Saturday, August 31, 2013

Ducks Annihilate Colonels In Season Opener

At Eugene, Oregon:

Marcus Mariota completed 12 of 21 passes for 234 yards for a touchdown and ran five times for another 113 yards and two more scores (runs of 12 and 46 yards) as the Oregon Ducks (ranked #3 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches preseason polls) destroyed the visiting Nicholls State Colonels (FCS) 66-3 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for both schools.  De'Anthony Thomas ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Ducks while Bryon Marshall (who ran for 124 yards) ran 49 yards for a TD of his own.  The victory marked Mark Helfrich's debut as Oregon's new head football coach.

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