EUGENE, Ore. -- Despite a gruesome-looking elbow injury, LaMichael James was smiling after Oregon's victory over California.

The nation's top rusher dislocated his right elbow early in the fourth quarter of the Ducks' 43-15 win on Thursday night. It appeared to contort as he crumbled to the ground.

However, not long after he was carted from the field, James was standing at the locker room door, his arm in a sling, to congratulate his teammates.

"It's not a season-ending injury and I'll be fine," he said. "I'm tough. I'm a warrior and I'm never going to quit on my team."

James said that X-rays showed the arm was not broken. But he would not speculate on whether he'll play next Saturday against No. 22 Arizona State.

"We're gonna wait and see," he said. "We have the best trainers in the country and I'm sure they are going to get on it ASAP and I'll be there four times a day so I can get on that field."

Before he went down, James ran for 239 yards and a touchdown for the Ducks (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12). True freshman De'Anthony Thomas caught a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score.

Giorgio Tavecchio made three field goals -- including a career-best 54-yarder -- for Cal (3-2, 0-2), which led 15-14 at the half but couldn't sustain its momentum against the country's top scoring offense.

"They scored. We kicked field goals," said Golden Bears receiver Keenan Allen, who caught nine passes for 170 yards and a score.

James, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, has run for at least 200 yards in his last three games, something no Ducks player had done before. He went into the game with an average of 153 yards rushing a game, best in the nation. He had 166 by halftime against Cal.

The crowd at Autzen Stadium fell silent when James did not get up on the fourth-quarter scoring drive, but he waved to the crowd as he was driven off the field.

He said that he popped his elbow back into place while he was still on the field.

After proclaiming that he aimed to get by without pain medication, James was asked how he planned to deal with it.