Making Grades: Oregon shows tremendous prowess in defeating Washington

The Ducks should be happy with this report card. They got the job done on the field and avoided embarrassing themselves off of it.

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RUNNING BACK

Grade: A+

When you outgain the opponent’s offense all by yourself, you get an A+. Travis Dye put on a clinic inside Husky Stadium with his 211 yards and one touchdown. Oregon needed Dye to have a good game because the rain and wind just weren’t going to allow the passing game to get on track. He took that challenge and literally ran with it. With his receiving yards, Dye managed 224 yards of total offense. Washington’s total offense? 166.