Oregon Rolls in Top 15 Showdown
October 29, 2023
Oregon hadn’t won a game at Utah since 2016, but that all changed on Saturday as the Ducks completely dominated the Utes, 35-6. Oregon jumped out to a quick 21-3 lead, then the defense intercepted two passes and held the Utah rushing attack to just 2.8 yards per carry.
The victory moved Oregon up two spots to No. 7 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Utah fell five spots from 13 to 18.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (58) 1,590 1 8-0
2 Michigan (3) 1,520 2 8-0
3 Ohio State (3) 1,454 3 8-0
4 Florida State 1,439 4 8-0
5 Washington 1,344 5 8-0
6 Texas 1,212 7 7-1
7 Oregon 1,211 9 7-1
8 Alabama 1,187 8 7-1
9 Penn State 1,072 10 7-1
10 Mississippi 1,021 11 7-1
11 Oklahoma 948 6 7-1
12 Notre Dame 847 14 7-2
13 LSU 809 15 6-2
14 Missouri 741 16 7-1
15 Louisville 701 18 7-1
16 Tennessee 553 20 6-2
17 Air Force 523 19 8-0
18 Utah 509 13 6-2
19 Oregon State 465 12 6-2
20 UCLA 309 24 6-2
21 Tulane 304 23 7-1
22 Southern California 239 22 7-2
23 Kansas 182 NR 6-2
24 James Madison 169 25 8-0
25 North Carolina 120 17 6-2
Dropped out: No. 21 Duke (5-3).
Others receiving votes: Kansas State (6-2) 85; Oklahoma State (6-2) 62; Fresno State (7-1) 51; Miami (Fla.) (6-2) 35; Duke (5-3) 33; Iowa (6-2) 20; Arizona (5-3) 18; Liberty (8-0) 15; SMU (6-2) 6; Florida (5-3) 3; Kentucky (5-3) 1; Toledo (7-1) 1; UNLV (6-2) 1.
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Oregon hadn’t won a game at Utah since 2016, but that all changed on Saturday as the Ducks completely dominated the Utes, 35-6. Oregon jumped out to a quick 21-3 lead, then the defense intercepted two passes and held the Utah rushing attack to just 2.8 yards per carry.
The victory moved Oregon up two spots to No. 7 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Utah fell five spots from 13 to 18.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (58) | 1,590 | 1 | 8-0 | |
| 2 | Michigan (3) | 1,520 | 2 | 8-0 | |
| 3 | Ohio State (3) | 1,454 | 3 | 8-0 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 1,439 | 4 | 8-0 | |
| 5 | Washington | 1,344 | 5 | 8-0 | |
| 6 | Texas | 1,212 | 7 | 7-1 | |
| 7 | Oregon | 1,211 | 9 | 7-1 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,187 | 8 | 7-1 | |
| 9 | Penn State | 1,072 | 10 | 7-1 | |
| 10 | Mississippi | 1,021 | 11 | 7-1 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 948 | 6 | 7-1 | |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 847 | 14 | 7-2 | |
| 13 | LSU | 809 | 15 | 6-2 | |
| 14 | Missouri | 741 | 16 | 7-1 | |
| 15 | Louisville | 701 | 18 | 7-1 | |
| 16 | Tennessee | 553 | 20 | 6-2 | |
| 17 | Air Force | 523 | 19 | 8-0 | |
| 18 | Utah | 509 | 13 | 6-2 | |
| 19 | Oregon State | 465 | 12 | 6-2 | |
| 20 | UCLA | 309 | 24 | 6-2 | |
| 21 | Tulane | 304 | 23 | 7-1 | |
| 22 | Southern California | 239 | 22 | 7-2 | |
| 23 | Kansas | 182 | NR | 6-2 | |
| 24 | James Madison | 169 | 25 | 8-0 | |
| 25 | North Carolina | 120 | 17 | 6-2 |
Dropped out: No. 21 Duke (5-3).
Others receiving votes: Kansas State (6-2) 85; Oklahoma State (6-2) 62; Fresno State (7-1) 51; Miami (Fla.) (6-2) 35; Duke (5-3) 33; Iowa (6-2) 20; Arizona (5-3) 18; Liberty (8-0) 15; SMU (6-2) 6; Florida (5-3) 3; Kentucky (5-3) 1; Toledo (7-1) 1; UNLV (6-2) 1.
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