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Oregon tries to continue production at Stanford

Sep 22, 2007 - 12:39 PM No. 13 Oregon (3-0) at Stanford (1-1) 10:00 pm EDT

PALO ALTO, California (Ticker) -- After a highly successful run through their non-conference slate, Jonathan Stewart, Dennis Dixon and Oregon are ready for league action.

Stewart and Dixon lead the 13th-ranked Ducks into their Pac-10 Conference opener at Stanford on Saturday.

Thanks to star running back Stewart and quarterback Dixon, the Ducks boast the nation's third-best rushing attack at 325.67 yards per contest. Stewart is averaging better than 114 yards on the ground and Dixon 92.

Last week, Oregon followed up a 39-7 road trouncing of Michigan with a convincing 52-21 home win over Fresno State to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Stewart ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns for the Ducks, who collected 307 yards and four TDs on the ground. Dixon passed for two TDs and ran for another score in the romp.

Stanford opened its season with a 45-17 Pac-10 loss to UCLA on September 1, then had a bye before blanking San Jose State last week, 37-0.

T.C. Ostrander tossed a pair of touchdowns and Toby Gerhart rushed for 140 yards and a score for the Cardinal, who had not blanked an opponent since 1996.

Oregon has won the last five in the series.