two scores, also catching two passes. Wide receiver Darren Carrington was the primary beneficiary of Prukop as he reeled in seven receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown.

The Ducks defense was less impressive than the offense as quarterback Ben Scott threw for 303-yards and completed 27 of his 47 attempts (57.4%) and just one interception. Manusomoa Luuga had 22 carries for 96 yards and three touchdowns. The defense couldn’t find a way to stop Keelan Doss either, as he caught seven passes for 116 yards.

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