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The Oregon rivalry

Oregon vs. Oregon State

109 of their 129 meetings are on file: they first met in 1894, and the earliest on file is 1916; officially, Oregon leads 70–⁠49–⁠10; as played, 57–⁠46–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oregon 7–⁠3, and Oregon has won the last 3. The winner takes home the Platypus Trophy, played for since 2007. Oregon has held it since the 2023 game. The official count covers every meeting.

Official series
Oregon leads 70–⁠49–⁠10
Oregon wins on file
57
Oregon State wins on file
46
Ties
6
Earliest on file
1916 first met 1894
Longest streak
8 Oregon State
Current streak
3 Oregon
Last 10 meetings
Oregon 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s3–⁠1
1920s4–⁠4–⁠2
1930s4–⁠5–⁠1
1940s3–⁠6
1950s3–⁠6–⁠1
1960s1–⁠8–⁠1
1970s6–⁠4
1980s8–⁠1–⁠1
1990s7–⁠3
2000s5–⁠5
2010s9–⁠1
2020s4–⁠2
Both ranked
6 meetings: Oregon 4, Oregon State 2; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
13.2 points; 39 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oregon
30–⁠21–⁠3 Oregon’s record at home
At Oregon State
22–⁠27–⁠3 Oregon State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠3 Oregon first
Shutouts
20

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

Platypus Trophy

Played for since
2007
Held by
Oregon since the 2023 game
Games for it on file
19 Oregon State 4, Oregon 15

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2007 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Platypus Trophy.

Games that tell the story

  1. Oregon’s biggest win2017: Oregon 69, Oregon State 10by 59 points
  2. Oregon State’s biggest win1942: Oregon State 39, Oregon 2by 37 points
  3. Upset1991: Oregon State 14, Oregon 3Oregon State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1959: Oregon State 15, Oregon 7Oregon State had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2020: Oregon State 41, Oregon 38Oregon State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2000: Oregon State 23, Oregon 13No. 5 Oregon at No. 8 Oregon State
  7. Ranked showdown2009: Oregon 37, Oregon State 33No. 13 Oregon State at No. 7 Oregon
  8. Ranked showdown2023: Oregon 31, Oregon State 7No. 15 Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon

Coach against coach

YearsOregonSeriesOregon State
1920–⁠1923Shy Huntington1–⁠1–⁠2R.B. Rutherford
1926–⁠1929John McEwan2–⁠2Paul Schissler
1933–⁠1937Prink Callison3–⁠2Lon Stiner
1938–⁠1946Tex Oliver1–⁠6Lon Stiner
1951–⁠1954Len Casanova1–⁠3Kip Taylor
1955–⁠1964Len Casanova3–⁠5–⁠2Tommy Prothro
1967–⁠1971Jerry Frei0–⁠5Dee Andros
1977–⁠1979Rich Brooks3–⁠0Craig Fertig
1980–⁠1984Rich Brooks4–⁠0–⁠1Joe Avezzano
1985–⁠1990Rich Brooks5–⁠1Dave Kragthorpe
1991–⁠1994Rich Brooks2–⁠2Jerry Pettibone
1997–⁠2008Mike Bellotti4–⁠4Mike Riley
1999–⁠2002Mike Bellotti2–⁠2Dennis Erickson
2009–⁠2012Chip Kelly4–⁠0Mike Riley
2018–⁠2021Mario Cristobal3–⁠1Jonathan Smith

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Oregon and Oregon State, 1916 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Sean Canfield Oregon State24 of 36, 306 yards, 2 TD2009 Passing
C.J. Verdell Oregon23 carries, 187 yards, 4 TD2018 Rushing
Jeremiah Johnson Oregon17 carries, 219 yards, 1 TD2008 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

From the newspapers

  • The The Daily Missoulian's story of the 1917 game: v. sc. DEFEATS SEATTLE ELEVEN For First Time in Decade Pullman Wins From University. O. A. C. TAKES TITLE Aggies Beat Oregon by One Touchdown, for State HOnOrs. O. A. C. TAKES TITLE

    1917 · The Daily Missoulian, Missoula, Mont., Nov 30, 1917

  • The Arizona republican's story of the 1919 game: TIE FOR GRID TITLE

    1919 · Arizona republican, Arizona, Nov 16, 1919

  • The The Rathdrum tribune's story of the 1920 game: SATURDAY FOOTBALL RESULTS

    1920 · The Rathdrum tribune, Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov 26, 1920

  • The South Bend news-times's story of the 1922 game: Wolverines Open Up Aerial Game In Second Half and Win Football Results

    1922 · South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., Nov 19, 1922

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: FOOT BALL SCORES

    1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 17, 1929

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: 2010.

