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Senior fullback Matt Floberg will play in his final game at Autzen on Saturday.
SENIORS
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"The year we beat (Oregon State)
here (in 2001) to go the Fiesta Bowl
was huge," Weaver said of one of his
favorite memories. "That whole year
was just a good memory maker. You
know, beating Michigan, those mem
ories can never go away."
Five years, five bowls. Four years,
four bowls.
Those two statements have been
the backbone of the mission of Ore
gon football this season. Not since
1996 have the Ducks failed to make it
to the postseason.
No member of the Ducks — from
this season's redshirt freshmen and
true sophomores to Fife, Parker and
Mitchell — has ever missed out on
what it's been like to go to a bowl.
Making sure the postseason tradition
is carried on was important to the
graduating group.
"It was pretty important," Floberg
said. "I've been lucky since I've been
here that we've gone to a bowl every
year. The class that I came in with is
putting their stamp on their season. I
wouldn't want this to be the year
where we didn't go to a bowl."
For Fife, career passing figures of
more than 3,000 yards will be what
represents him in Oregon's history
books. For Mitchell, the more than
350 tackles he has accumulated as a
Duck will mark his time in Eugene.
Parker will be noted for his 17
touchdown receptions — entering
Saturday's game — while Lewis will
have picked off 11 passes in his career.
OK, well maybe Lewis will be re
membered most for his brash and ag
gressive style of play.
For the most part, the players who
leave Autzen Stadium for the last time
Saturday will be remembered in the
far future for their statistics.
What the players will remember
most is the rafting trips, the games
where it shouldn't have rained at
Autzen and trips to Los Angeles, Seat
tle, San Diego and most importantly,
Tempe, Ariz.
Remember? The last one is the Fies
ta Bowl.
"The thing that stands out is just
the teammates I've had and the
friends I've made," Floberg said.
Oregon will welcome back one
senior next season. Cornerback
Steven Moore said he expects to be
back because he is a partial qualifier.
Because he met all GPA require
ments coming out of high school but
failed to get a required score on the
SAT, he was forced to sit out his fresh
man season, which can equate to a
redshirt year. According to Moore, if
he is able to graduate by summer, he
will be eligible to play next season.
"To me, it's just been (great) having
the honor to play with these guys,"
Moore said. 'To me, playing with guys
like Mitchell and Lewis and the rest of
the guys for the past couple of years,
it's been fun. You can't have a better
story than that."
One-by-one, they'll run out of the
Autzen tunnel on Saturday.
One-by-one, the memories they've
made will creep back into their
minds. They'll remember the good
times in Eugene.
"I've got mixed emotions," Mitchell
said.
Then it's time to focus on Oregon
State.
For the last time.
Contact the sports editor
at hankhagen@dailyemerald.com.
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Jackson ranks sixth in the NCAA in
average rushing yards with 126.6 per
game. Jackson has rushed for 1,266
yards this season.
Jackson will be ready for Oregon
on Saturday after rushing for 153
yards against the Ducks last season.
He believes Oregon State is playing its
best football of the season.
"I think we are," he said. "One
week it was the offense, the next week
it was the defense, but lately the
whole team has come together and
been really strong."
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Oregon State is averaging 309.1
passing yards per game behind the
arm of quarterback Derek Anderson.
Wide receiver James Newson ranks
second in the nation, averaging
117.67 receiving yards per game.
Oregon State and Oregon have
nearly equal records, both are on
two-game winning streaks and bowl
implications are at the forefront in
this game.
The Beavers have scored a com
bined 95 points in the last two games,
and the Ducks have allowed a com
bined 30 points.
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.