The 2010 title-game run
Chip Kelly's Blur reaches the BCS National Championship
Program prestige
Zeitgeist staturePower Program Iscores like a Blue Blood — held without a national title in over a decade
Oregon – Washington
106 meetings since 1916 See the whole history →No fan reading for this rivalry yet this week. The heat trend and each side’s mood appear when fans start talking about it.
The last 5 · year-by-year
- W 2025 Win 26-14
- W 2024 Win 49-21
- L 2023 Loss 31-34
- L 2023 Loss 33-36
- L 2022 Loss 34-37
Program outlook
Program outlook
Oregon went 11-1, earned a Playoff bid as the No. 5 seed, and got routed 56-22 by Indiana — a school with 130 years of football irrelevance — in the Peach Bowl semifinal. The flashiest program in the sport was blown out by a basketball school. The title drought is now older than every player on the roster.
Since Oct 28: W 34-26 vs Northwestern. 5-3 this season.
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The Nike program. That's the shorthand, the identifier, the two-word summary that contains both the achievement and the argument. Phil Knight's money funded facilities that redefined the sport's amenity standard, uniform combinations that became a weekly event, and the Chip Kelly Blur offense that made Oregon a national power and shaped how modern college football is played. Marcus Mariota won the Heisman in 2014. The Ducks reached two national championship games and won neither. Dan Lanning has now led Oregon to back-to-back Playoff appearances, a Big Ten title in 2024, and a top-five ranking entering 2026. The brand is not the question.
The question is the ring. Oregon signed Dylan Raiola out of the transfer portal this winter — the Nebraska quarterback who was called the crown jewel of the portal cycle — and he is expected to redshirt in 2026 behind returning starter Dante Moore while the Ducks run it back with the deepest portal haul in the Big Ten. The Peach Bowl rout lands differently than a close loss: Indiana didn't just beat Oregon, it outphysicaled a brand built on being the future. Lanning's answer has been to go get more talent.
Oregon opened 2026 ranked third nationally with a 34-27 home win over Boise State, then lost 39-31 at Oklahoma State as a 24.5-point favorite. The Ducks have since beaten Portland State 84-0 and won 41-27 at USC, and on October 10 lost 17-15 at home to UCLA as a 10-point favorite: 3-2 through five games, both losses as the betting favorite. Dante Moore and an Autzen Stadium crowd have watched back-to-back Playoff bids and still haven't seen the one result that would settle the room; five games into 2026, the room is less settled than it was in June. The internal argument — arrived vs. still-almost — won't be resolved by a regular-season title. It will be resolved, if it's resolved this year, somewhere in January, by a scoreboard that disagrees with the one from Atlanta.
Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Oregon is 4-3. Since then it lost 21-10 at Illinois on Oct. 24, as a 10.5-point favorite.
On the field
Lanning's Oregon runs a fast, tempo-forward Big Ten offense layered over the Blur lineage Kelly established — RPO elements, schemed receiver alignments, and a portal-stocked skill corps that refreshes annually. Autzen Stadium, 54,000 capacity but among the loudest per-seat venues in the sport, provides a home-field edge that travel teams routinely underestimate. The program recruits nationally and uses Division Street NIL funding to compete with any program in the country for premier portal talent.
Oregon has won 56% of its games since 1916 — 67% at home, 46% on the road.
658-475-34 all-time · 109 seasons · 1916–2026
Home
391-175-16
Away
246-273-18
Neutral
21-27
71%
1910s
51%
1920s
56%
1930s
50%
1940s
44%
1950s
49%
1960s
33%
1970s
45%
1980s
59%
1990s
70%
2000s
76%
2010s
79%
2020s
The CFP era
2 CFP appearances, 1 title game across 13 seasons — the era the program argued for.
Trajectory · quality-score line · AP rank dotted · CFP bids marked · coach regimes ribboned
Program quality
AP rank (inverted)
CFP appearance
Swipe left for earlier seasons
Oregon’s 2014–2026 record is 121-44, with 2 playoff appearances.
Dan Lanning
Dan Lanning has held the program for 5 seasons — the era is established.
Era Dan Lanning · 2022–presentPrev: Bryan McClendon (2021)OC: Drew Mehringer (relieved of duties Oct. 25)Prev OC: Drew Mehringer (co) / Will Stein (2025)DC: Chris HamptonPrev DC: Chris Hampton (co) / Tosh Lupoi (2023–2025)
5
years · era
Oregon and Washington, meeting by meeting
Washington leads the series 56-46-4 (since 1916); Oregon has won the last 2
2025: Oregon won 26-14. After this game, Washington led 56-46-4.
Last 25 meetings: ▲ Oregon won, ▼ Washington won, by how much
Each step is one meeting: up when Oregon wins, down when Washington wins, flat for a tie. Counts every game in our records since 1916. Tap the line for any season.
Oregon in History
- Saban retires; Alabama hires DeBoerCoach change · Jan 10, 2024
- Washington beats Oregon on a late touchdown pass, and Oregon's coach says the loss was on himGame · Oct 14, 2023
- Oregon and Washington go to the Big Ten, and the Pac-12 answers the same dayConference change · Aug 4, 2023
- Oregon hires Georgia's Dan Lanning to replace Mario CristobalCoach change · Dec 11, 2021
Moments in Oregon history
- Oregon's Mario Cristobal takes the Miami job on the day Miami fires Manny DiazCoach change · Dec 6, 2021
- The Pac-12 postpones football for the year, then reverses and decides to playAug 11, 2020
- TCU comes back from 31-0 down to beat Oregon in the Alamo BowlJan 2, 2016
On this date, Nov 4, 2017: Washington 38, Oregon 3
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Mariota’s 2014 Heisman
Oregon's second title-game appearance and its only Heisman
2025
The 56-22 semifinal loss
Routed by eventual champion Indiana in the Peach Bowl semifinal
Wound
Moment of the year · 2026
Won 41-27 at USC
Week 4 of 2026. Beat a top-12 opponent on the road.
