Overview
- No. 4 Oregon improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten play after leading 31-0 before late Northwestern scores against reserves.
- Quarterback Dante Moore finished 16-of-20 for 178 yards with a touchdown and his first interception of the season.
- Starting running back Noah Whittington was in uniform but did not play, and Jayden Limar, Dierre Hill Jr. and Jordon Davison each scored on the ground as Oregon ran for 176 yards.
- Oregon's defense held Preston Stone to 135 passing yards with two interceptions, including an early pick by linebacker Bryce Boettcher that set up the opening touchdown.
- The matchup aired on FOX from Northwestern’s temporary roughly 12,000-seat Martin Stadium, where wet and windy conditions followed morning storms.