Georgia State Panthers vs Oregon Ducks Match Player Stats On Sep 19, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 19, 2015

EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon had no problem replacing Vernon Adams.

Jeff Lockie made his first career start at quarterback and threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns while running back Royce Freeman ran for 101 yards and one score as the No. 12 Ducks defeated Georgia State 61-28 on Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium.

Lockie got the call in place of Adams, who sat out with a broken finger on his right hand. He is expected to return next week when Oregon opens Pac-12 Conference play at home against No. 21 Utah.

Lockie, a redshirt junior who sat behind Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota the past three seasons, completed 23-of-31 passes.

Oregon took the lead just over one minute into the game when safety Tyree Robinson intercepted a pass by quarterback Nick Arbuckle and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown to give the Ducks a 7-0 lead before their offense ever took the field.

Georgia State drove to the Oregon 33-yard line on its next drive before kicker Will Lutz hit the upright and missed a 50-yard field goal.

Oregon's first drive stalled at the Georgia State 13-yard line before Aidan Schneider kicked a 26-yard field goal to put Oregon ahead 10-0. Oregon forced a fumble and added a 40-yard field goal from Schneider to make it 13-0.

Georgia State drove 75 yards in five plays on its next drive before Arbuckle scored on a 1-yard run to get the Panthers within 13-7 late in the first quarter.

Oregon went ahead 20-7 on Freeman's 22-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter.

Robinson got his second interception of the game on Georgia State's next drive and the Ducks scored three plays later when Lockie threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Dwayne Stanford.

Schneider added his third field goal of the half - a 40-yarder - to put Oregon ahead 30-7 and then closed out the half with another 40-yard field goal to give the Ducks a 33-7 lead at the break.

Oregon wide receiver Kirk Merritt fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half and Georgia State scored a touchdown when Arbuckle threw a 14-yard pass to Todd Boyd to cut Oregon's lead to 33-14.

Oregon drove 98 yards on its possession to score a touchdown on a 3-yard run by Taj Griffin to take a 40-14 lead with 8:57 remaining in the third quarter.

On the next play, Arbuckle threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Robert Davis that got the Panthers within 40-21.

Oregon responded on its next drive as Lockie led the Ducks down the field and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight Johnny Mundt as the Ducks went ahead 47-21. The Panthers answered again when Arbuckle tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Rucker to cut the Oregon lead to 47-28.

Oregon linebacker Tyson Coleman sacked Arbuckle on the next drive and forced a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Joe Walker, who went 52 yards on the return for a touchdown that put Oregon ahead 54-28.

Sophomore Taylor Alie replaced Lockie in the fourth quarter and had an 87-yard touchdown run to stretch Oregon's lead to 61-28.

NOTES: Oregon CB Chris Seisay, who had a boot on his foot in practice this week, did not play. OG Cameron Hunt also sat out the game due to injury. ... WR Devon Allen, who missed Oregon's first game of the season and most of the second game after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament last year, had his first catch of the season. ... Oregon improved to 39-7 in non-conference games since 2000. ... Jeff Lockie's touchdown pass to Dwayne Stanford in the second quarter extended Oregon's NCAA record to 71 straight games with a TD pass. ... Georgia State fell to 2-25 since moving up to FCS level in 2013.