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11 11 12%20Oregon%20A?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1417181078864Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(EUGENE, Ore.) — Second-ranked Oregon (10-1) will travel to Oregon State (5-6) in the 118th edition of the Civil War on Saturday.

The Ducks hold a 61-46-10 advantage in the all-time series and have a 29-9-1 (.756) mark vs. the Beavers since 1975, including wins in six straight.

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is coming off a three touchdown pass game in their 44-10 win over Colorado last weekend and has thrown a touchdown in all 37 games of his career.

“Somebody was talking to me the other day about how easy he makes it look sometimes,” Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said. “What he’s doing is really difficult. His decision making, competitiveness, his command of the team is so outstanding. It’s great to be around him because he makes you want to work harder as a coach. The other guys feed off of him.”

Oregon is averaging 45.8 points per game and are allowing just 23.6 points on the defensive front.

“The Civil War’s always a big game. We always talk about taking one game at a time. But we understand it’s a huge part of this community and a huge part of this state,” Mariota said. “To play in it, it’s truly special.”

The Beavers are averaging 26.3 points per game and fell to Oregon 36-35 last year.


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