October 8, 2022 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

Oregon defends the belt, 49–22, on the road at Arizona.

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AP poll, week 6: Oregon No. 12 at Arizona unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oregon came in 21 days into reign #320, which began with a win over BYU, with 2 defenses already behind it; this was its third defense. Oregon went on to defend it 3 more times before Washington took it on November 12, 2022, 56 days after the reign began.

For Arizona this was its 15th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 5 times before.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Arizona led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

Recap

Oregon dominated Arizona from start to finish, with the Ducks' ground game proving too powerful for the Wildcats' defense. After Arizona's Tyler Loop opened the scoring with a field goal in the first quarter, Oregon responded with a pair of quick touchdowns, including a spectacular 55-yard run by Noah Whittington, and never looked back. Bo Nix orchestrated a devastating second-quarter offensive display, throwing and running for multiple scores while Arizona managed only a 52-yard touchdown run by DJ Williams to stay within striking distance before halftime. Oregon put the game away in the third quarter with four more touchdowns, including another Nix rushing score and a 23-yard touchdown run by Bucky Irving, while Arizona's offense continued to struggle despite Jayden de Laura's occasional big plays to receivers like Dorian Singer.

Noah Whittington's 55-yard touchdown run in Q1 gave Oregon an early lead they would never relinquish
Jayden de Laura's interception in Q3 at Oregon's 43-yard line stopped Arizona's momentum and led to another Ducks score
Bo Nix's multiple rushing and passing touchdowns in Q2 put the game out of reach before halftime
Oregon's ground attack accumulating 306 rushing yards, exemplified by James, Irving, and Whittington scores, overwhelmed Arizona's defense

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

ArizonaOregon

Total yards356580

Rushing yards115306

Passing yards241274

First downs2329

3rd down conv.10/174/8

Turnovers30

Penalties–yards3–116–56

Time of possession26:4133:19

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:05	Arizona	-4 yd	Jacob Cowing run for a loss of 4 yards to the Oregn 11 Jacob Cowing fumbled, recovered by Oregn DJ Johnson
Q1 15:00	Arizona	+37 yd	Jayden de Laura pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 37 yds to the Oregn 20 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:13	Arizona	+38 yd	Tyler Loop 38 yd FG GOOD
Q1 2:53	Oregon	+55 yd	Noah Whittington run for 55 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q1 2:44	Oregon	+39 yd	Andrew Boyle kickoff for 61 yds , Anthony Simpson return for 39 yds to the Ariz 43
Q2 12:01	Oregon	+2 yd	Bo Nix run for 2 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 15:00	Oregon	+42 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Kris Hutson for 42 yds to the Ariz 2 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:55	Oregon	+30 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Chase Cota for 30 yds to the Ariz 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:42	Oregon	+3 yd	Moliki Matavao run for 3 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 3:43	Arizona	+52 yd	DJ Williams run for 52 yds for a TD, (Tyler Loop KICK)
Q2 0:34	Oregon	+1 yd	Jordan James run for 1 yd for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 3:43	Oregon	+27 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Troy Franklin for 27 yds to the Ariz 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:00	Arizona	+36 yd	Tyler Loop 36 yd FG GOOD
Q2 0:34	Arizona	+43 yd	Jonah Coleman run for 43 yds to the Oregn 29 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:00	Oregon	+23 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Chase Cota for 23 yds to the Ariz 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:13	Oregon	+2 yd	Bo Nix run for 2 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 10:53	Arizona	+0 yd	Jayden de Laura pass intercepted
Q3 9:44	Oregon	+23 yd	Bucky Irving run for 23 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 7:19	Arizona	-29 yd	Jayden de Laura sacked for a loss of 29 yards to the Oregn 43
Q3 9:44	Arizona	+38 yd	Jayden de Laura pass complete to Dorian Singer for 38 yds to the Oregn 27 for a 1ST down
Q3 5:04	Oregon	+25 yd	Bo Nix run for 25 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 1:28	Oregon	+33 yd	Ross James punt for 42 yds , Jacob Cowing returns for 33 yds to the Oregn 31
Q3 0:28	Arizona	+30 yd	Tyler Loop 30 yd FG GOOD
Q4 9:51	Arizona	+11 yd	Tetairoa McMillan 11 Yd pass from Jayden de Laura (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Q4 1:21	Oregon	+24 yd	Jordan James run for 24 yds to the Ariz 21 for a 1ST down

