Pac-12 Football Results: Bo Nix Leads No. 10 Oregon Past No. 9 UCLA

No. 10 Oregon took control of the Pac-12 race with a remarkable offensive showing in its 45-30 victory over ninth-ranked UCLA in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday afternoon. The Ducks are now the only Pac-12 team unbeaten in conference play, and UCLA suffered its first loss of the season despite a strong offensive performance itself.

No. 10 Oregon 45, No. 9 UCLA 30

Oregon quarterback Bo Nix led a Ducks offense that scored on its first seven possessions of the game, with the last six of those scores being touchdowns. The Ducks finished with 544 yards of offense, and they did it against a UCLA team that led the conference in total defense entering the game.

The Ducks (6-1, 4-0 Pac-12) have won 23 games in a row at home, tying the school record, and it was their sixth straight victory overall this season. They scored more than 40 points in each of those past six games after an opening 49-3 loss to Georgia.

The Bruins (6-1, 3-1) had their nine-game winning streak halted because they could not stop Nix and the Ducks offense. Nix finished 22-for-28 for 283 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions, and he also ran for 51 yards in a performance that could make him a Heisman Trophy contender. Bucky Irvin rushed for 106 yards for the Ducks, and Troy Franklin had eight receptions for 132 yards and two scores.

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson and the Bruins offense also performed well. UCLA scored the first five times it had the ball (not including a kneel down when it took possession with one second left in the first half).

Thompson-Robinson was 27-of-39 for 259 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, plus 38 yards on the ground, and Zach Charbonnet rushed for 154 yards on 20 carries.

Not until there was just 7:14 left in the fourth quarter did Oregon stop the Bruins from scoring points on a possession, and UCLA finished with 448 yards of offense. And the Bruins still lost by two touchdowns.

The biggest play turned out to be an onside kick. After Nix threw a 49-yard scoring pass to Troy Franklin to take a 17-10 lead in the second quarter, Oregon attempted an onside kick that was recovered by Oregon kicker Andrew Boyle. That gave Oregon the extra possession it needed, and the Ducks scored a touchdown on that drive to make it 24-10..

Here is that critical two-play sequence:

Nix's second TD pass is a perfect dime to make it 17-10

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Then the onside kick after Oregon scored to make it 17-10

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Stanford 15, Arizona State 14

A play initially ruled a completion that would have given Arizona State the ball inside the Stanford 1-yard line with three seconds left was overturned on review, allowing Stanford to win the game and end its 10-game losing streak against Pac-12 teams.

Arizona State faced a fourth-and-19 from the Stanford 43-yard line with 16 seconds left when ASU quarterback Emory Jones threw a deep pass along the left sideline, and Elijhah Badger caught the ball and fell out of bounds just inside the 1-yard line. With three seconds left, following an apparent first down, ASU hurried to the line of scrimmage to get off a play before time ran out.

However, before the Sun Devils (2-5, 1-4) could snap the the ball, officials stopped play to review the previous play. There was also a question of whether Badger scored on the play. But the review showed that Badger's right foot had barely landed out of bounds after making the catch. The call was overruled to make it an incompletion, giving Stanford the ball and the game.

The Cardinal (3-4, 1-4) won a game without scoring a touchdown for the first time in recent memory. Joshua Karty kicked five field goals.

Jones finished 14-for-25 for 227, one touchdown and one interceptions. Stanford's Tanner McKee was 33-for-57 for 320 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.

Oregon State 42, Colorado 9

Freshman Damien Martinez rushed for 178 yards to help Oregon State (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) get its sixth win, making the Beavers bowl eligible.

Colorado (1-6, 1-3) turned the ball over four times, ruining any chance it had for its second straight win.

Beavers quarterback Ben Gulbranson started again in place of injured Chance Nolan, and Gulbranson was 14-for-22 for 202 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Colorado quarterback J.T. Shrout, who started in place of injured freshman Owen McCown, was 13-for-29 for 206 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.

This Jack Velling touchdown receptions made it 28-3 in the third quarter.

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Washington 28, Cal 21

Washington (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) was limited to its lowest scoring output of the season, but the Huskies still got their sixth win to become bowl eligible and ended Cal's six-game home winning streak.

Washington's Michael Penix Jr., who entered the game as the nation's leader in passing yards per game, was 36-for-51 for 374 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, and his 13-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan put Washington ahead to stay at 21-14 early in the fourth quarter.

Cal's Jack Plummer was 21-for-34 for 245 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. . The Bears (3-4, 1-3) were shut out in the first half, but they trailed by just seven points when it got to the Washington 42-yard line in the closing minute of the game. But on a fourth-and-2 play from there Plummer threw an incompletion, ending the threat.

Cover photo of Troy Franklin is by Troy Wayrynen, USA TODAY Sports

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