On Friday night, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks topped the California Golden Bears 59-41, keeping hope alive in Eugene for a run at the national championship. After trailing 14-7 in the first quarter, Oregon got rolling to the tune of 24 consecutive points to pull away. California rallied to shrink the lead to three, but could never get closer.
Friday college football final scores: Oregon outguns Cal, 3 favorites cruise
Marcus Mariota was excellent, throwing for 326 yards and five touchdowns against one interception. The Ducks were able to churn out 590 total yards while allowing 560, while the teams combined for a sloppy 21 penalties. For Oregon, it was an ugly win but a win all the same, setting up important dates against Stanford and at No. 19 Utah the next two weeks.
Elsewhere in college football, the Boise State Broncos upended the BYU Cougars 55-30 behind Grant Hedrick's 410 passing yards and four touchdowns, along with Jay Ajayi rushing for 118 yards and a pair of scores. With the victory, Boise State is bowl eligible at 6-2, while BYU falls to 4-4 after a promising start to its campaign.
In the American Conference, the Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the South Florida Bulls 34-17 at Paul Brown Stadium. Cincinnati dominated on the ground, outgaining South Florida 273-42 behind Mike Boone. Boone carried 19 times for 212 yards and a touchdown. Shaq Washington also stood out with 12 catches and 163 yards for the Bearcats, who improved to 4-3.
The fourth game on Friday night matched the South Alabama Jaguars and Troy Trojans, with South Alabama getting its fifth win, 27-13. Running backs Kendall Houston and Xavier Johnson led the way, rushing for 178 and 107 yards, respectively.
No. 6 Oregon 59, California 41
Good morning. Oregon officially finished off Cal around 2 a.m. ET. http://t.co/YmSu6U1VFi pic.twitter.com/jhUD1oM4IJ
— SB✯Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) October 25, 2014 Oregon outguns Cal 59-41 in 100-point shootout http://t.co/qeqGE0jGLr
— Addicted To Quack (@AddictedToQuack) October 25, 2014 Brave effort not enough in competitive loss to Ducks: Our full recap of Cal's loss to Oregon http://t.co/aWrJX6xacE
— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) October 25, 2014 Boise State 55, BYU 30
BYU video dump http://t.co/HUQevUquRH
— OBNUG (@OBNUG) October 25, 2014 BYU embarrassed on the Smurf Turf http://t.co/rFsxjKKATR
— Vanquish The Foe (@VanquishTheFoe) October 25, 2014 Cincinnati 27, South Florida 13
Bearcats Continue To Come Into Their Own http://t.co/E5bsir6hPn
— Matt Opper (@downthedrive) October 25, 2014 USF vs. Cincinnati Haiku http://t.co/oSY4sGqaY4
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