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Ducks left little option - stop the run
Mark McTyre
O*gon ; Wy l mtt&a
The Oregon Ducks have had
(heir fair share of problems with
option offenses What awaits (he
Ducks this owning weekend is a
fierce running attack, and the
very style of play that the Oregon
defense has been unable to stop
in the last two seasons.
The option has l»een the Ducks
downfall when the opposition
has brought this game plan to the
field against Oregon. The Ducks
have lost by a combined score of
8208. in three encounters with
the option over the past two sea
sons.
hast year the Ducks got their
first look at this unique offensive
style when they made the long
haul to Tucson, Ariz. to face the
Wildcats.
The Wildcats, faced with the
absence of starling quarterback
Dan White due to injury, dec id
ed to change their offensive
scheme from passing to running.
In a surprise move, the Wildcats
inserted running back Chuck
Levy into the quarterback posi
tion Arizona collected 389 yards
of total offense on 81 plays,
throwing only one pass which
landed incomplete.
Oregon had anticipated Ari
zona's switch to an option-style
attack, but even the Wildcats had
to he surprised at the effective
ness they had running the ball.
Arizona pounded .it the Ducks'
defense for four scoring drives of
65 yards or longer.
Arizona crushed Oregon with
two runners gaining over 100
yards for the first time in eight
years and consequently held the
Oregon offense to the sidelines.
Oregon ran just 48 offensive plays
in a losing effort 31-10.
After losing their next game to
the air attack of Stanford in 1993,
the Ducks had to get back in the
mode of trying to stop the option
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rn.1 photo
Oregon State optioned their way to 217 yards on 63 rushes In last years Civil War
when Oregon State came to town
for the Civil War.
The Ducks did enjoy some su< •
(ess against Oregon State's
offense, not allowing the Beavers
to put together a scoring drive
until a muffed Oregon punt set
up the drive that would give the
Beavers the victory.
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Oregon Stale * rusher* did run
for a combined 217 yards on f>1
carries out of the wishbone. «n
route to a 15 12 Civil War vh to
ry and ending Oregon's season
with a 5-6 record.
The Ducks first test against a
form of the option this season
came in the form of the spread
!
option attack of tins Hawaii Rain
bows
Unfortunately, the Hawaii
game showed Oregonians tti.it tho
I)u< ks still had not figured out
a way to stop the option
Oregon had plans of stopping
ex-Duck Tupu Alualu. Hawaii's
fulltvick, hut on the opening dri
ve of the game. Ahialu rushed six
straight timns for yards and
the first tout hdovvn of the gatmt
The rest of tfnt game the Rain
hows kept tile Dm ks guessing
with its offensive show as quar
terbai k Glenn Freitas ran for 117
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