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Arizona

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jayden de Laura	24/42	241	5.7	1	1	55.8

Oregon

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Bo Nix	20/25	265	10.6	0	0	96.3
Ty Thompson	3/4	9	2.3	0	0	34.2

Rushing

Arizona

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonah Coleman	9	74	8.2	0	43
D.J. Williams	6	65	10.8	1	52
Michael Wiley	6	10	1.7	0	3
Jacob Cowing	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Jayden de Laura	3	-30	-10.0	0	6

Oregon

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Noah Whittington	6	92	15.3	1	55
Bo Nix	8	70	8.8	3	25
Jordan James	10	69	6.9	1	24
Mar'Keise Irving	12	67	5.6	1	23
Sean Dollars	2	9	4.5	0	6
Moliki Matavao	1	3	3.0	1	3
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Arizona

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jacob Cowing	6	77	12.8	0	37
Dorian Singer	3	56	18.7	0	38
Tetairoa Mcmillan	5	48	9.6	1	15
Tanner McLachlan	2	26	13.0	0	15
Michael Wiley	2	13	6.5	0	16
Keyan Burnett	3	10	3.3	0	5
Anthony Simpson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jonah Coleman	2	4	2.0	0	3

Oregon

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kris Hutson	2	60	30.0	42
Chase Cota	3	60	20.0	30
Troy Franklin	3	38	12.7	27
Seven Mcgee	4	34	8.5	12
Mar'Keise Irving	3	30	10.0	17
Terrance Ferguson	2	19	9.5	13
Sean Dollars	3	13	4.3	8
Moliki Matavao	1	10	10.0	10
Noah Whittington	1	6	6.0	6
Kyler Kasper	1	4	4.0	4

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Defense

Arizona

Player	TOT	SOLO	PD
Jaxen Turner	13	8	0
Christian Young	9	4	0
Treydan Stukes	7	4	0
Christian Roland-Wallace	5	3	1
Kolbe Cage	5	3	0
Jerry Roberts	4	0	0
DJ Warnell	3	3	0
Kyon Barrs	3	2	0
Dion Wilson Jr.	3	1	0
Jalen Harris	3	0	1
Gunner Maldonado	3	0	0
Hunter Echols	2	2	0
Paris Shand	2	2	0
Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei	2	2	0
Jacob Manu	2	1	0
Evan Branch-Haynes	1	1	0
Dorian Singer	1	1	0
Russell Davis II	1	1	0
Isaiah Taylor	1	0	0

Oregon

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jamal Hill	5	3	0	0	0
Trikweze Bridges	5	2	0	0	1
Bennett Williams	4	4	1	1	0
Jeffrey Bassa	4	3	1	1	0
Justin Flowe	4	3	0	0	0
Christian Gonzalez	4	3	0	0	1
Jahlil Florence	4	3	0	0	0
DJ Johnson	4	2	0	1	0
Noah Sewell	3	3	0	0	1
Steve Stephens	2	2	0	0	0
Dontae Manning	2	2	0	0	0
Jordon Riley	2	1	0	0	0
Sam Taimani	2	1	0	0	0
Keyon Ware-Hudson	2	1	0	1	0
Casey Rogers	1	1	0	0	0
Mase Funa	1	1	0	0	0
JJ Greenfield	1	1	0	0	0
Bradyn Swinson	1	1	0	1	0
Andrew Boyle	1	1	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	1	0	0	0	1
Jake Shipley	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Arizona

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jacob Cowing	1	1	0
Jayden de Laura	1	1	0

Oregon

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
DJ Johnson	0	0	2
Keyon Ware-Hudson	0	0	2

Interceptions

Arizona

No recorded stats in this category.

Oregon

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jahlil Florence	1	-2	0

Kick Returns

Arizona

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Anthony Simpson	1	39	39.0	39	0

Oregon

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Arizona

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Loop	3/3	100.0	38	1/1	10

Oregon

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Camden Lewis	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Punt Returns

Arizona

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jacob Cowing	2	33	16.5	33	0

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kris Hutson	1	1	1.0	1	0

Punting

Arizona

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kyle Ostendorp	4	187	46.8	0	3	53

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Adam Barry	2	99	49.5	0	2	58
Ross James	2	76	38.0	0	0	42

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401404008) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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