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Oregon’s Garrett Sabol (35), Rasuli Webster (22), Saul Patu (48), Ryan Mitchell (24), Matt Smith (49) and Kevin Mitchell (39) group tackle Washington’s Marques Tuiasosopo. Oregor s defense has been huge in4he Ducks’ five wins.
After capturing
its first road win
of the season,
Oregon returns
home to face
Arizona in its
homecoming
WiYi'i game
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
Ready the tailgate parties, wear some
thing green and break out the portable
bleacher seats.
The boys are back in town.
After taking its show on the road to
Southern California, the No. 7 Oregon
football team (5-1 overall, 3-0 Pacific-10
Conference) takes on No. 21 Arizona (5
1, 3-0) at Autzen Stadium, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday. The game is the Ducks’ first
action at home since beating then-No. 6
Washington on Sept. 30.
Oregon played well in its win over
the Trojans last Saturday, showing the
nation it can win outside its hostile
home territory. In doing so, the Ducks
tied their highest-ever national ranking,
last earned in 1964.
Now, the home team can’t wait to re
mind its fans, the Pac-10 and the football
world what it can do at Autzen. Another
win could even slip the Ducks to a school
record sixth in the Associated Press poll.
“We have everything to lose in this
game, and everything to gain as well,”
quarterback Joey Harrington said.
“Every week is the biggest game. As long
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