When we do these weekly report cards, we judge each position group against the opponent and grade out how the Ducks performed. A lot of that considers the quality of the opponent.
While the Buffaloes were the weakest challenge to the Oregon Duck football team, they present the biggest challenge for us in properly grading out the Ducks in their ninth game of the season.
On the whole, Oregon did very well as it dominated Colorado 49-10, as they should have. The offense was very good and although the defense gave up too many yards, the bottom line is the Buffaloes scored just 10 points.
So the challenge is, should we accept it, do grade against Colorado straight up or do we consider their ineptitude and grade a bit lower than usual? The Buffaloes did gain 367 total yards, their biggest day of the season.
Here’s the report card for the 39-point road victory over the worst team in the conference.