Big fourth quarter helps Ducks defeat winless Wildcats

EUGENE, ORE. — Third-ranked Oregon had a fast start and a big finish against Arizona.

Anthony Brown threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, and the Ducks handed the Wildcats their 16th straight loss with a 41-19 victory on Saturday night. Oregon (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) extended its winning streak at Autzen Stadium to 15 games. The Ducks are the lone undefeated team left in the Pac-12.

After Arizona got uncomfortably close in the third quarter, Oregon scored 17 unanswered points to put the game away in the fourth. “The fourth quarter was a real bright spot. But the stuff in between is the stuff that we continually have to — we have to get better,” coach Mario Cristobal said. “There’s too many inconsistencies in the middle there that we should be, and can be, better at. So we’ve got to go to work.”

The Wildcats (0-4, 0-1) closed to within 24-19 on Drake Anderson’s 1-yard touchdown run. Oregon extended its lead with Camden Lewis’ 43-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, then added Brown’s 18-yard scoring pass to Spencer Webb to make it 34-19 with 8:26 left. Bennett Williams’ 68-yard interception return for a touchdown on Arizona’s ensuing series sealed Oregon’s victory.

Brown found Jaylon Redd with a 63-yard touchdown just more than a minute into the game. Then Oregon intercepted Arizona starter Jordan Mccloud on the Wildcats’ first series. Arizona’s depth chart last week included three QBS as possible starters. Mccloud started and threw for 233 yards and a TD, but was intercepted five times.

ANDY NELSON/AP Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright (2) celebrates his interception during the first quarter of the Ducks’ win over Arizona in Eugene.