Notebook: Oregon vs. Ohio State
No. 2 (CFP) Oregon vs. No. 4 (CFP) Ohio State - Postgame Notebook
Jan. 12, 2015
•Marcus Mariota became the first player in Pac-12 history to reach 5,000 yards of total offense in a season. He finishes a remarkable junior year with 5,224 (4,454 passing, 770 rushing).
•Mariota passed for a touchdown for the 41st straight game - every game of his career - which is the second-longest streak in FBS history. He’s the first player to do so in his first 41 games played.
•With two more total touchdowns (2 pass), Mariota extended his own Pac-12 single season record for total touchdowns to 58 (42 pass, 15 rush, 1 rec). He’s the first player in FBS history to have a plus-50 touchdown to turnover ratio (+51). He’s also the only player in FBS history to pass for 40 and rush for 15.
•Keanon Lowe caught the first TD pass in College Football Playoff Championship Game history. It was Lowe’s fifth TD of the season, but first score in 10 games, dating to the loss vs. Arizona Oct. 2.
•Thomas Tyner started at running back for the fourth time this season and first since Week 3 vs. Wyoming. Tyner had a team-high 62 yards on the ground.
•Byron Marshall became the first player in Oregon history to have a 1,000-yard rushing season (1,038 in 2013) and a 1,000-yard receiving season (1,003 in 2014).
•Marshall had eight receptions to move into 3rd place on the UO single-season list with 74. Marshall had his third 100-yard receiving game of the season (and career), with a career-high 169.
•Mariota has passed for multiple TDs in 15 straight games - the longest active streak in the FBS. It was also his 24th consecutive game with 200 or more passing yards.
•Danny Mattingly recorded his first career interception.
•The Ducks trailed after the first quarter (14-7) for the fifth time this season, at the half (21-10) for the second time, and after three quarters for the second time time (28-20). The 11-point halftime deficit was UO’s largest of the season (trailed by six vs. Michigan State).
•Oregon lost for the first time in Mark Helfrich’s two seasons when winning the turnover battle (17-1). It was also the first time UO was defeated when scoring first (15-1).
•The Ducks are now 60-8 this decade, which still ranks as the most wins in the FBS during that span.
•UO was making its second trip to an FBS championship game (BCS/CFP) in five seasons.
•Ohio State was the sixth top 25 opponent for the Ducks this season. Oregon went 5-1 in those games.