College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 42, Fresno State 25
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2012
Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Temperature: 74°
Head Official: Jay Stricherz
Attendance: 55755

No. 4 Oregon 42, Fresno State 25: Kenjon Barner rushed for a career-best 201 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Oregon past visiting Fresno State.

De’Anthony Thomas added two long scoring runs and the Ducks (2-0) led by as many as 32 points while sending the Bulldogs to their 15th straight loss against ranked foes.

Fresno State (1-1) received 115 rushing yards from Robbie Rouse and scored 16 consecutive points to pull within 35-19 before Barner broke loose on a 16-yard scoring run with 3:51 remaining to quell the Bulldogs’ comeback attempt.

Thomas scored on runs of 39 and 51 yards and had 102 yards on seven carries. Oregon totaled 366 yards on the ground.

Fresno State struck first with a 39-yard field goal by Quentin Breshears before the Ducks reeled off 35 unanswered points.

Thomas took a pitch and scored on a 39-yard run and Barner had a 3-yard touchdown run to give Oregon a 14-3 first-quarter lead.

Marcus Mariota connected with Colt Lyerla on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 12:47 left in the half, Thomas broke loose on a 51-yard scoring jaunt, and Barner scored from 3 yards out to make it 35-3.

Breshears booted a 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.

Fresno State forced two third-quarter turnovers and cut Oregon’s lead to 35-16 as Derek Carr tossed an 18-yard scoring pass to Isaiah Burse and Breshears kicked a 25-yard field goal.

Another Oregon turnover set up Breshears for a 37-yard field goal with 9:40 left in the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Thomas and Barner have each scored five touchdowns through Oregon’s first two games. … Rouse raised his career rushing total to 3,383 yards, second-best in school history behind Ron Rivers (3,473 from 1991-93). … Oregon has won 18 consecutive home games against unranked foes. … The Bulldogs were just 2-of-16 on third-down conversions.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Fresno State   Oregon
Robbie Rouse Player Kenjon Barner
27 Attempts 34
115 Yards 201
4.3 Avg Yards 5.9
1 Touchdowns 3
0 Long 0
Receiving
Fresno State   Oregon
Davante Adams Player Colt Lyerla
12 Receptions 2
92 Yards 26
7.7 Avg Yards 13.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Fresno State 365 131 234 2 4 0 3.0 4
Oregon 532 366 166 6 0 0 3.0 1