Thursday, January 5, 2012

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PASADENA, Calif. -- Oregon's unimaginable offense busted up Wisconsin and also the record books on the thanks to the Ducks' 1st Rose Bowl victory in ninety five years.

Darron Thomas passed for 3 touchdowns, De'Anthony Thomas scored on runs of ninety one and sixty four yards, and the No. half-dozen Ducks earned their 1st bowl victory underneath coach Chip Kelly, holding off Wisconsin 45-38 Monday night within the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.

And it wasn't over till a video review confirmed the Badgers (11-3) ran out of your time at the Oregon twenty five, out of timeouts and unable to spike the ball in time to prevent the clock for a last-gasp fling.

Lavasier Tuinei caught eight passes for 158 yards and 2 TDs for the Ducks (12-2), who had no postseason success to indicate for Kelly's otherwise wildly successful three-year tenure till this landmark offensive performance within the 98th Rose Bowl. Oregon hadn't won the West Coast's biggest game since 1917.

"It's been ninety five years since you may say: Oregon Ducks, Rose Bowl champions," Kelly said once the Ducks held Wisconsin scoreless within the fourth quarter.

The Granddaddy of all of them had never seen this several points, beating the record eighty scored by Washington and Iowa in 1991.

With the Ducks sporting mirrored helmets and enjoying at their usual frantic pace, Oregon racked up 621 total yards, simply back of the Rose Bowl record.

Montee Ball rushed for 122 of his 164 yards within the 1st  for the Badgers (11-3), who lost the Rose Bowl for the second straight year despite managing 508 yards of their own. Ball tied Barry Sanders' FBS record along with his thirty ninth touchdown of the season, whereas Russell Wilson passed for 296 yards and 2 scores.

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