Arizona vs. Oregon

Arizona and Oregon have 46 meetings on file, the first in 1937; Oregon leads the series 29–⁠17 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oregon 7–⁠3, and Oregon has won the last 3.

Arizona wins
17
Oregon wins
29
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1937
Longest streak
7 Oregon
Current streak
3 Oregon
Last 10 meetings
Oregon 7–⁠3
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠0
1950s0–⁠2
1960s1–⁠2
1970s2–⁠1
1980s5–⁠3
1990s3–⁠5
2000s2–⁠8
2010s3–⁠6
2020s0–⁠2
Both ranked
5 meetings: Arizona 1, Oregon 4; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
17.3 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
11–⁠12 Arizona’s record at home
At Oregon
16–⁠6 Oregon’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Arizona first
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win1998: Arizona 38, Oregon 3by 35 points
  2. Oregon’s biggest win2012: Oregon 49, Arizona 0by 49 points
  3. Upset1983: Oregon 19, Arizona 10Oregon had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2006: Arizona 37, Oregon 10Arizona had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2013: Arizona 42, Oregon 16Arizona had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2014: Oregon 51, Arizona 13No. 8 Arizona at No. 3 Oregon
  7. Ranked showdown2010: Oregon 48, Arizona 29No. 20 Arizona at No. 1 Oregon
  8. Ranked showdown2012: Oregon 49, Arizona 0No. 22 Arizona at No. 3 Oregon

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesOregon
1961–⁠1964Jim LaRue1–⁠2Len Casanova
1981–⁠1986Larry Smith4–⁠2Rich Brooks
1988–⁠1994Dick Tomey3–⁠2Rich Brooks
1995–⁠2000Dick Tomey1–⁠5Mike Bellotti
2001–⁠2003John Mackovic0–⁠3Mike Bellotti
2004–⁠2008Mike Stoops2–⁠3Mike Bellotti
2009–⁠2011Mike Stoops0–⁠3Chip Kelly
2013–⁠2014Rich Rodriguez2–⁠1Mark Helfrich

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (LaRue 1–⁠2 against Casanova). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Oregon, 1937 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Nick Foles Arizona29 of 54, 448 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2010 Passing
LaMichael James Oregon23 carries, 288 yards, 2 TD2011 Rushing
Bennett Williams Oregon8 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD2021 Defense

Named most valuable

Marcus Mariota Oregon2014

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game: Length Of Pass Disnufed

    1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 6, 1937

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1951 game: Coast Offering Big Doings in Football Doings

    1951 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 1, 1951

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2009.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

  • Royce Freeman lowers his shoulder into a defender against Arizona in 2014.
    Royce Freeman lowers his shoulder into a defender against Arizona in 2014.Photo: Athies22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Marcus Mariota stiff arms a defender against Arizona in 2014.
    Marcus Mariota stiff arms a defender against Arizona in 2014.Photo: Athies22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Royce Freeman lowers his shoulder into a defender against Arizona in 2014
    Royce Freeman lowers his shoulder into a defender against Arizona in 2014Photo: Athies22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game
  • Darren Carrington catches a pass against Arizona in 2014.
    Darren Carrington catches a pass against Arizona in 2014.Photo: Athies22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2014 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 8, 202212Oregon 49, Arizona 22at Arizona
Sep 25, 20213Oregon 41, Arizona 19at Oregon
Nov 16, 20196Oregon 34, Arizona 6at Oregon
Oct 27, 2018Arizona 44, 19Oregon 15at Arizona
Nov 18, 2017Oregon 48, Arizona 28at Oregon
Dec 5, 20143Oregon 51, 8Arizona 13Levi’s StadiumPac-12 Championship Game
Oct 2, 2014Arizona 31, 2Oregon 24at Oregon
Nov 23, 2013Arizona 42, 5Oregon 16at Arizona
Sep 22, 20123Oregon 49, 22Arizona 0at Oregon
Sep 24, 201110Oregon 56, Arizona 31at Arizona
Nov 26, 20101Oregon 48, 20Arizona 29at Oregon
Nov 21, 200911Oregon 44, Arizona 41at Arizona
Nov 15, 2008Oregon 55, Arizona 45at Oregon
Nov 15, 2007Arizona 34, 2Oregon 24at Arizona
Nov 18, 2006Arizona 37, Oregon 10at Oregon
Oct 22, 200515Oregon 28, Arizona 21at Arizona
Oct 16, 2004Oregon 28, Arizona 14at Oregon
Sep 13, 2003Oregon 48, Arizona 10at Arizona
Oct 5, 20028Oregon 31, Arizona 14at Arizona
Oct 6, 20017Oregon 63, Arizona 28at Arizona
Oct 21, 20007Oregon 14, 21Arizona 10at Oregon
Oct 23, 1999Oregon 44, Arizona 41at Arizona
Oct 31, 199813Arizona 38, 12Oregon 3at Arizona
Sep 4, 1997Oregon 16, Arizona 9at Oregon
Nov 9, 1996Oregon 49, Arizona 31at Oregon
Nov 11, 199517Oregon 17, Arizona 13at Arizona
Oct 29, 1994Oregon 10, 11Arizona 9at Oregon
Nov 6, 199314Arizona 31, Oregon 10at Arizona
Sep 22, 199018Arizona 22, Oregon 17at Arizona
Sep 30, 1989Oregon 16, 17Arizona 10at Oregon
Nov 12, 1988Arizona 41, Oregon 27at Arizona
Sep 20, 198617Arizona 41, Oregon 17at Oregon
Nov 16, 1985Arizona 20, Oregon 8at Arizona
Oct 6, 1984Arizona 28, Oregon 14at Arizona
Oct 15, 1983Oregon 19, 9Arizona 10at Arizona
Nov 20, 1982Oregon 13, Arizona 7at Oregon
Oct 17, 1981Arizona 18, Oregon 14at Oregon
Oct 13, 1979Arizona 24, Oregon 13at Arizona
Nov 11, 1978Arizona 24, Oregon 3at Oregon
Sep 16, 1972Oregon 34, Arizona 7at Oregon
Oct 17, 1964Oregon 21, Arizona 0at Oregon
Oct 19, 1963Oregon 28, Arizona 12at Arizona
Oct 14, 1961Arizona 15, Oregon 6at Oregon
Oct 22, 1955Oregon 46, Arizona 27at Arizona
Sep 29, 1951Oregon 39, Arizona 21at Oregon
Dec 4, 1937Arizona 20, Oregon 6at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.