Dante Moore wasted little time putting Oregon back on track.
The sophomore quarterback threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns as No. 21 Oregon turned Friday night into a demolition job, rolling past Portland State 84-0 in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks came in reeling from a stunning loss at Oklahoma State, and they answered with a performance that looked nothing like the team that had slipped from No. 6 to 21.
The 84 points were the most Oregon has scored in the modern era, and the 12 touchdowns set a school record. It was also the biggest win in Autzen Stadium history and the third-largest margin of victory in program history. Oregon’s 103 yards allowed tied for third fewest in school history, and the Ducks extended their nation-leading active nonconference home winning streak to 40 games.
“Obviously, the result of this game is somewhat to be expected,” coach Dan Lanning said. “We have a better team, and no disrespect to Portland State, but that’s what that’s the way it should look when you execute the way we’re supposed to execute.”
Lanning picked up his 50th win in 59 games at Oregon as the Ducks improved to 2-1.
Moore spread the ball around, and Oregon’s depth showed up everywhere. Freshman Messiah Hampton stepped into a bigger role and delivered six catches for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Junior receiver Jeremiah McClellan, who had led the Ducks in receiving yards through the first two games, did not play after warming up with the team.
“We call (Hampton) the Prince of New York,” Moore said. “He’s someone that has been so dedicated, had a great spring ball, had a great fall camp.
He’s just someone that just puts the work in and when his number isn’t called, he’s still going to put the work in. And when he had his number called today, I mean, he does that at practice.
We’re all not surprised.”
Oregon got rolling immediately. Its first drive lasted 3:12 and covered 72 yards, ending with the first of Jordon Davison’s two touchdowns.
Davison finished with 81 yards and two scores. Moore later hit Dakorien Moore on a busted coverage for a long touchdown, then connected with Stewart down the sideline to help build a 28-point first quarter.
By halftime, Oregon was up 49-0.
The second half turned into a showcase for the Ducks’ backups and freshmen. Tight end Kendre Harrison scored the first touchdown of his career on a 10-yard catch, and Andrew Olesh, Brady Bidwell, Tradarian Ball and Brandon Smith all found the end zone for the first time as collegians.
Portland State never found any traction. Quarterback Gabe Downing went 8 for 20 for 101 yards and threw three second-half interceptions, including two to Ducks freshman Jett Washington. The Vikings fell to 0-4 and have now lost seven straight games dating to their 1-11 2025 season.
The game served as a needed reset for Oregon, which now turns its attention to conference play. The Ducks head to Los Angeles next Saturday to face No. 12 Southern California.
“This isn’t completely a measure of the games that we’re going to have to face and what we’re going to have to do in the future with the teams that we’ll face,” Lanning said.
Portland State will travel to Weber State.
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