Despite twice as many yards, three times as many points and nine times as many offensive touchdowns, Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning was a bit more frustrated than you might have expected him to be on Saturday night after his team’s 63-19 win over the California Golden Bears.
His team had just improved to 8-1 behind a six-touchdown performance from his quarterback, and his defense held the opposing offense to 12 points. Despite that, Lanning was intent on focusing on the things that needed to improve.
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“There are moments in that game that I certainly wish we could have back and execute a little bit better,” Lanning said after the game. “I think we put ourselves in some tough positions at times and didn’t play to our standard of play, certainly in the first half.”
While he’s certainly right, there was a lot to like for Oregon fans on an afternoon when the offense totaled 597 yards, 444 of which came through the air. There are things to clean up against improved competition going forward, but for the most part, it was another impressive Oregon victory. Here are some of our biggest takeaways from the game: