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CORVALLIS n Oregon senior running back Jeremiah Johnson felt like he needed to make up for some lost ground in this year's Civil War after missing the 2007 game with a knee injury.

Johnson did that and more, rushing for 219 yards and a touchdown inOregon's 65-38 win against Oregon State at Reser Stadium.

"You could say I stacked two games into one," said Johnson, who passed 1,000 yards for the season with his effort.

"It feels great contributing to this year's squad and getting the victory."

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Johnson's backfield counterpart, junior running back LeGarrette Blount, broke the Oregon school record for rushing touchdowns in a single season with his 9-yard score in the first quarter.

Blount was tied with Saladin McCullough's 15 touchdowns in 1996.

Blount and Johnson helped Oregon set a single-season school record for team rushing yards. The 385 total Saturday brought the Ducks' total to 3,329 for the year, breaking the 3,272 from 2007.

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Oregon kickers were 1 of 5 on field goals over the last four Civil Wars, including 0 of 5 in regulation, entering Saturday's game.

But Morgan Flint helped change that statistic.

The walk-on from Bend was 3 for 3 on kicks of 38, 22 and 25 yards, all in the first half.

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The Ducks have now scored 50 or more points in four of five games over the last two seasons when they've had more than a week to prepare for a game.

The lone instance where that didn't happen came in 2007, when Oregon lost 34-24 at Arizona as quarterback Dennis Dixon was lost for the season with a knee injury during the game.

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With three more rushing touchdowns Saturday, Oregon increased its single-season school record to 42. The previous record was 32, set in 2007.

Oregon's 65 points broke a record for most points for a team in a Civil War. The Ducks' 56 in a 56-21 win in Eugene in 2005 was the previous mark.

The combined 103 points was also a new record. The old record was the 85 points scored in the 1998 game, with Oregon State winning 44-41 in overtime in Corvallis.

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