The Oregon mascot walked behind the Ducks’ bench early Saturday night, holding a single red rose bud.

Oregon didn’t hide the joy of knocking Oregon State out of the Rose Bowl. Though few in numbers compared to the home team Saturday, Oregon fans let their voices be heard as their team wrapped up the game.

It was a tough loss for Beaver fans, who were hoping for OSU’s first trip to Pasadena in 44 years.

Frosty Comer, an OSU alum from Beaverton, said he had a reservation at the Embassy Suites in Orange County “just in case” the Beavers made it to the Rose Bowl.

He’s not canceling the reservation yet, however.

“There still a chance we can go (to the Rose Bowl) if UCLA beats USC.

We would then get the tiebreaker,” Comer said from the Hilton Garden Inn across from Reser Stadium after the game.

“Even if we don’t go, this has been an incredible season,” he said. “The Beavers did a fabulous job this year. They were picked seventh in the Pac-10 and we ended up at least tied for second.”

The Ducks took control of the 112th Civil War in the first half and never let it go, rolling to a 65-38 win at Reser Stadium.

Oregon set a school record with 694 yards of total offense, and the 103 combined points for the two teams broke the Civil War record by 18 points.

“We’re a high-powered offense and that’s what we’ve been doing all year,” said Oregon receiver Jeff Maehl. “Overall, I think we just played really well.”

The Ducks had plenty of motivation, having lost the last two rivalry games by a total of nine points.

“They came in (to Eugene) last year and won a heartbreaker,” Maehl said of Oregon’s 38-31 overtime loss. “So we had that on our back all year. It feels just amazing right now.”

With USC likely to claim a BCS bowl berth, it leaves officials for the Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl in San Diego to decide between Oregon, Oregon State and California. The Golden Bears would move into a better position with a home win against Washington next Saturday to finish the regular season.

Oregon and Oregon State could also be under consideration for the Sun Bowl, Dec. 31 in El Paso, Texas.

The Dec. 20 Las Vegas Bowl is also a possibility, though more likely for Oregon State or California.

The fans who came to watch the Civil War at The Pix theater in Albany mimicked the crowd at Reser Stadium: Beaver fans, some with their heads down, left before the game had finished.

Asked if he was a OSU fan, Lance Overman of Albany said, “not anymore.”

John Sleipness of Albany said he and his wife Laurie Brendle-Sleipness were going to “go home and be sad, and get ready for next year.”

“They had a good season,” John said. “They just fell apart.”

Laurie, a UO graduate and an OSU employee, was just glad not to have to fight traffic in Corvallis.

Duck fan Leon Walter of Tangent watched the game on the big screen with wife Roberta and some friends.

He thought the Ducks “played up to their potential.”

“It was good to see us knock the Beavers out,” he said. “They knocked us out of the Rose Bowl one year. Now we are even.”

“I couldn’t believe the Beaver fans left the stands,” Walter said of Reser crowd. “I thought they were Beaver Believers. They just poured out of there. They missed us scoring that last touchdown.”