Boise State at Oregon

Boise State at Oregon

This is Missed It. Boise State at Oregon, Saturday, September 5, 65 and mostly clear at Autzen Stadium, with the Ducks. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.

Pregame

It's a big one here today. Boise State Broncos come into our house, and they've got the ball first. We're at zero-zero, the crowd is buzzing, and we're ready to see what our defense can do against a Broncos team that's looking to make a statement. We've got a full game ahead of us, and it starts right now.

Q1

The Broncos are moving the ball early. They're not wasting any time, and they're testing us. On a key third down, Riley takes the handoff up the middle, and he's got a little room. He picks up three yards, but wait, there's a flag. Offside on Oregon, number 55, Utu. That's five yards, and it gives Boise State a fresh set of downs. We can't be giving them free yards like that, not against a team that's this confident. They keep pushing. Gaines takes it left, and he's got a head of steam. He fights through a couple of tackles, gets to the Oregon 27, and that's another first down. They're in our territory, and the defense needs to find a stop. But Boise State is methodical, and they're not letting us breathe. Then it happens. Maddux Madsen drops back, and he finds Cam Bates in the end zone. A 13-yard touchdown pass, and just like that, the Broncos strike first. It's seven to nothing, and the crowd goes quiet. We're not panicking, but we need an answer. We get the ball back, and we're looking to respond. But it goes wrong in a hurry. One play, and it's over. A turnover. We give it right back to them, and the Broncos have the ball again. But they give it right back to us. A turnover of their own. It's a mess of a sequence, both teams trading mistakes. We take over and we're driving. We get down the field, but we can't finish. The Broncos defense holds, and we turn it over on downs. We had our chance, and we let it slip. Boise State takes over, but they can't do anything with it. They punt it away, and we get the ball back. We move it a little, but we stall out. We punt it back to them, and the quarter ends with us down seven.

Q2

We start the second quarter with the ball, and we need to get something going. We're methodical, we're patient, and we're moving the chains. Then we get down to the goal line, and Davison takes it up the middle. He's stopped at first, but he keeps his legs churning, and he gets into the end zone. Touchdown. We're on the board, and the kick is good. It's seven to seven, and we're right back in this thing. But Boise State answers. Madsen drops back, and he finds Gaines in the flat. Gaines catches it, and he's got nothing but green grass. He takes it 38 yards to the house. Touchdown, Broncos. Just like that, they've got the lead back, fourteen to seven. We get the ball back, and we're driving again. We get into their territory, but we can't convert. We turn it over on downs again. That's twice now, and it's hurting us. Boise State takes over, and they chew up the clock. They get down to our end, and they settle for a field goal. It's seventeen to seven, and we're in a hole. We need a score before the half. We get the ball back with about two and a half minutes left, and we move it. We get into field goal range, but we can't get any closer. We punt it away, and Boise State gets the ball back. They run a couple of plays, and they punt it right back to us. We've got about a minute left, and we're at our own end. Dante Moore drops back, and he's looking downfield. He sees Jamari Johnson, and he lets it fly. Johnson hauls it in for 27 yards, and he's in the end zone. Touchdown. The kick is good, and it's seventeen to fourteen. We're within three, and we've got all the momentum. Boise State gets the ball back, but they turn it over. We head to the locker room with a chance.

Halftime

We're down three at the break, seventeen to fourteen. It could be worse, but it could be a lot better. The play that turned this half around was that touchdown pass from Dante Moore to Jamari Johnson with nineteen seconds left. We were down ten, and it felt like the game was slipping away. But that one play, that one strike, changed everything. We're going into the locker room with life, with belief. We need to come out in the second half and play our game. We need to protect the ball, and we need to finish drives. If we do that, we're going to win this thing.

Q3

We get the ball to start the second half, and we're looking to take the lead. On the first play, Dante Moore drops back, and he's looking for McClellan. The pass is incomplete, but there's a flag. Pass interference on Boise State. That's 15 yards, and it puts us in their territory. We're in business. We keep driving, but we stall out. We settle for a field goal, and it's tied at seventeen. We're back even, and the defense needs to hold. They do. Boise State goes three-and-out, and we get the ball back. Now we're rolling. We're moving the ball with confidence, and we get down to their end. Dante Moore drops back, and he finds McClellan in the flat. McClellan catches it at the six, and he's got one man to beat. He gets into the end zone. Touchdown. The kick is good, and we've got the lead, twenty-four to seventeen. But Boise State isn't going away. They get the ball back, and they drive right down the field. Madsen finds Wagner in the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown. It's tied at twenty-four, and we've got to answer. We get the ball back, and we're moving. We get into their territory, but we can't get into the end zone. We settle for another field goal, and we take the lead, twenty-seven to twenty-four. We're up three, and we're heading into the fourth quarter.

Q4

The fourth quarter starts, and Boise State has the ball. They're driving, and they're eating up the clock. They get down to our end, and they're facing a field goal attempt. It's a 36-yarder, and it's good. It's tied at twenty-seven, and we've got the ball with a chance to win.

The Sequence

This is where the game is decided. It's tied at twenty-seven, and we've got the ball. Dante Moore drops back, and he's looking deep. He sees Moore down the middle, and he lets it fly. Moore catches it at the Boise State 42, and he's got one man to beat. He's gone. Sixty-two yards, and he's in the end zone. Touchdown. The kick is good, and we've got the lead, thirty-four to twenty-seven. The crowd is going crazy. We just took the lead with a play that will be talked about for a long time. But the game isn't over. We kick off, and Boise State gets the ball back. They're driving, and they're looking to tie it up. But our defense steps up. They get a sack, and they force a punt. We get the ball back, and we're trying to run out the clock. We get a couple of first downs, but we can't put it away. We turn it over on downs, and Boise State gets the ball back with a chance. They're driving, and they're getting close. But our defense holds. They turn it over on downs, and we get the ball back. We run out the clock, and it's over. We win.

Wrap-up

Final score, Boise State 27, Oregon 34. We did it. We came back from a ten-point deficit, we took the lead in the fourth quarter, and we held on. That touchdown pass from Dante Moore to Moore was the play of the game. It was a moment of pure magic, and it's one we'll remember for a long time. This is a big win for us. It's a statement. We're for real. Go Ducks.

By the Numbers

The Ducks by the numbers. Final score, Oregon 34, Boise State 27. 497 yards of offense to their 274, 378 through the air and 119 on the ground. 18 first downs. 4 of 12 on third down. 1 turnover for us, 0 for them. We held the ball for just over 28 minutes.

Outro

That was Boise State at Oregon, from the Ducks side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.