Oregon Ducks vs Colorado Buffaloes Match Player Stats On Oct 03, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 4, 2015

Playing its first game as an unranked team since 2009, Oregon shrugged off a shaky start and pulled away in the second half.

Running back Royce Freeman rushed 27 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday night as the Ducks posted a weather-delayed 41-24 Pac-12 Conference win over Colorado at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo.

Freeman's 3-yard run with 10:03 left in the third quarter snapped a 17-17 tie as Oregon (3-2, 1-1) bounced back from a stunning 62-20 home loss to Utah last week. Running back Taj Griffin, who added 110 yards on 11 rushes, made it 31-17 on a 2-yard run with 2:12 to go in the quarter.

The Buffaloes (3-2, 1-1) drew within 31-24 on a 7-yard scoring run by quarterback Sefo Liufau with 10:29 left in the game, but the Ducks responded with a 43-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Taylor Alie to wide receiver Jalen Brown with 8:43 remaining.

Alie completed 4-of-9 passes for 83 yards, and starter Jeff Lockie was 8-of-11 for 54 yards and an interception. Vernon Adams, who started Oregon's first four games, sat out with a broken finger.

Liufau connected on 25-of-42 passes for 231 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but Colorado had a three-game winning streak snapped.

The game was delayed just over an hour before the opening kickoff because of a thunderstorm.