Michigan vs. Oregon State

Michigan and Oregon State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1959; Michigan leads the series 5–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Michigan 5–⁠0, and Michigan has won the last 5.

Michigan wins
5
Oregon State wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1959
Longest streak
5 Michigan
Current streak
5 Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Michigan 5–⁠0
Most recent
2015

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠0
1960s2–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Michigan 1, Oregon State 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
25.2 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan
4–⁠0 Michigan’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Michigan first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Michigan’s biggest win1966: Michigan 41, Oregon State 0by 41 points
  2. Ranked showdown1964: Michigan 34, Oregon State 7No. 8 Oregon State at No. 4 Michigan

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Michigan and Oregon State, 1959 on13001500170019001960197019801990200020102020

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

Named most valuable

Mel Anthony1964

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 12, 2015Michigan 35, Oregon State 7at Michigan
Sep 20, 19863Michigan 31, Oregon State 12at Michigan
Sep 17, 1966Michigan 41, Oregon State 0at Michigan
Jan 1, 19654Michigan 34, 8Oregon State 7Neutral siteRose Bowl
Oct 10, 1959Michigan 18, Oregon State 7at Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.