EUGENE, Ore. — None of the top-ranked Oregon Ducks were congratulating themselves after dismantling UCLA, so Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel did it for them.
"That was impressive," Neuheisel said. "I'll leave it at that. That was impressive."
Oregon, celebrating its first outing ever at No. 1, beat the Bruins 60-13 on Thursday night.
Darron Thomas threw for a career-high 308 yards and three touchdowns and Oregon stopped a run of losses for top-ranked teams. Alabama lost to South Carolina two weekends ago and Ohio State lost at Wisconsin last week.
LaMichael James, the nation's top rusher, finished 123 yards and two TDs on the ground for Oregon (7-0, 4-0) after spending part of the first quarter on the sideline with an apparent injury. Reserve Remene Alston ran for three scores.
The last time the No. 1 team lost in three consecutive weeks was November 1960, when Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri all fell.
While the Ducks were No. 1 in the AP media poll, they were ranked No. 2 behind Oklahoma on Sunday in the first BCS rankings of the season.
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