Oregon Ducks fans take a selfie during a time out during the second half against the Brigham Young Cougars at Autzen Stadium. Oregon won the game 41-20. Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Oregon students apologize for classless ‘Mormons’ chant at BYU fans

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 9/18/22

Oregon’s official student section apologized via Twitter for a classless chant delivered by some fans towards BYU supporters during Saturday’s game between the teams.

The Ducks throttled BYU 41-20 on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., making both programs 2-1.

A fan captured a few videos from the game of Oregon fans chanting “f— the Mormons.” Beware that the video contains a curse word.

Real classy chants from Oregon fans and Students. Why is it ok to chant this about members of this specific religion? @oregonfootball @OregonGovBrown @Oregonian @uoregon @CNN @espn @FOXSports @CBSNews @NBCNews @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/ukhdP1hK7x

— John Hopkins (@JohnHopkins2022) September 17, 2022

The official Twitter account for the Oregon Pit Crew, which is the Oregon student section, tweeted an apology after being made aware of the video.

To all @BYUfootball fans in attendance at todays game we would like to apologize for the actions of the students in attendance. We do not condone or support any hateful speech directed towards one’s religion and are ashamed of those who participated.

— Oregon Pit Crew (@OregonPitCrew) September 18, 2022

“To all @BYUfootball fans in attendance at todays (sic) game we would like to apologize for the actions of the students in attendance. We do not condone or support any hateful speech directed towards one’s religion and are ashamed of those who participated,” they wrote.

BYU is sponsored by the Mormon Church. Many of its fans, students and coaches are Mormon.

The Cougars’ loss to Oregon comes a week after their big win over Baylor. This was also a big win for the Ducks, who got obliterated by Georgia in their opener.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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