No. 2 Oregon vs. Wyoming – Postgame Notebook
Sept. 13, 2014
• Marcus Mariota extended his streak of games with at least one passing touchdown to 29 – every game of his career – which is the second-longest current streak in the FBS.
• Erick Dargan had two interceptions, giving him three on the season and nine for his career. He is Oregon’s active career leader in picks with nine.
• Mariota has now run for and passed for a touchdown in 13 of his 29 career games.
• Mariota rushed for two touchdowns for the second time in his career.
• Mariota became the fourth Oregon quarterback to pass for 7,000 yards in a career.
• Oregon amassed 340 yards on 29 first-down plays with Mariota at QB.
• The Ducks have not had a 100-yard rusher through the first three games this season. The last time UO went three consecutive games was in 2011 vs. Auburn (BCS Championship Game), LSU and Nevada.
• Kani Benoit scored his first career rushing touchdown, giving the Ducks six different players with at least one rushing TD.
• Johnathan Loyd, who spent the past four years a Oregon’s point guard on the basketball team, scored his first career touchdown on a five-yard recaption.
• UO’s team completion percentage of 80.6% (25-of-31) was the second-highest since 2005.
• The Ducks won the first-ever meeting between Oregon and Wyoming. With the win, UO improved to 52-18-1 against the Mountain West Conference.
• Mark Helfrich improved to 10-0 at Autzen Stadium, the second-longest unbeaten streak to start an Oregon coaching career behind Chip Kelly’s 18.
• The crowd of 56,533 marked the 99th consecutive sellout at Autzen Stadium.
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