Moore throws career-best 4 TDs and No. 6 Oregon beats rival Oregon State 41-7

By Canadian Press on September 20, 2025.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dante Moore threw for 305 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, and No. 6 Oregon rolled to a 41-7 victory over former Pac-12 foe Oregon State on Saturday before the rivalry goes on a break next season.

Moore was 21-of-31 passing and spread his scoring strikes to four different receivers for the Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who had 585 yards in total offense.

Anthony Hankerson ran for 38 yards on 14 carries and the lone touchdown for the 0-4 Beavers.

The rivalry between the two Oregon schools started in 1894, but next year it will go on hiatus because of scheduling issues. It is likely to resume in 2027.

Before conference realignment collapsed the Pac-12, the rivalry was the final game of the regular season and it often had bowl implications. Last year Oregon played its first season in the Big Ten, winning the conference’s championship game.

Oregon State and Washington State, the lone two teams left in the Pac-12, have spearheaded the league’s revival. Next year they’ll be joined by new members Texas State, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State. Gonzaga joins as a non-football member.

Oregon freshman Dakorien Moore scored on the Ducks’ first drive of the game with a 22-yard touchdown reception.

For a winless team, the Beavers were surprisingly resilient early and tied the game at 7 on Hankerson’s 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.

Oregon went back in front on Moore’s 23-yard scoring pass to Sadiq Kenyon and Jordon Davison added a 3-yard TD dash to make it 21-7 at halftime.

After the break, Moore found Jeremiah McClellan with a 13-yard touchdown and Atticus Sappington kicked a 24-yard field goal.

Gary Bryant Jr. caught a 49-yard touchdown from Moore and Sappington added a 28-yarder to seal it in the fourth.

The takeaway

Oregon State and Washington State struck an agreement to play Mountain West teams last season, but this year both schools are essentially independent and will play each other twice. The Cougars had their in-state rivalry on Saturday against Washington in Pullman.

Up next

Oregon State hosts Houston on Friday night.

Oregon visits No. 2 Penn State next Saturday. The Nittany Lions had a bye this weekend.

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Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press

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