The Oregon Ducks had a slow start against the Wyoming Cowboys, but they stormed out to a 48-14 victory to continue asserting themselves as a powerhouse.
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No. 2 Oregon continued to show that they are frontrunners to win the national title by beating Wyoming, 48-14.
However, the Cowboys showed a little bit of fight as they took a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Ducks offense woke up in the second quarter though as they scored 27 unanswered points before halftime.
They never looked back after that as they scored 14 more unanswered points to bury the Cowboys.
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota had another impressive performance as he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-23 passing, and he added 71 yards and two touchdowns on five carries.
Byron Marshall and Thomas Tyner contributed the most out of the Ducks’ running backs. Marshall finished with 80 yards on six carries, and Tyner added 58 yards on 11 carries.
For the Cowboys, quarterback Colby Kirkegaard threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions, both of which went to Erick Dargan.
The Cowboys also had a solid rushing attack despite putting up only 14 points as they finished with 284 rushing yards, led by D.J. May’s 101 yards on four carries. One of his carries went for a touchdown.
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