Michigan vs. Oregon score, takeaways: No. 1 Ducks stay unbeaten as Wolverines’ post-title slide continues

No. 1 Oregon easily handled a packed Big House environment to beat Michigan, 38-17, and continued its march to a College Football Playoff berth. 

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel led the way with 294 yards passing, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown off a terrific 23-yard run. He is now one touchdown away from tying former Houston quarterback Case Keenum for the most career touchdowns (178) at the FBS level. The Oregon quarterback, who transferred in from Oklahoma, tied former Sooners and Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts with 26 games with both a passing and rushing touchdown. 

Gabriel’s supporting cast delivered in a big way against Oregon. After star receiver Tez Johnson went down early with a shoulder injury and didn’t return, Traeshon Holden stepped up for six catches for 149 yards. Between Johnson, Holden and Evan Stewart, Oregon has one of the most dynamic and explosive receiving corps in the country when everything is clicking. The run game worked well Saturday, too, led by Jordan James’ 117 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.

Michigan showed moments against the Ducks, but penalties, poor coaching decisions and inconsistent quarterback play doomed the Wolverines’ upset hopes. Davis Warren made some big throws to keep Michigan hanging around – he finished 12 of 21 for 164 yards and two touchdowns – but coach Sherrone Moore continuing to rotate between Warren and Alex Orji didn’t always work. Moore’s decision to challenge a Colston Loveland catch that was clearly an incompletion on review needlessly burned a timeout. 

The Michigan run game still has problems with Donovan Edwards the lead rusher with 10 carries for 52 yards. 

• Oregon is 9-0 for the first time since 2012 
• Through nine games, Michigan is off to the second-worst start (5-4) following a national championship season in the BCS era. Only LSU starting 4-5 in 2020 is worse than Michigan’ 2024 campaign thus far. 
• Oregon scoring 28 first-half points is the most Michigan had given up since 2020

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