Oregon Ducks vs California Golden Bears Match Player Stats On Sep 29, 2018

Junior quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns as No. 19 Oregon defeated No. 24 California 42-24 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif.

Herbert completed 16 of 22 passes, and Dillon Mitchell had seven catches for 105 yards and a score. Travis Dye ran 20 times for 115 yards and a touchdown, while CJ Verdell had 106 yards on nine carries.

California quarterback Brandon McIlwain completed 11 of 21 passes for 128 yards and a score while running 15 times for 123 yards and a touchdown. Patrick Laird had 18 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown.

Oregon (4-1) improved to 1-1 in the Pac-12, while Cal (3-1) lost its first conference game.

The Ducks rebounded from a 38-31 loss at home against Stanford last week. Oregon beat a ranked opponent for the first time since upsetting then-No. 12 Utah 30-28 on Nov. 19, 2016.

Cal led 10-7 after McIlwain ran 28 yards for a touchdown with 9:32 left in the second quarter.

Oregon scored three touchdowns to close out the first half with a 27-10 lead.

Dye scored on a 45-yard run before Herbert threw a 36-yard scoring pass to Mitchell. Cal drove into Oregon territory late in the half, but McIlwain fumbled, and La'Mar Winston Jr. scored on a 61-yard return.

After Verdell ran 74 yards on Oregon's first offensive play of the second half, Cyrus Habibi-Likio scored on a 1-yard run to extend the Ducks' lead to 35-10.

Laird scored on a 10-yard run for Cal, and Jordan Duncan caught a 1-yard scoring pass from McIlwain to get the Golden Bears within 35-24 with 4:31 left to play.

Oregon senior Ugochukwu Amadi capped the game with a 32-yard interception return for a score.

After Cal got the ball back, McIlwain was once again picked off, this time by Jevon Holland to seal the game.

Cal opened the contest with a 25-yard field goal by Greg Thomas. Oregon followed with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Herbert to Kano Dillon.

--Field Level Media