SPORTS
Defense shuts down Cardinal offense in win
By Ashley Conklin
Emerald Sports Editor
Oregon's defense pitched its
first shutout since 1‘tflB Satur
day, whipping the Stanford
Cardinal 31-0 at Autzen Stadi
um.
On a day of big plays from
the offense and special teams,
the defense had its most domi
nating game of the year as the
Ducks improved to l-'l in Pacif
ic-10 Conference play and 0-2
overall.
it was tho first shutout or an
Oregon opponent si m e the
!9HB season-opener when the
Ducks pounded Long Beach
State 49-0. And other than Civil
War rival Oregon State it was
Oregon's first shutout of a Fac
to Conference foe since 197.c
The defense placed super
football.'' Oregon Coach Rich
Brooks said. Thev controlled
and establish the running
game We did not let that hap
pen.
Led by inside linebacker |oe
iarweil and free safety Kric
( astle, the defense made sure
Stanford would go nowhere on
'lie ground
Farwell helped clog the mid
dle with l.i tackles when the
Cardinal tried to establish its
power running game of Tommy
Vardell and Ion Volpe Castle,
along with cornerback Daryl
Singleton, had a big hand m
shutting down all-purpose
threat Glvn Milburn on both
running and passing plays
Castle had Hi tackles anti
Singleton, linebacker James
Bautista and cornerback Devon
Hosey all had interceptions on
the day. Hosey returned his 76
yards for a touchdown.
“In the third quarter we
wanted to get the shutout and
did everything we could to get
it." Farwell said.
"The defense really pulled
together." Castle said "Any
time we get a shutout, that's a
great feeling for the defense
"It doesn’t get much better
than this does it?" asked defen
sive coordinator Denny Schul
er "This has to rank up there
with the Arizona game last year
:a 16-10 win) and the Stanford
game two years ago (a 7-3 w in)
as one of the best games we ve
plavod since I've been here
The offense did it’s part, too
with Sean Burwell rushing foi
44 yards inr.iud
iree
Miiburn had come into the
■ante second in the nation m
.dl-purpose yards with more
than 2(H) per game hut was
completely controlled by Ore
gon, as were quarterbacks Jason
I’alumhis and lohn I.ynch with
the three interceptions and
only 197 yards through the air
"I didn’t think it would be
possible to get a shutout when
you look at their players and
look at the points they've
scored against the caliber of
teams they've played." Si huler
said. “This is not a Hig Sky
KAMirri
>eun Burwull outran entryone. m.lading Stantunl i(irnttrbui k Daman (lOnluti. on this '5-yard
si am per in the m i ond quarter
team wttii Big Sky talent
She Dues offense sputter-ii
after Ylusgrave's tout: Into vs ,i
pass an the Isrst drive, hut it
titln t nutter be<auso the Ore
gon defense took control.
The EHn.ks used the same de
fensive game plan to stop the
Cardinal as they did against
Brigham Young earlier tins ea
son.
The plan, Schuler said, was
to control I’nlumbis. Milburn
and the rest by mixing up man
to-man coverage in the regular
intense and then using /.onus
i! id bracket . >voragi on Slii
burn and split end Kd \lc( a I
'ey when die Ducks went tn
their five and six defensive
track pai kages
Oregon finally got the offense
going again midway through
the second quarter when
Hurnell sprinted 7r> yards on a
draw pia\ to give the Ducks a
U-0 lead
Stanford was able to stop the
(Jregon running game early on
w ith an eight man front but
'he ! Hit t.s .night the • arriinai
on i blitz on Uurweil's long
,m ,is ‘<ukU' ’odd Kaanapu
threw the m*v block to spring
Burw ell
Idle m the set onti quarter
with Puluntbis leading the (Jar
dinal down the field, Husev
stepped m trout oi a I’almnbls
pass and went the distance lor
a touchdown
The Ducks put the game
awitv early in the third quarter
with ID more points, letting the
defense do the rest
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