Oregon vs. Stanford

Oregon and Stanford have 84 meetings on file, the first in 1920; Stanford leads the series 47–⁠36–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oregon 6–⁠4, and Oregon has won the last 2. Share

Oregon wins: 36
Stanford wins: 47
Ties: 1
Earliest on file: 1920
Longest streak: 8 Stanford
Current streak: 2 Oregon
Last 10 meetings: Oregon 6–⁠4
Most recent: 2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1920s											0–⁠8
1930s											2–⁠1–⁠1
1940s											2–⁠2
1950s											4–⁠5
1960s											5–⁠5
1970s											2–⁠7
1980s											3–⁠5
1990s											3–⁠6
2000s											7–⁠2
2010s											5–⁠5
2020s											3–⁠1

Both ranked: 5 meetings: Oregon 2, Stanford 3; 3 both in the top 10
Average margin: 14.6 points; 29 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oregon: 19–⁠20 Oregon’s record at home
At Stanford: 27–⁠17–⁠1 Stanford’s record at home
Shutouts: 10

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

Games that tell the story

Oregon’s biggest win2006: Oregon 48, Stanford 10by 38 points
Stanford’s biggest win2017: Stanford 49, Oregon 7by 42 points
Upset1952: Oregon 21, Stanford 20Oregon had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1964: Stanford 10, Oregon 8Stanford had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset2001: Stanford 49, Oregon 42Stanford had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Ranked showdown2013: Stanford 26, Oregon 20No. 2 Oregon at No. 6 Stanford
Ranked showdown2011: Oregon 53, Stanford 30No. 6 Oregon at No. 3 Stanford
Ranked showdown2010: Oregon 52, Stanford 31No. 9 Stanford at No. 4 Oregon

Coach against coach

Years	Oregon	Series	Stanford
1926–⁠1929	John McEwan	0–⁠4	Pop Warner
1951–⁠1957	Len Casanova	2–⁠5	Chuck Taylor
1958–⁠1962	Len Casanova	5–⁠0	Jack Curtice
1963–⁠1966	Len Casanova	2–⁠2	John Ralston
1967–⁠1971	Jerry Frei	0–⁠5	John Ralston
1974–⁠1976	Don Read	0–⁠3	Jack Christiansen
1977–⁠1994	Rich Brooks	1–⁠3	Bill Walsh
1980–⁠1983	Rich Brooks	1–⁠2	Paul Wiggin
1985–⁠1988	Rich Brooks	2–⁠2	Jack Elway
1989–⁠1991	Rich Brooks	1–⁠2	Dennis Green
1995–⁠2001	Mike Bellotti	1–⁠4	Tyrone Willingham
2002–⁠2004	Mike Bellotti	3–⁠0	Buddy Teevens
2013–⁠2016	Mark Helfrich	2–⁠2	David Shaw
2018–⁠2021	Mario Cristobal	2–⁠2	David Shaw

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oregon’s side (McEwan 0–⁠4 against Warner). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

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

LaMichael James Oregon	31 carries, 257 yards, 3 TD	2010 Rushing
Toby Gerhart Stanford	38 carries, 223 yards, 3 TD	2009 Rushing
Dillon Mitchell Oregon	14 catches, 239 yards	2018 Receiving

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

From the newspapers

1920 · The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., Nov 3, 1920
1926 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 24, 1926
1927 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 31, 1927
1929 · Seward daily gateway, Oct 7, 1929
1937 · Imperial Valley press, Oct 4, 1937

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 four times: 2018, 2012, 2011, 2010.

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

Photos

Stanford 49 Oregon 7Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Mateo, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Oregon’s Justin Hollins playing against Stanford in 2017Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Stanford 49 Oregon 7Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Mateo, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Oregon’s Justin Hollins playing against Stanford in 2017Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2017 game
Oregon 38 Stanford 36 November 14, 2015Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2015 game
Oregon 38 Stanford 36 November 14, 2015Photo: Daniel Hartwig from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2015 game