2022–2026
Oregon has sent 32 players to the NFL Draft since 2022 — 7 of them in the first round.
Elite. Top recruit destination + development pipeline.
32
picks · 7 in round 1
#5
Kayvon Thibodeaux
Defensive End · 2022 · 
New York Giants · #32/370 final season
New York Giants · #32/370 final season
#12
Bo Nix
Quarterback · 2024 · 
Denver Broncos · #2/140 final season
Denver Broncos · #2/140 final season
#16
Kenyon Sadiq
Tight End · 2026 · 
New York Jets · #5/156 final season
New York Jets · #5/156 final season
Succeeded by Roger Saleapaga · 4★
#25 all-time · 26 first-round picksthe talent factory →
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Program facts
Program résumé
33Conf. titles
1Heismans
3CFP apps
36Bowl apps
1894Founded
Ladder finish
Season standing · 2026 · 5-3 · CFP #23 / AP #13
Season standing · 2026 · 5-3 · CFP #23 / AP #13Oregon is ranked 23rd (CFP) at 5-3.
Ranked in the AP/Coaches polls, 16-25. National relevance achieved.
Ranked (25-16)
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Conference
Big Ten standing · 2026
9th in the Big Ten
Oregon is 9th of 18 in the Big Ten at 3-2. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on bowl access and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 5-0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 5-1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4-1 |
| 4 | USC | 4-2 |
| 5 | Illinois | 3-2 |
| 6 | Iowa | 3-2 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 3-2 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 3-2 |
| 9 | Oregon | 3-2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3-2 |
| 11 | Michigan | 2-3 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 2-3 |
| 13 | Purdue | 2-3 |
| 14 | Washington | 2-3 |
| 15 | Penn State | 1-4 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 1-4 |
| 17 | Maryland | 0-5 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 0-5 |
Coaching history
Coaching history
- Hired Dan Lanning
- Hired Bryan McClendon
- Mario Cristobal departs
- Bryan McClendon departs
- Hired Mario Cristobal
- Willie Taggart departs
- Hired Willie Taggart
- Mark Helfrich departs
Coordinator lineage
Oregon’s offense and defense, by coordinator
FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2026), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.
Offense2014–2026
2014–2015 · Scott Frost2016 · Matt Lubick2017 · Marcus Arroyo (co) / Mario Cristobal (co)2018–2019 · Marcus Arroyo2020–2021 · Joe Moorhead2022 · Drew Mehringer (co) / Kenny Dillingham / Junior Adams (co)2023–2024 · Drew Mehringer (co) / Will Stein / Junior Adams (co)2025 · Drew Mehringer (co) / Will Stein2026 · Drew Mehringer (relieved of duties Oct. 25)
Defense2014–2026
2014–2015 · Don Pellum2016 · Brady Hoke2017–2018 · Jim Leavitt2019–2020 · Andy Avalos2021 · Joe Salave'a (co) / Ken Wilson (co) / Tim DeRuyter2022 · Matt Powledge (co) / Tosh Lupoi2023–2025 · Chris Hampton (co) / Tosh Lupoi2026 · Chris Hampton
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Gameday customs
Rituals
The rituals that anchor a Saturday in this program's world.
The Oregon Duck (motorcycle entrance)
since 1947 (mascot); 2008 (motorcycle entrance)
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The Duck — based on Disney's Donald Duck via a 1947 handshake agreement Phil Knight finally formalized — rides a Harley onto the field. After every touchdown, the Duck does pushups equal to the team's running point total. Knee surgeries are common. The mascot is licensed Disney IP; the contract is one of college sports' weirder artifacts.
Uniform Combinations
since 2003
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Nike Innovation Kitchen designs Oregon's uniforms; Phil Knight (Nike founder, Oregon alum) funds the program. The combinations are revealed Thursday before each game on social media — itself a ritual. 'What are the Ducks wearing this week?' is part of national Saturday discourse. Recruiting tool, brand statement, weekly aesthetic event.
Mighty Oregon (fight song)
since 1916
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Written by DeWitt Gilbert in 1916. The 'Glory, glory to Oregon!' chorus is the recognizable hook. The Pride of the Pacific band plays it constantly. Less universally famous than Hail to the Victors or Boomer Sooner but central to Autzen's audio identity.
The Pit Crew (student section)
since 2007
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Originally the basketball student section; expanded to football. Coordinated chants, costume themes, and a yellow/green visual identity that turns Autzen's north end into a single dense block. Less codified than Penn State's White Out but more aesthetically wild — themed games (camo, Hawaiian, etc.) are normal.
Autzen Decibel Records
since 1990s
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Autzen's bowl design and 54,000-capacity intimacy produce sustained decibel readings rivaling 100,000-seat stadiums. The 2003 USC game registered 127.2dB. The crowd's coordinated noise during opposing offensive possessions is part of the program's home-field advantage; recruits get sold on this specifically.
Cultural identity
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