No. 6 Oregon survives lackluster performance with 21-7 win over Wisconsin

EUGENE Ore AP Jordon Davison ran for yards and a pair of touchdowns and No Oregon overcame a slow start to hand Wisconsin its sixth straight loss with a lackluster - domination on a rainy Saturday night Dante Moore threw for just yards the Ducks - - Big Ten who didn t count their first touchdown until late in the opening half Moore left with an apparent face injury in the third quarter Wisconsin avoided its third straight shutout with Hunter Simmon s -yard touchdown pass to Lance Mason with to go in the tournament The touchdown snapped a drought of straight quarters without a point for the Badgers - - Wisconsin was coming off a - loss at home to Iowa and a - loss last weekend to No Ohio State also at Camp Randall The Badgers hadn t gone scoreless in three straight games since Given Wisconsin s struggles Oregon got off to an uncharacteristically slow start with just yards of total offense including minus- rushing yards and just two first downs in the first quarter Oregon didn t manage to amount until Davison s -yard touchdown run with left in the first half The Ducks opened the second half with Davison s -yard run for another figure to make it - Moore took a knock to his face in the third quarter but kept his helmet on after being treated in the health tent on the sideline Backup Brock Thomas took over and threw a -yard touchdown pass to Gernorris Wilson early in the fourth Wisconsin was missing numerous key players because of injuries including its top two running backs Dilin Jones and Darrion Dupree The Badgers leading tackler linebacker Christian Alliegro was also out as were the organization s top two centers Jake Renfro and Kerry Kodanko and punt returner Tyrell Henry and safety safety Preston Zachman Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards has played just one full series since he was hurt in the opener Simmons a transfer from Southern Illinois who started the season as the band s third string quarterback threw for yards a touchdown and an interception Takeaways The uninspired performance against a organization with a lengthy losing streak certainly won t raise the Ducks profile on the national stage Oregon s last event at Autzen Stadium was a - loss to Indiana two weeks ago Up Next Wisconsin Hosts Washington on Nov Oregon At Iowa on Nov Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source