2012 NCAA Quarterfinal-Oregon-31, Stanford-24

Taylor's 3 TD were not enough for Stanford (Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

December 21, 2012

Weather-43 degrees, 6 mph SE

Eugene, OR-The Ducks used their solid running game to seize early control of their quarterfinal matchup against Stanford on their way to a 31-24 victory. Kenjon Barner led Oregon with 161 yards on 27 carries, scoring twice. Stanford got a big effort from RB Stepfan Taylor, who scored 3 times and gained 168 yards from scrimmage.

Oregon moves on to the NCAA Semifinals next weekend.

Stanford Cardinal.(12-3)-3-7-7-7-24
Oregon Ducks....(13-1)-14-7-0-10-31

SU-Williamson 40 FG
Ore-Barner 45 run (Beard Kick)
Ore-Barner 9 run (Beard Kick)
Ore-Thomas 3 run (Beard Kick)
SU-Taylor 11 run (Williamson Kick)
SU-Taylor 14 run (Williamson Kick)
Ore-Beard 35 FG
Ore-Thomas 86 punt return (Beard Kick)
SU-Taylor 3 run (Williamson Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
SU-Taylor-30-139-3 (354-1,652-16), Wilkerson-4-7-0 (54-211-1), Nunes-8-(-7)-0 (46-64-3)
Ore-Barner-27-161-2 (303-1,994-25), Thomas-12-53-1 (113-785-13), Marshall-5-14-0 (93-462-4), Mariota-14-(-22)-0 (129-690-5)

Passing
SU-Nunes-37-19-268-0-1 (323-168-2,336-13-9)
Ore-Mariota-15-10-135-0-0 (347-242-2,852-30-6)

Receiving
SU-Ertz-6-99-0 (75-996-6), Taylor-4-29-0 (48-439-3), Terrell-3-45-0 (39-566-4), Montgomery-3-43-0 (30-272-1), Young-2-22-0 (12-123-0), Patterson-1-30-0 (20-329-2)
Ore-Huff-3-67-0 (34-547-7), Lyerla-2-28-0 (27-407-6), Thomas-2-15-0 (43-400-4), Addison-1-10-0 (25-290-3), Lowe-1-9-0 (26-328-3), Barner-1-6-0 (22-259-1)