Where Oregons' Defense Ranks Nationally in Key Statistics After Colorado Blowout

We knew that going into the Oregon Ducks’ Week 4 matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes, we were finally going to get some answers about Dan Lanning’s defense in Year 2.

While the Ducks’ D had looked solid through three games, a matchup with the Buffaloes would bring the No. 2 scoring offense, the No. 15 passing offense, and the No. 23 total offense to Eugene.

Oregon stood up incredibly well to the test, holding Colorado without any points until there were less than 3 minutes on the clock in the fourth quarter, and the Ducks were also able to rack up 7 sacks in the game.

So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to say that the Ducks’ defensive rankings went up after that performance.

Here’s where Oregon now ranks nationally in some key defensive statistics...

Oregon Football: Where Oregons’ defense ranks nationally after Week 4

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Oregon’s defense has shown itself to be a dominant unit, capable of competing at the top of the Pac-12 thus far. Its national...