During Oregon's final non-conference game, the Ducks saw multiple players leave the field with injuries, including a few starters. Before the game had even started, the Ducks were down a man at a critical position and will be for a few weeks moving forward.

Oregon football will be without backup quarterback Braxton Burmeister as the Ducks enter conference play. After the Ducks win against San Jose State, Mario Cristobal announced that the sophomore play-caller will be out after having a knee procedure.

"Burmeister had a very minor procedure on his knee this week," Cristobal said postgame. We felt that it was worth a go because his knee was doing well, it wasn't swelling up, and when it started swelling up we had to do something. "He should be back within two weeks. That's the prognosis there."

Burmeister was not in uniform for today's game but instead in street clothes on crutches. The sophomore appeared in the Ducks previous two games, completing four of his eight passing attempts for 27 yards adding 17 yards on three rushing attempts.

Starting left tackle Penei Sewell, the first freshman to start an opener along the offensive line since 1997, went out in the fourth quarter with an injury.

"Penei has a sprained ankle and the initial reports say he's ok," said Cristobal.

Oregon also lost starting wide receiver Brenden Schooler during the third quarter of the game on a blocking play. He never returned to the game. Senior safety Mattrell McGraw also left the game in the second half and left the field in a boot.

"Schooler, they are reevaluating. It looked like he took a head to headshot," said Cristobal. "That's an evaluation, always for a concussion. We are waiting on McGraw to see exactly how he is."

Oregon opened the week without their backup left tackle in George Moore with his own ankle injury. In his place, the Ducks used junior Brady Aiello at left tackle when the second unit came into the game and when Sewell went down with an injury. With Aiello moving over from right tackle to left, backup center and freshman Alex Forysth moved to right tackle.

Cristobal did say the Ducks are getting a player back next week against Stanford at a key position. Sophomore kicker Adam Stack has missed the first three games of the season, but is ready for Stanford next week.

"Stack is good to go this week," said Cristobal. "We did kick him this past week and he looked ready. He looked very accurate. Not playing him today was more precaution than anything else."

In Stack's place has been sophomore kicker Zach Emerson. His first career field goal attempt was blocked on Saturday against San Jose State.