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

Photos

  • Beavers 0 v Ducks 0 in Corvallis
    Beavers 0 v Ducks 0 in CorvallisPhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • The Oregon State defense lines up against the Oregon offense in the 2012 edition of the Civil War rivalry between the two teams. Oregon would win, 48-24.
    The Oregon State defense lines up against the Oregon offense in the 2012 edition of the Civil War rivalry between the two teams. Oregon would win, 48–⁠24.Photo: osubeaver2000, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Beavers v Duck at Multomah Stadium, Portland
    Beavers v Duck at Multomah Stadium, PortlandPhoto: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Oregon vs. Oregon State
    Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Civil War game between Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers
    Civil War game between Oregon Ducks and Oregon State BeaversPhoto: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2017 game
  • Civil War game between Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers
    Civil War game between Oregon Ducks and Oregon State BeaversPhoto: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2017 game

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

Every game

Sep 20, 20256Oregon 41, Oregon State 7at Oregon
Sep 14, 20249Oregon 49, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 24, 20236Oregon 31, 15Oregon State 7at Oregon
Nov 26, 202222Oregon State 38, 10Oregon 34at Oregon State
Nov 27, 202111Oregon 38, Oregon State 29at Oregon
Nov 27, 2020Oregon State 41, 9Oregon 38at Oregon State
Nov 30, 201914Oregon 24, Oregon State 10at Oregon
Nov 23, 2018Oregon 55, Oregon State 15at Oregon State
Nov 25, 2017Oregon 69, Oregon State 10at Oregon
Nov 26, 2016Oregon State 34, Oregon 24at Oregon State
Nov 27, 201518Oregon 52, Oregon State 42at Oregon
Nov 29, 20143Oregon 47, Oregon State 19at Oregon State
Nov 29, 201312Oregon 36, Oregon State 35at Oregon
Nov 24, 20125Oregon 48, 16Oregon State 24at Oregon State
Nov 26, 20119Oregon 49, Oregon State 21at Oregon
Dec 4, 20101Oregon 37, Oregon State 20at Oregon State
Dec 3, 20097Oregon 37, 13Oregon State 33at Oregon
Nov 29, 200819Oregon 65, 17Oregon State 38at Oregon State
Dec 1, 2007Oregon State 38, 18Oregon 31at Oregon
Nov 24, 2006Oregon State 30, Oregon 28at Oregon State
Nov 19, 200510Oregon 56, Oregon State 14at Oregon
Nov 20, 2004Oregon State 50, Oregon 21at Oregon State
Nov 22, 2003Oregon 34, Oregon State 20at Oregon
Nov 23, 2002Oregon State 45, Oregon 24at Oregon State
Dec 1, 20014Oregon 17, Oregon State 14at Oregon
Nov 18, 20008Oregon State 23, 5Oregon 13at Oregon State
Nov 20, 1999Oregon 25, Oregon State 14at Oregon
Nov 21, 1998Oregon State 44, 15Oregon 41at Oregon State
Nov 22, 1997Oregon 48, Oregon State 30at Oregon
Nov 23, 1996Oregon 49, Oregon State 13at Oregon State
Nov 18, 199516Oregon 12, Oregon State 10at Oregon
Nov 19, 199412Oregon 17, Oregon State 13at Oregon State
Nov 20, 1993Oregon State 15, Oregon 12at Oregon
Nov 21, 1992Oregon 7, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 23, 1991Oregon State 14, Oregon 3at Oregon
Nov 17, 1990Oregon 6, Oregon State 3at Oregon State
Nov 18, 1989Oregon 30, Oregon State 21at Oregon
Nov 19, 1988Oregon State 21, Oregon 10at Oregon State
Nov 21, 1987Oregon 44, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 22, 1986Oregon 49, Oregon State 28at Oregon State
Nov 23, 1985Oregon 34, Oregon State 13at Oregon
Nov 17, 1984Oregon 31, Oregon State 6at Oregon State
Nov 19, 1983Oregon 0, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 27, 1982Oregon 7, Oregon State 6at Oregon State
Nov 21, 1981Oregon 47, Oregon State 17at Oregon
