■ In my opinion
Tim Day, Oregon offense
will explode against Stanford
Tim Day moved gingerly around
practice Monday with a protective
boot on his sore right foot.
Oregon’s massive tight end sported
his trademark grin, however, because
the device was only precautionary.
In fact, with 12 receptions, 237
yards and a pair of touchdowns dur
ing Oregon’s last two games, it ap
pears Day has returned to form as an
intimidating pass-catching force.
Unless, of course, Pacific-10 Con
ference coaches have found a way to
incorporate a plastic shoe into their
defensive schemes.
With the latter being unlikely, Ore
gon’s offense should continue to flour
ish with the resurgence of Day and
wide receiver Demetrius Williams.
Williams followed up his 12-catch,
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ROUGHING THE PASSER
126-yard performance at Washington
State with a nine-catch, 153-yard ef
fort against Arizona.
The duo has re-energized the
Ducks’ downfield passing game and
showed both could get open in con
secutive contests for the first time
this season.
“We’re starting to get consistent
now,” Day said. “It’s what we needed
to do all season. We are back, and I
think our big players are starting to
step up. We’re starting to roll.”
The Ducks’ ability to stretch the
field vertically has made their offense
legit. Defenses can no longer focus on
stopping running back Terrence
Whitehead or eliminating shovel pass
es and underneath crossing routes.
Williams pointed to a more relaxed
Kellen Clemens as the catalyst for
Oregon’s success.
The junior quarterback has thrown
for more than 300 yards in each of
the last two weeks and is second in
the Pac-10 in passing yardage.
Clemens has also made smart deci
sions, playing five straight weeks
without throwing an interception.
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Oregon: Clemens nears
Fife's consecutive TD record
Continued from page 4B
In the Ducks’ 30-24 season-open
ing loss to Indiana alone, they
turned the ball over seven times
and forced only two turnovers.
Clemens has eleven,
looking for twelve
With his touchdown last week
against Arizona, junior quarterback
Kellen Clemens extended his streak
of consecutive games with a touch
down pass to 11. Clemens is now one
behind former Duck Jason Fife, who
threw a touchdown in each of the 12
games in 2002. Other Duck notables
include Heisman Ttophy finalist Joey
Harrington, who compiled a streak
of eight (2000-01), and Akili Smith,
whose eleven straight games in 1997
98 leave him tied with Clemens.
Anyone got a ticket?
For the seventh straight year, the
Ducks have set a record for football
season ticket sales. The Ducks have
already sold 40,725 season tickets,
surpassing the old record of 40,435,
set last year. Oregon has extended
its string of consecutive sellouts at
home to 33. The smallest crowd the
Ducks have attracted since Autzen
Stadium was remodeled was 55,187
vs. Idaho in 2002.
No bye this year
Because the Ducks did not open
their regular season until Sept. 11,
they will be forced go the entire sea
son without a bye week. With Bel
lotti, Oregon has compiled a 10-1
record coming off a bye week in his
nine years as head coach (two byes
in 2001 and 1996). The last time
Oregon completed a season without
a bye was 1994, the last time the
Ducks played in the Rose Bowl.
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Stanford
linebacker Kevin
Schimmelmann
leads the
Cardinal with
43 tackles. The
junior has played
strong safety,
outside
linebacker
and middle
linebacker during
his career
at Stanford.
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Stanford Athletic
Department
Stanford: Rushing gets 99-yard TD return
Continued from page 5B
last week’s interceptions. The senior
comerback leads the team in picks this
year with three. Stanford’s secondary
this season consists of all returning
players and will be a key factor for suc
cess against Oregon’s pass offense.
"We need to play well and pressure
the passer,” Teevens said. “We've done
a decent job through the course of the
year of forcing the quarterback to
throw the ball and find a receiver
quickly. We've been okay at not allow
ing a lot of big pass plays. Those have
been minimized by the fact that we
play a lot of zone coverage.”
Moore and more
Stanford’s offense has greatly im
proved this season compared to last
year. In 2003, the Cardinal averaged
16.9 points per game and 283 yards
of total offense. In 2004, its total
offense has improved to 389 yards
per game, and Stanford has averaged
28.8 points through six contests.
In the Cardinal’s first possession of
the season, wide receiver Evan Moore
caught a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Since then, Moore has racked up a
team-high 407 yards on 23 receptions.
The 6-foot-7 sophomore has scored
five touchdowns.
Besides Moore, wide-outs Mark
Bradford and Justin McCullum have
each tallied 20 receptions this season.
Tight end Alex Smith is the Cardinal’s
leader with 25 catches.
Moore and Bradford, both two
sport athletes, are also involved with
the Stanford basketball program.
Bradford is a point guard, and Moore
is a highly regarded power forward.
Wise gains
Hidden behind a young offensive
line (four sophomores, one junior) and
Stanford’s sophomore quarterback,
Trent Edwards, lie two experienced
running backs. Junior J.R. Lemon and
senior Kenneth Tolon have treaded se
rious yardage and have scored eight of
Stanford’s 11 rushing touchdowns.
Each rusher has a different style of
running, which has made tracking
these players a task for the opposition.
Lemon leads the team with six
touchdowns and 397 yards in 72 at
tempts on the ground. Tolon has
amassed 274 yards on 62 carries.
What's in a name?
Junior T.J. Rushing has a fitting
last name for the game he plays. As
Stanford’s primary kickoff returner,
Rushing has averaged 33.6 yards per
return, which is best in the Pac-10
and fourth in the NCAA.
In 10 returns, Rushing has accumu
lated 336 yards, one of which he took
downfield for a 99-yard touchdown re
turn against Brigham Young. Rushing
has recorded 20 tackles - four for a loss
- and one fumble recovery in six
games as a comerback. He has started
two games for Stanford.
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