Oregon Ducks running back Jordan James carries the ball as the Ducks host the Spartans on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Otterson Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Dillon Gabriel threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns and Jordan James ran for a career-high 166 yards and a touchdown to help No. 6 Oregon on Friday. Eugene, Ore. defeated MSU 31-10.
Despite being intercepted twice in the red zone, Gabriel completed 20 of 32 passes and also had a rushing touchdown for the Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten), who now Attention can be turned to an Oct. 12 home showdown against No. 3 Ohio State.
Friday's win moved Oregon State to 43-3 at home since the start of the 2017 season.
MSU (3-3, 1-2) was beaten by a top-10 opponent for the second straight week, with the Spartans losing 38-7 to the Buckeyes last week. The Spartans, led by former OSU coach Jonathan Smith, haven't won a regular-season, non-bowl game on the West Coast since beating Cal 19-0 in October 1957.
The Ducks dominated the Spartans offensively and defensively throughout the game. Michigan State, which was limited to 59 rushing yards, ultimately led 477 to 250.
Both teams had excellent scoring opportunities in the first quarter. On its first possession, MSU pushed the ball to the Oregon 2-yard line, but Aidan Chiles' fumble was chased in the end zone by Jordan Burch. Back. It was the Spartans' 14th turnover of the season.
The Ducks responded by driving to the Spartans' 1-yard line before Gabriel's pass was intercepted by Malik Spencer in the end zone.
Gabriel ran for a 9-yard touchdown with 22 seconds left in the first quarter to give the home team a 7-0 lead.
James, who rushed for 151 yards in the first half, extended the lead to 14-0 with a 3-yard score with 5:26 left in the second quarter. With 5 seconds left in the half, Gabriel caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Evan Stewart to give the Ducks a 21-0 lead.
Oregon State scored on a 50-yard field goal from Andrew Boyle late in the third quarter and a pass from Gabriel to Tez Johnson with 11:18 left. ’s 2-yard touchdown pass extended the lead to 31-0.
The Spartans' only points came on a 1-yard run by Kay'ron-Lynch Adams with 8:27 left and a 1-yard run by Jonathan Kim with 8:27 left in the game. A 42-yard field goal with 25 seconds left.
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