July 29 – Senior Ed Dickson is named to the Mackey Award watchlist, given out to the nation's best tight end.
In the second quarter, the Broncos scored on a TD pass from quarterback Kellen Moore to wide receiver Austin Pettis.
Billy Winn added to Boise State's first half score by tackling running back LeGarrette Blount for a safety.
Blount then went after fans in the front row of the south end zone before being restrained and escorted off the field by security, police, and Oregon coaches.
[25] However, in October, Kelly announced that Blount could return as early as November provided he meets certain academic and behavioral benchmarks.
Uniform combination: white helmet, green jerseys, silver pants[23] Utah brought the Nation's longest winning streak of 16 into Autzen Stadium this year.
The Utes last trek to Autzen Stadium was in early September 2001, when Joey Harrington and the Ducks handled Utah 24–10 on their way to an 11–1 record and No.
[28] The Oregon Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli struggled in previous games but had a major breakthrough against Cal, throwing 253 yards with 21 completions out of 25 attempts, three for touchdowns.
The Oregon defense played very well, holding Jahvid Best who tied a Pac-10 record for rushing touchdowns the week prior, to just 55 yards on 16 carries.
Thurmond was hit in the knee on the return and was later diagnosed with a torn ACL and ended up missing the rest of the season.
With a solid performance in the first half and taking a field goal lead into the locker room, the Bruins gave up three quick touchdowns within few minutes of the third quarter to give the Ducks their fifth win of the season.
The Ducks scored on Kenjon Barner's 100-yard kickoff return, on Talmadge Jackson's 31-yard interception, and on Nate Costa's 20-yard pass to Jeff Maehl, which was resulted from a UCLA fumble.
The Bruins scored their only touchdown when Akeem Ayers intercepted a Costa pass in the back of the Rose Bowl north end zone by keeping his feet in bound.
Uniform combination: black helmet, white jersey with silver numbers, black pants After Erik Folk's 33-yard field goal in the first quarter for Washington, Oregon blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the endzone in the second quarter to give the Ducks their first lead.
Javes Lewis intercepted Jake Locker's pass in the end zone to give the ball back to Oregon, which resulted in Jeremiah Masoli's 1-yard touchdown.
With a second left, Folk kicked a 48-yard field goal to end the half, which was aided by a personal foul on Oregon.
With good field position at their own 47-yard line, the Ducks scored their third touchdown on Masoli's 3-yard run in the top of the third quarter.
Oregon has won four straight over the Sun Devils by an average of 23.8 ppg, including last year's 54–20 win in Tempe.
Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli started with a sluggish game with two recovered fumbles and an interception to set up Arizona's first touchdown.
Morgan Flint attempted a 43-yard field goal for the Ducks that bounced in after hitting the crossbar, tying the game.
[38] The Ducks tied the game as Oregon backup quarterback Nate Costa corralled an errant snap for the extra point kicked by Flint.
An Oregon cheerleader, Katelynn Johnson, was struck in the head with a full water bottle, giving her a concussion.
The 1958 Rose Bowl game turned out to be a defensive struggle as the Ducks eventually lost to the heavily favored Buckeyes 10–7.
Ducks QB Jack Crabtree was named MVP of the game that year, the last and only second time ever that a person from the losing team had been bestowed that honor.