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

Every game

Sep 30, 2023	9Oregon 42, Stanford 6	at Stanford
Oct 1, 2022	13Oregon 45, Stanford 27	at Oregon
Oct 2, 2021	Stanford 31, 3Oregon 24	at Stanford
Nov 7, 2020	12Oregon 35, Stanford 14	at Oregon
Sep 21, 2019	16Oregon 21, Stanford 6	at Stanford
Sep 22, 2018	7Stanford 38, 20Oregon 31	at Oregon
Oct 14, 2017	23Stanford 49, Oregon 7	at Stanford
Nov 12, 2016	Stanford 52, Oregon 27	at Oregon
Nov 14, 2015	Oregon 38, 7Stanford 36	at Stanford
Nov 1, 2014	5Oregon 45, Stanford 16	at Oregon
Nov 7, 2013	6Stanford 26, 2Oregon 20	at Stanford
Nov 17, 2012	14Stanford 17, 1Oregon 14	at Oregon
Nov 12, 2011	6Oregon 53, 3Stanford 30	at Stanford
Oct 2, 2010	4Oregon 52, 9Stanford 31	at Oregon
Nov 7, 2009	Stanford 51, 7Oregon 42	at Stanford
Nov 8, 2008	Oregon 35, Stanford 28	at Oregon
Sep 22, 2007	13Oregon 55, Stanford 31	at Stanford
Sep 2, 2006	21Oregon 48, Stanford 10	at Oregon
Oct 1, 2005	Oregon 44, Stanford 20	at Stanford
Oct 23, 2004	Oregon 16, Stanford 13	at Stanford
Oct 25, 2003	Oregon 35, Stanford 0	at Oregon
Nov 2, 2002	19Oregon 41, Stanford 14	at Oregon
Oct 20, 2001	Stanford 49, Oregon 42	at Oregon
Sep 26, 1998	20Oregon 63, Stanford 28	at Oregon
Sep 27, 1997	20Stanford 58, Oregon 49	at Stanford
Oct 12, 1996	Stanford 27, Oregon 24	at Stanford
Sep 23, 1995	Stanford 28, 12Oregon 21	at Oregon
Nov 12, 1994	15Oregon 55, Stanford 21	at Stanford
Nov 13, 1993	Stanford 38, Oregon 34	at Oregon
Sep 12, 1992	21Stanford 21, Oregon 7	at Stanford
Nov 2, 1991	Stanford 33, Oregon 13	at Oregon
Oct 27, 1990	25Oregon 31, Stanford 0	at Oregon
Sep 23, 1989	Stanford 18, 22Oregon 17	at Stanford
Sep 24, 1988	Oregon 7, Stanford 3	at Oregon
Oct 24, 1987	Stanford 13, Oregon 10	at Stanford
Oct 18, 1986	Stanford 41, Oregon 7	at Oregon
Sep 21, 1985	Oregon 45, Stanford 28	at Oregon
Nov 12, 1983	Oregon 16, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Nov 14, 1981	Stanford 42, Oregon 3	at Stanford
Sep 6, 1980	15Stanford 35, Oregon 25	at Oregon
Nov 10, 1979	Oregon 16, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Oct 1, 1977	Stanford 20, Oregon 10	at Stanford
Nov 13, 1976	Stanford 28, Oregon 17	at Oregon
Nov 15, 1975	Stanford 33, Oregon 30	at Stanford
Nov 16, 1974	Stanford 17, Oregon 0	at Oregon
Nov 17, 1973	Stanford 24, Oregon 7	at Stanford
Oct 21, 1972	Oregon 15, 13Stanford 13	at Oregon
Sep 25, 1971	13Stanford 38, Oregon 17	at Stanford
Sep 26, 1970	3Stanford 33, Oregon 10	at Oregon
Sep 27, 1969	Stanford 28, Oregon 0	at Stanford
Sep 28, 1968	Stanford 28, Oregon 12	at Oregon
Nov 11, 1967	Stanford 17, Oregon 14	at Stanford
Oct 8, 1966	Oregon 7, Stanford 3	at Oregon
Oct 9, 1965	Stanford 17, Oregon 14	at Stanford
Oct 31, 1964	Stanford 10, 7Oregon 8	at Oregon
Sep 28, 1963	Oregon 36, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Nov 3, 1962	Oregon 28, Stanford 14	at Oregon
Nov 4, 1961	Oregon 19, Stanford 7	at Stanford
Nov 5, 1960	Oregon 27, Stanford 6	at Oregon
Sep 19, 1959	Oregon 28, Stanford 27	at Stanford
Nov 8, 1958	Oregon 12, Stanford 0	at Oregon
Nov 2, 1957	15Oregon 27, Stanford 26	at Stanford
Oct 20, 1956	Stanford 21, Oregon 7	at Oregon
Nov 12, 1955	Stanford 44, Oregon 7	at Stanford
Sep 25, 1954	Stanford 18, 16Oregon 13	at Oregon
Sep 26, 1953	Stanford 7, Oregon 0	at Stanford
Nov 15, 1952	Oregon 21, Stanford 20	at Stanford
Sep 22, 1951	Stanford 27, Oregon 20	at Oregon
Sep 25, 1948	Oregon 20, Stanford 12	at Stanford
Nov 15, 1947	Oregon 21, Stanford 6	at Stanford
Sep 27, 1941	Stanford 19, Oregon 15	at Stanford
Oct 5, 1940	Stanford 13, Oregon 0	at Stanford
Oct 7, 1939	Oregon 10, Stanford 0	at Oregon
Oct 15, 1938	Stanford 27, Oregon 16	at Stanford
Oct 2, 1937	Oregon 7, Stanford 6	at Oregon
Oct 10, 1936	Stanford 7, Oregon 7	at Stanford
Oct 5, 1929	Stanford 33, Oregon 7	at Stanford
Oct 6, 1928	Stanford 26, Oregon 12	at Oregon
Oct 29, 1927	Stanford 19, Oregon 0	at Stanford
Oct 23, 1926	Stanford 29, Oregon 12	at Oregon
Oct 31, 1925	Stanford 35, Oregon 13	at Stanford
Oct 18, 1924	Stanford 28, Oregon 13	at Stanford
Nov 10, 1923	Stanford 14, Oregon 3	at Oregon
Oct 30, 1920	Stanford 10, Oregon 0	at Stanford

Every game is listed as played on the field.