No. 5 Oregon earns strange 1-point safety on blocked PAT against No. 7 K-State in Fiesta Bowl

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Kansas State\'s Chris Harper (3) gets tackled out of bounds by Oregon\'s Brian Jackson (12) and Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (14) as Kansas State\'s Travis Tannahill (80) watches during the first half in the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Fifth-ranked Oregon was awarded a 1-point safety on an obscure rule against No. 7 Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night.

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota scored on a 2-yard run midway through the third quarter and the Ducks sent kicker Alejandro Maldonado out to kick the extra point.

Kansas State’s Javonta Boyd blocked the kick and the ball ended up in the hands of teammate Chris Harper, who was tackled in the end zone.

After a review of the play, the officials awarded the Ducks a 1-point safety that put them up 32-10.

It was the first such 1-point safety in major college football since Texas got one against Texas A&M in 2004, STATS said.

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