Nix accounts for six scores in No. 8 Ducks' victory

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Oregon extended its winning streak to 7 games and backmost Bo Nix's show enactment him successful prime institution successful the Ducks' 42-24 triumph implicit Cal.

The Auburn transportation became conscionable the 3rd FBS backmost successful the past 10 years to propulsion for astatine slightest 400 yards (412), propulsion 3 touchdowns and unreserved for 3 scores successful the aforesaid game, joining Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins (2018) and Iowa State's Brock Purdy (2019). Oregon added 174 yards connected the crushed to heap up 586 yards.

Despite the large numbers, No. 8 Oregon came distant wanting more.

"Bo did a bully occupation today, but I deliberation if you inquire Bo close now, he'd accidental helium tin execute better," Oregon manager Dan Lanning said. "And I deliberation our full squad astir apt feels that way. Bo's been truly accordant and truly bully subordinate each year. I deliberation that he'll travel distant from his show saying helium wants to bash amended than helium did."

Lanning was right. Nix echoed the sentiment.

"I deliberation that we played good offensively but we conscionable kinda changeable ourselves successful the ft a fewer times," Nix said. "I didn't play my champion today, but fortunately the guys astir maine played truly bully to inactive enactment up immoderate points."

Nix completed 27 of 35 passes and ran for 59 yards connected 12 carries. He was picked disconnected twice, but 1 came connected a Hail Mary to extremity the archetypal fractional and the different bounced disconnected his intended receiver.

The consciousness of vexation stemmed from the Ducks' dilatory commencement -- they were held scoreless successful the archetypal 4th -- and 3 trips to the reddish portion that ended without points (one interception, 2 turnovers connected downs).

Regardless, the triumph stands arsenic Oregon's seventh consecutive since opening the play with a nonaccomplishment to Georgia, during which it has scored astatine slightest 41 points successful each game. The Ducks' 42 points against Cal was the fewest they person scored successful a Pac-12 crippled this year, though their accumulation has been accordant throughout.

The Ducks question to Colorado adjacent week, earlier finishing the play with a hard three-game agelong that includes Washington, Utah and Oregon State.