Oregon Ducks vs Utah Utes Match Player Stats On Nov 19, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 19, 2016

SALT LAKE CITY -- Darren Carrington hauled in a 17-yard catch from Justin Herbert with two seconds left to help Oregon stun no. 12 Utah for a 30-28 victory on Saturday.

Herbert threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Ducks (3-8, 2-6 Pac-12) to just their second win in their last nine games. Royce Freeman added 129 yards on 20 carries for Oregon.

Troy Williams threw for 235 yards and a touchdown to lead the Utes. Joe Williams added 149 yards and another touchdown on the ground. Utah (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) gave up 575 total yards to the Oregon offense.

Troy Williams connected with Evan Moeai on a 30-yard play action touchdown pass with 2:18 remaining to give Utah a 28-24 lead. The Utes' defense couldn't get the stop when it needed one.

Utah struggled to move the ball consistently against one of the Pac-12's worst defenses. The Utes took a 14-3 lead early in the third quarter behind a 12-yard run from Joe Williams. Oregon came roaring back with strong play on both sides of the ball.

Defensively, the Ducks held Utah to just four yards on their final nine plays of the third quarter. On the other side of the ball, Oregon put together back-to-back touchdown drives.

A 45-yard punt return by Dillon Mitchell set up a 29-yard catch by Jalen Brown that cut Utah's lead to four before the end of the third quarter. Then, Royce Freeman hauled in a 1-yard catch along the goal line to put the Ducks up 17-14 with 10:37remaining.

Utah charged back in front when Mitchell touched the ball on a punt return and let it bounce into the end zone. Chase Hansen scooped up the muffed punt to put Utah ahead 21-17 with 9:43 left.

Oregon wasted no time answering. Herbert put the Ducks back ahead 24-21 on a 1-yard run with 6:41 remaining.

After stopping Oregon on fourth down, Utah marched down the field on its opening drive and took a 7-0 lead on a 24-yard reverse from Cory Butler-Byrd. Oregon cut into the lead with a 47-yard field goal from Aidan Schneider.

Utah had a great chance to add to its lead after Harrison Handley took a short pass 29 yards to the Ducks' 15-yard line. But Jimmie Swain stripped the ball from Troy Williams at the Oregon 11 on the next play and Wayne Tei-Kirby pounced on it to end the Utes' drive.

Oregon failed to capitalize on the turnover. A targeting penalty by Charles Nelson wiped out a first down run by Justin Herbert, forcing Schneider to attempt a 31 yard field goal. The junior kicker missed wide right to keep the score at 7-3.

NOTES: DE Hunter Dimick became Utah's new career sack leader with a pair of sacks in the first quarter. Dimick now has 29 career sacks. 14 of those sacks have come in 2016. ... Oregon is the first team to hold Utah scoreless during the second quarter this season. ... RB Joe Williams eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the season on his first run of the third quarter. He has totaled 1,088 yards this season. ... LB Troy Dye is one of just four true freshman nationwide to lead his team in tackles. Dye has tallied 83 tackles for Oregon through 11 games and finished with nine against Utah.