Original sentence: The Beavers went into the Civil War with a chance to reach the Rose Bowl as Pac-10 champions but were defeated by Oregon 65-38, and instead accepted another invitation to the third place Sun Bowl, where they beat Pitt 3-0 (sic)
Edited sentence: The Beavers went into the Civil War with a chance to reach the Rose Bowl as Pac-10 champions but were defeated by Oregon 65-38, and instead accepted another invitation to the third place Sun Bowl, where they beat Pitt 3-0