Game notes: Michigan at Oregon
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Autzen Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Michigan (4–2, 1–2 in conference) at Oregon (4–2, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Autzen Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their seventh meeting; the series is even at 3–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 2, 2024: Oregon 38, Michigan 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1948: Michigan 14, Oregon 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Oregon 38–17 (at Michigan); 2007: Oregon 39–7 (at Michigan); 2003: Oregon 31–27 (at Oregon); 1973: Michigan 24–0 (at Michigan); 1960: Michigan 21–0 (at Michigan).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Michigan
- Michigan is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 13–12 vs. Western Michigan; W 17–10 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma; W 52–17 vs. UTEP; L 19–20 vs. No. 17 Iowa; L 14–20 at Minnesota; W 21–18 vs. Penn State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Michigan is No. 25 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kyle Whittingham is 4–2 in his first season at Michigan and 181–90 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kyle Whittingham is 4–8 against Oregon.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Bryce Underwood (QB): 924 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J.J. Buchanan (WR): 27 catches, 482 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Troy Bowles (LB): 50 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Michigan lost to No. 13 Wisconsin 49–11.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Oregon
- Oregon is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–27 vs. Boise State; L 31–39 at Oklahoma State; W 84–0 vs. Portland State; W 41–27 at No. 12 USC; L 15–17 vs. No. 21 UCLA; W 17–14 vs. Nebraska.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Oregon is No. 11 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dan Lanning is 52–10 in his fifth season at Oregon.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dan Lanning is 1–0 against Michigan.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dierre Hill Jr. (RB): 295 rushing yards, 3 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dante Moore (QB): 926 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Koi Perich (DB): 40 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Teitum Tuioti needs 1 sack to pass teammate Matayo Uiagalelei (20.5, 2026) for seventh on Oregon’s career sacks list. He has 20 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Dante Moore needs 4 touchdown passes to pass Chris Miller (42, 1983–86) for 10th on Oregon’s career touchdown passes list. He has 39 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Oregon beat No. 7 Stanford 38–36.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Dan Lanning is 2–0 against Kyle Whittingham’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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