Ohio State vs. Oregon

Ohio State and Oregon have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1957; Ohio State leads the series 10–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ohio State 8–⁠2.

Scheduled 2027 at Oregon. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Ohio State wins
10
Oregon wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1957
Longest streak
9 Ohio State
Current streak
1 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2024

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
1960s4–⁠0
1980s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
2020s1–⁠2
Both ranked
5 meetings: Ohio State 3, Oregon 2; 4 both in the top 10
Average margin
14.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ohio State
5–⁠1 Ohio State’s record at home
At Oregon
1–⁠1 Oregon’s record at home
Neutral sites
4–⁠0 Ohio State first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Ohio State’s biggest win1967: Ohio State 30, Oregon 0by 30 points
  2. Oregon’s biggest win2021: Oregon 35, Ohio State 28by 7 points
  3. Upset2021: Oregon 35, Ohio State 28Oregon had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2024: Oregon 32, Ohio State 31No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon
  5. Ranked showdown2024: Ohio State 41, Oregon 21No. 6 Ohio State at No. 1 Oregon
  6. Ranked showdown2014: Ohio State 42, Oregon 20No. 3 Oregon at No. 5 Ohio State
  7. Ranked showdown2021: Oregon 35, Ohio State 28No. 12 Oregon at No. 3 Ohio State

Coach against coach

YearsOhio StateSeriesOregon
1957–⁠1962Woody Hayes3–⁠0Len Casanova

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ohio State’s side (Hayes 3–⁠0 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 Ohio State and Oregon, 1957 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

Biggest days

C.J. Stroud Ohio State35 of 54, 484 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2021 Passing
Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State36 carries, 246 yards, 4 TD2014 Rushing
Jeremiah Smith Ohio State7 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD2024 Receiving

Named most valuable

Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State2014
Tyvis Powell Ohio State2014
Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor2009
Oregon DE Kenny Rowe2009
Jack Crabtree Oregon1957

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).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game four times: 2024, 2024, 2014, 2009.

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

Photos

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

Every game

Nov 7, 2026Oregon at Ohio State upcomingat Ohio State
Jan 1, 20256Ohio State 41, 1Oregon 21Rose BowlRose Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal
Oct 12, 20243Oregon 32, 2Ohio State 31at Oregon
Sep 11, 202112Oregon 35, 3Ohio State 28at Ohio State
Jan 12, 20155Ohio State 42, 3Oregon 20AT&T StadiumCFP National Championship
Jan 1, 20108Ohio State 26, 7Oregon 17Rose BowlRose Bowl
Sep 19, 19875Ohio State 24, Oregon 14at Ohio State
Sep 10, 19837Ohio State 31, Oregon 6at Ohio State
Oct 5, 19686Ohio State 21, Oregon 6at Ohio State
Oct 7, 1967Ohio State 30, Oregon 0at Oregon
Nov 17, 1962Ohio State 26, Oregon 7at Ohio State
Nov 18, 1961Ohio State 22, Oregon 12at Ohio State
Jan 1, 19582Ohio State 10, Oregon 7Neutral siteRose Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.