EUGENE, Oregon — Oregon ‘s record may still be perfect after two weeks of the college football season, but it doesn’t take a magnifying glass to see that the team that began the year ranked third in the country has shown several blemishes.
Struggling to beat an unranked opponent for the second week in a row, the Ducks were able to find a way to win again Saturday, outlasting a tough Boise State team 37-34 thanks to Atticus Sappington ‘s last-second, game-winning field goal.
The result left coach Dan Lanning with mixed emotions.
“We sure like sweating around here,” Lanning said. “I have a sense of relief because of the result, but there are certainly a lot of things to fix.”
Sappington’s 25-yard field goal sent the Autzen Stadium crowd into a frenzy as the clock hit zero. But the elation was not so far removed from the boos that showered down on the Ducks’ offense with during the second half as it called three straight runs — the last on third-and-13 — to prompt its sixth of seven punts on the night.