Every year, the first weekend of college football features its share of exciting games and brutal blowouts, And, in the case of No. 15 Oregon, Saturday’s historic rout of Portland State firmly fell in the latter category.
Behind a high-powered offense led by quarterback Bo Nix, the Ducks kicked off their season with a dominant 81–7 victory against the Vikings, making Oregon the first FBS team in eight seasons to score 80-plus points in a game since UNLV beat Idaho State, 80–8, in 2015.
Oregon’s lopsided dub also set a new scoring record for the program in the modern era (since 1970), and gave second-year Dan Lanning the biggest win of his tenure in Eugene thus far.