Nov 15, 1980Oregon 40, Oregon State 21at Oregon State
Nov 29, 1979Oregon 24, Oregon State 3at Oregon
Nov 25, 1978Oregon 24, Oregon State 3at Oregon State
Nov 19, 1977Oregon 28, Oregon State 16at Oregon
Nov 20, 1976Oregon 23, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 22, 1975Oregon 14, Oregon State 7at Oregon
Nov 23, 1974Oregon State 35, Oregon 16at Oregon State
Nov 24, 1973Oregon State 17, Oregon 14at Oregon
Nov 18, 1972Oregon 30, Oregon State 3at Oregon State
Nov 20, 1971Oregon State 30, Oregon 29at Oregon
Nov 21, 1970Oregon State 24, Oregon 9at Oregon State
Nov 22, 1969Oregon State 10, Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 23, 196816Oregon State 41, Oregon 19at Oregon State
Nov 18, 19678Oregon State 14, Oregon 10at Oregon
Nov 19, 1966Oregon State 20, Oregon 15at Oregon State
Nov 20, 1965Oregon State 19, Oregon 14at Oregon
Nov 21, 1964Oregon State 7, 10Oregon 6at Oregon State
Nov 30, 1963Oregon 31, Oregon State 14at Oregon
Nov 24, 1962Oregon State 20, Oregon 17at Oregon State
Nov 25, 1961Oregon State 6, Oregon 2at Oregon
Nov 19, 1960Oregon State 14, 19Oregon 14at Oregon State
Nov 21, 1959Oregon State 15, 15Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 22, 1958Oregon 20, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 23, 1957Oregon State 10, 15Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 24, 195611Oregon State 14, Oregon 14at Oregon State
Nov 19, 1955Oregon 28, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 20, 1954Oregon 33, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 21, 1953Oregon State 7, Oregon 0at Oregon
Nov 22, 1952Oregon State 22, Oregon 19Neutral site
Nov 24, 1951Oregon State 14, Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 25, 1950Oregon State 14, Oregon 2Neutral site
Nov 19, 1949Oregon State 20, Oregon 10at Oregon
Nov 20, 194813Oregon 10, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 22, 1947Oregon 14, Oregon State 6at Oregon
Nov 23, 1946Oregon State 13, Oregon 0at Oregon State
Dec 1, 1945Oregon State 13, Oregon 12at Oregon
Oct 13, 1945Oregon State 19, Oregon 6at Oregon State
Nov 21, 1942Oregon State 39, Oregon 2at Oregon State
Nov 29, 194117Oregon State 12, Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 30, 1940Oregon 20, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 11, 1939Oregon State 19, Oregon 14at Oregon
Nov 26, 1938Oregon State 14, Oregon 0Neutral site
Oct 23, 1937Oregon State 14, Oregon 0at Oregon
Nov 21, 1936Oregon State 18, Oregon 0at Oregon State
Nov 9, 1935Oregon 13, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 10, 1934Oregon 9, Oregon State 6at Oregon
Nov 11, 1933Oregon 13, Oregon State 3at Oregon
Nov 5, 1932Oregon 12, Oregon State 6at Oregon State
Nov 14, 1931Oregon 0, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 15, 1930Oregon State 15, Oregon 0at Oregon State
Nov 16, 1929Oregon 16, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 17, 1928Oregon 12, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 12, 1927Oregon State 21, Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 20, 1926Oregon State 16, Oregon 0at Oregon State
Nov 14, 1925Oregon State 24, Oregon 13at Oregon
Nov 22, 1924Oregon 7, Oregon State 3at Oregon State
Nov 25, 1923Oregon State 6, Oregon 0at Oregon
Nov 18, 1922Oregon 10, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 19, 1921Oregon 0, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 20, 1920Oregon State 0, Oregon 0at Oregon State
Nov 15, 1919Oregon 9, Oregon State 0at Oregon
Nov 16, 1918Oregon 13, Oregon State 6at Oregon State
Nov 29, 1917Oregon State 14, Oregon 7at Oregon State
Nov 25, 1916Oregon 27, Oregon State 0at Oregon State

Every game is listed as played on the field.