The Gophers’ struggles on the road in the Big Ten continued on Friday night with a 42-13 beatdown in Eugene against the No. 8-ranked Ducks.
Minnesota faced an uphill battle as a 26.5-point betting underdog heading into Autzen Stadium for the first time ever, and things became a lot harder when Oregon opened with a nine-play 75-yard touchdown drive on the first drive of the game.
The Gophers looked incredibly uncomfortable on their first offensive drive. A false start on their first play was followed by a four-yard trick play, failed screen pass and seven-yard sack. Minnesota punted the ball back to the Ducks and it was 14-0 in the blink of an eye…