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was his two-point conversion in
the fourth quarter that really keyed
the Cardinal win. Now, the Oregon
basketball team has a chance to
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handed down by Bellotti: “We can’t
let Stanford beat us twice.”
They didn’t. A thrilling win at
Washington State followed, most
memorable for Onterrio Smith’s
school-record 285 yards rushing.
Bellotti called the relationship be
tween Smith and starting tailback
Morris this season as “one of the
greatest things I’ve seen in sports.”
“Mo could have easily been self
ish and had an attitude about the
whole situation,” Smith said. “But
that’s not Mo. Me and him grew to
be best friends.”
Two weeks after the visit to Pull
man came another nail-biting victo
ry, this time a 21-20 squeaker
against UCLA in Pasadena. A three
week layoff then built up a Civil
War that would be played in a
downpour fitting for December
football. Oregon won, 17-14, and
thus captured sole possession of
the Pac-10 crown.
In the month leading up to the Fi
esta Bowl, Harrington flew back to
New York as a Heisman Trophy fi
nalist, having lived up to the expec
tations of the billboard. He finished
a distant fourth in the balloting, but
would later put on a Heisman-wor
thy performance in the Fiesta Bowl.
Harrington’s four touchdown
passes highlighted Oregon’s 38-16
win over Colorado on New Year’s
Day to give the Ducks their first
ever 11-win season and set up the
possibility of sharing the national
championship.
Even though Miami went on to
claim sole ownership of the title, a
No. 2 final ranking and a convincing
Fiesta Bowl win was enough to sat
isfy Bellotti, who admitted that with
of all the preseason hype, this felt
like the longest season of his career.
“To live up to (the hype) is by far
the most pleasing thing as a coach,”
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Sept. 1; Oregon 31, Wisconsin 28
Joey Herrington’s first comeback of the season capped off by
two-yard touchdown dive.
Sept. 8: Oregon 24, Utah 10
Oregon defense shuts down Utes in second half.
Sept. 22: Oregon 24, USC 22
Last-minute drive leads to Jared Siegei’s 32-yard game-winning field
goal. Steve Smith picks off three passes and returns one for a TO.
Sept. 29: Oregon 38, Utah State 21
Maurice Morris rushes for 175 yards. Defense comes up with three
interceptions in fourth quarter.
Oct. 6: Oregon 63, Arizona 28
Ducks score 49 unanswered points as Morris and Onterrio Smith
both pass 100-yard mark. Harrington tallies six total TDs.
Oct, 13: Oregon 48, Cal 7
Ducks march to 28*0 halftime lead while forcing five turnovers in the game.
Oct. 20: Oregon 42, Stanford 49
Cardinal erase 14-point fourth-quarter deficit with consecutive
blocked punts to snap Oregon’s 23-game home win streak.
Oct. 27; Oregon 24, WSU 17
Smith rushes for school-record285 yards and returns a kickoff for aTD. Line
backer Wesly Mallard breaks up potential game-tying pass to end game.
Nov. 3: Oregon 42, Arizona State 24
Harrington racks up six TD passes, four to Keenan Howry.
Nov. 10: Oregon 21, UCLA 20
Harrington finds Josh Line for a go-ahead one-yard TD in fourth.
Bruins miss last-second, 50-yard field goal attempt.
Dec. 1: Oregon 17, Oregon State 14
in wet conditions, Ducks score twice in fourth and seal the victory
with a Rashad Bauman interception. Oregon claims outright
possession of Pac-10 title.
Jan, 1: Oregon 38, Colorado 16
Ducks defense hold Buffs to 49 yards rushing. Harrington throws for 350
yards and four TDs, Dudes finish season at No. 2 and a school-record 11 wins.
Bellotti said. “It’s like a proud par
ent seeing his child develop and
reach his potential.”
And just because household
names like Harrington, Bauman,
Morris and Justin Peelle depart,
that doesn’t mean Oregon will stop
thinking big.
“We’ll continue to stay initiative,”
Oregon Athletic Director Bill Moos
said. “We’ll continue to invest in our
success. We won’t rest on our laurels.
“We’ll have some new surprises.”
The immediate question to ponder
is how Oregon can possibly top a sea
son like this in terms of the play on
the field and the marketing off of it?
But as Oregon football has shown
lately, it’s wise to wait and see first,
and ask questions later.
E-mail assistant sports editor Jeff Smith at
jeffsmith@dailyemerald.com.
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