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Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore (5) throws a pass during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning and staff signal plays from the sideline during the second quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
The crowd of over 58,000 cheers to Shout in the second half of the game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks running back Jayden Limar (27) runs the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning watches his team warmup before the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks place kicker Atticus Sappington (36) lines up to kick a field goal during the second half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Dakorien Moore (1) catches the ball for a touchdown during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon State Beavers quarterback Maalik Murphy (6) throws a pass during the first half against Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Dakorien Moore (1) catches the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon State Beavers defensive back Sailasa Vadrawale III (8) breaks up a pass intended for Oregon Ducks wide receiver Dakorien Moore (1) during the first half at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Puddles the Oregon Duck is up to his usual shenanigans at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks defensive back Sione Laulea (3) pushes Oregon State Beavers running back Salahadin Allah (26) out of bounds during the first half at Autzen Stadium. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore (5) runs the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon State Beavers head coach Trent Bray coaching the defense during the first half at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore (5) runs the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks linebacker Bryce Boettcher (28) tackles Oregon State Beavers wide receiver Taz Reddicks (3) during the second quarter at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. (2) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Alex Harkey (71) and running back Jordon Davison (0) during the fourth quarter at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield 
at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
In Oregon’s 41-7 win over Oregon State in the 129th meeting between the two programs, the Ducks’ riches were on full display.
There were the 305 yards and four touchdowns from quarterback Dante Moore and an offense that piled up 585 yards. There were the 10 tackles from Bryce Boettcher and the 78 yards Oregon’s defense allowed over the final three quarters. There were the 58,571 fans who packed Autzen Stadium for a noon kickoff — and the buzz that followed the announcement after the win that College GameDay would be in State College for No. 6 Oregon’s matchup with No. 2 Penn State next week.
And yes, there were those uniforms — a black-and-gold set worn to honor billionaire booster Phil Knight in a game against one of the few programs left behind in realignment.
This was the haves versus the have-nots on full display.
“When you try to fight with your big brother — you can put up a little fight in the beginning like they did in the first quarter,” said Boettcher, a Eugene native playing against Oregon State for the final time. “But usually after four quarters, or four rounds, big brother usually wins.”
Strength at every position
But the gap between the Ducks and Beavers goes deeper than star power. Take, for instance, Oregon’s punting game.
Back in April after Oregon’s spring game, coach Dan Lanning was pleased with almost every position group — except punter, where the Ducks were returning 2024 starter Ross James.
“There were some real negatives,” Lanning said after the Ducks averaged 33 yards per punt that day. “You asked about (looking for) a linebacker in the portal — maybe punter if there’s a punter out there available.”
Not every team makes punter a top priority after spring, but Oregon did, signing former Boise State All-American James Ferguson-Reynolds.
He hadn’t seen much action through the season’s first month, with Oregon rarely needing to punt. But on Saturday, facing fourth-and-4 from Oregon’s 34 with 12:29 left in the third quarter, the mullet-bearing Australian took the snap, rolled right, and just kept running — picking up 21 yards to extend a drive that ended in a 13-yard Moore-to-Jeremiah McClellan touchdown.
“I just went out there for a normal punt, grabbed the ball, saw a big gap and thought, ‘Why not take it?’” Ferguson-Reynolds said. “Never ran in my life, so that’s where the slide came in. I had a little bit of fun there. Thought I was a little bit of a football player for five minutes.”
Self-deprecating or not, the man “moonlighting” as a football player outrushed Oregon State 21-11 in the second half.
When he returned to his day job, Ferguson-Reynolds later drilled a 51-yard punt that pinned the Beavers at their 4-yard line.
“Did a really good job hitting that inside the 10, which was huge to flip the field,” Lanning said. “Overall, I think he’s executed really well.”
Oregon has bigger items to focus on heading into Penn State. In the rematch of last year’s Big Ten title game, the Ducks will face one of the nation’s top quarterbacks in Drew Allar, a defense giving up just 3.59 yards per play (fifth-best nationally) and a Beaver Stadium whiteout that offers one of college football’s toughest home-field advantages.
The Ducks will need everyone — from 5-star quarterback Moore to the punter who, 8,000 miles from home, played his part in Oregon’s 69th win over the Beavers.
Ferguson-Reynolds said he would have been just as happy had Oregon played a flawless offensive game and left him on the bench, as in the opener against Montana State. Instead, after making his mark, he walked off the field scanning the stands until he found his parents, John and Sam Reynolds-Ferguson, in their green No. 42 jerseys.
He lifted his helmet. They raised their hands.
It may not go down as one of the most memorable meetings between the Ducks and Beavers, but it was one to savor for a trio of Aussies.
“They’ll finish up at Penn State, then fly to San Fran, San Fran to LA, and then jump on another 15-hour flight back to Melbourne,” Ferguson-Reynolds said. “I know Dad was having a heart attack up there in the stands — along with Mom — so I just raised a helmet to them.”
