FOOTBALL
OREGON VS PACIFIC
Injured Ducks play
must-win game
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to get back on the winning
track Saturday with a non
conference game against
Pacific
By Andrea DeYoung
After two weeks off. the Our ks
return to the field this Saturday
to far e Pacific at Autr.cn Stadi
um
The two teams, have not
played each other Mine 1'tH-t
when Oregon won 30-14 The
overall series is tied at three
games apiece.
The Tigers come in with a
record of 1 -3. their one win com
ing from a 23-10 victory over
Oregon State. They also ployed
Arizona and Nebraska this sea
son. and because of the Tigers
experience Oregon hear! coach
Mike Bellotti did not want to
categorize this game as an easy
win.
"They played great football
teams, so I don't think they're
going to look at us ns any differ
ent challenge," Bellotti said.
Oregon looked to use their bye
to recuperate from many injuries
suffered in its loss to Stanford
on September 23 Despite this
time off. many of the team's key
players will not be playing
against the Tigers
For Gang Green, senior defen
sive end Troy Bailey and sopho
more strong safety |ais F'igueras
are injured. Sophomore fullback
Aaron folks and junior center
Mark Gregg are both out. caus
ing problems for the offense.
Bellotti was disappointed with
all of the injuries
"We didn't get healthy as 1
hoped we would over the bye."
Bellotti stated
The loss against Stanford
serv ed as a wake-up < all for the
team The Ducks are defending
their I’m -10 championship, hut
Bellotti knows that the team
must stay focused in order to
play well
"Pruc tu wise. 1 think that
there has lx*m renewed commit
mont to the purpose of this sea
son, which is to defend the
conference championship.'' Mel
lon i said
Oregon spent its week off
working on speclfit areas that
they are concerned about,
including special teams The
Ducks also spent one day look
ing toward the future by exam
ining redshirt freshmen and
Other squad players
This week, though, the focus
was on heating the Tigers
According to Bellotti, the way
to do this is for the team to "stay
hungry and respect your oppo
nent.”
Oregon realizes that
turnovers have been a major fu<
tor to all of the close scores in
the games they have played Not
only do the Ducks want to avoid
giving up fumbles and intercep
tions. they also are looking to
create more turnovers for their
offense to take advantage of In
practice, they worked on the
second and third tackier* strip
ping the boll in the pile and also
on stealing the hall from the
quarterbm k If they can do this.
Bellotti believes that the Ducks
will have a good chain e of win
ning the game.
When the Tigers take the field
on Saturday. Oregon will he
focusing on a levs key 1’acifit
players. Senior running back |oe
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