Oregon vs. Washington

106 of their 118 meetings are on file: they first met in 1900, and the earliest on file is 1916; officially, Washington leads 63–⁠50–⁠5; as played, 56–⁠46–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Oregon has won the last 2. The official count covers every meeting.

Scheduled 2027 at Washington; 2028 at Oregon. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Washington leads 63–⁠50–⁠5
Oregon wins on file
46
Washington wins on file
56
Ties
4
Earliest on file
1916 first met 1900
Longest streak
12 Oregon
Current streak
2 Oregon
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠0–⁠1
1920s4–⁠4–⁠1
1930s5–⁠4–⁠1
1940s3–⁠6
1950s1–⁠9
1960s4–⁠5–⁠1
1970s2–⁠8
1980s3–⁠7
1990s4–⁠6
2000s7–⁠2
2010s8–⁠2
2020s3–⁠3
Both ranked
10 meetings: Oregon 6, Washington 4; 2 both in the top 10
Average margin
14.2 points; 48 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oregon
25–⁠26–⁠1 Oregon’s record at home
At Washington
29–⁠21–⁠3 Washington’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Oregon first
Shutouts
23

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Oregon’s biggest win1973: Oregon 58, Washington 0by 58 points
  2. Washington’s biggest win1974: Washington 66, Oregon 0by 66 points
  3. Upset1997: Oregon 31, Washington 28Oregon had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1949: Washington 28, Oregon 27Washington had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1957: Washington 13, Oregon 6Washington had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2023: Washington 34, Oregon 31No. 5 Oregon at No. 3 Washington
  7. Ranked showdown2023: Washington 36, Oregon 33No. 8 Oregon at No. 7 Washington
  8. Ranked showdown2013: Oregon 45, Washington 24No. 2 Oregon at No. 16 Washington

Coach against coach

YearsOregonSeriesWashington
1926–⁠1929John McEwan2–⁠2Enoch Bagshaw
1932–⁠1937Prink Callison2–⁠3–⁠1James Phelan
1938–⁠1941Tex Oliver2–⁠2James Phelan
1945–⁠1946Tex Oliver0–⁠3Ralph Welch
1948–⁠1950Jim Aiken1–⁠2Howard Odell
1953–⁠1955Len Casanova1–⁠2John Cherberg
1957–⁠1966Len Casanova2–⁠7–⁠1Jim Owens
1967–⁠1971Jerry Frei3–⁠2Jim Owens
1977–⁠1992Rich Brooks3–⁠13Don James
1995–⁠1998Mike Bellotti3–⁠1Jim Lambright
1999–⁠2002Mike Bellotti1–⁠2Rick Neuheisel
2005–⁠2008Mike Bellotti4–⁠0Tyrone Willingham
2009–⁠2012Chip Kelly4–⁠0Steve Sarkisian
2014–⁠2016Mark Helfrich2–⁠1Chris Petersen
2022–⁠2023Dan Lanning0–⁠3Kalen DeBoer

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oregon’s side (McEwan 2–⁠2 against Bagshaw). 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 Washington, 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

Michael Penix Jr. Washington26 of 35, 408 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT2022 Passing
Michael Penix Jr. Washington27 of 39, 319 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT2023 Passing
Jonathan Stewart Oregon32 carries, 251 yards, 2 TD2007 Rushing
Royce Freeman Oregon29 carries, 169 yards, 4 TD2014 Rushing
Bishop Sankey Washington28 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD2013 Rushing
Bralon Addison Oregon8 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD2013 Receiving

Named most valuable

Michael Penix Jr. Washington2023

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 Pullman herald's story of the 1916 game: CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AONORS At STAKE WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE FACES OREGoN's HEAVY MA CHINE WHICH HELD DOBIE'S GANG TO 90 TIE

    1916 · Pullman herald, Pullman, W.T. [Wash.], Nov 10, 1916

  • The Daily capital journal's story of the 1918 game: OREGON oUTPLAYED WASHINGTON ELEVEN

    1918 · Daily capital journal, Salem, Oregon, Dec 2, 1918

  • The East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current's story of the 1920 game: OREGON EVENS SCORES AGA|NS TIME HONORED WASHINGTON BATTLERS Victory of Lemon Yellow Over Purple and Gold Saturday Was Decisive and Earned !; Aggie Contest Holds Lime light.

    1920 · East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, Nov 15, 1920

  • The East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current's story of the 1922 game: WASHINGTON AND L. OF O. (Continued from pags i.)

    1922 · East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, Dec 1, 1922

  • The Atlanta tri-weekly journal's story of the 1923 game: GEORGIA OUTPLAYS CENTRE BUT IS TIED IN CLOSING BAT TIE

    1923 · Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., Dec 4, 1923

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 twice: 2023, 2013.

2025CBS4.3 million viewers

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 28, 2026Washington at Oregon upcomingat Oregon
Nov 29, 20255Oregon 26, Washington 14at Washington
Nov 30, 20241Oregon 49, Washington 21at Oregon
Dec 1, 20233Washington 34, 5Oregon 31Allegiant StadiumPac-12 Championship
Oct 14, 20237Washington 36, 8Oregon 33at Washington
Nov 12, 202224Washington 37, 6Oregon 34at Oregon
Nov 6, 20217Oregon 26, Washington 16at Washington
Oct 19, 201912Oregon 35, 25Washington 31at Washington
Oct 13, 201817Oregon 30, 7Washington 27at Oregon
Nov 4, 201712Washington 38, Oregon 3at Washington
Oct 8, 20165Washington 70, Oregon 21at Oregon
Oct 17, 2015Oregon 26, Washington 20at Washington
Oct 18, 20149Oregon 45, Washington 20at Oregon
Oct 12, 20132Oregon 45, 16Washington 24at Washington
Oct 6, 20122Oregon 52, 23Washington 21at Oregon
Nov 5, 20116Oregon 34, Washington 17at Washington
Nov 6, 20101Oregon 53, Washington 16at Oregon
Oct 24, 200912Oregon 43, Washington 19at Washington
Aug 30, 200821Oregon 44, Washington 10at Oregon
Oct 20, 20077Oregon 55, Washington 34at Washington
Nov 4, 200624Oregon 34, Washington 14at Oregon
Oct 15, 200520Oregon 45, Washington 21at Oregon
Oct 30, 2004Oregon 31, Washington 6at Oregon
Nov 1, 2003Washington 42, Oregon 10at Washington
Nov 16, 2002Washington 42, 23Oregon 14at Oregon
Sep 30, 200020Oregon 23, 6Washington 16at Oregon
Oct 2, 1999Washington 34, 25Oregon 20at Washington
Nov 7, 199821Oregon 27, Washington 22at Oregon
Nov 8, 1997Oregon 31, 6Washington 28at Washington
Oct 26, 199623Washington 33, Oregon 14at Oregon
Nov 4, 199519Oregon 24, 15Washington 22at Washington
Oct 22, 1994Oregon 31, 9Washington 20at Oregon
Oct 23, 199322Washington 21, Oregon 6at Washington
Oct 17, 19921Washington 24, Oregon 3at Oregon
Oct 26, 19913Washington 29, Oregon 7at Washington
Oct 13, 199017Washington 38, 19Oregon 17at Washington
Oct 14, 1989Washington 20, Oregon 14at Washington
Oct 22, 1988Oregon 17, 17Washington 14at Oregon
Oct 3, 1987Oregon 29, 16Washington 22at Oregon
Oct 25, 19868Washington 38, Oregon 3at Washington
Oct 5, 1985Washington 19, Oregon 13at Oregon
Oct 20, 19841Washington 17, Oregon 10at Washington
Oct 22, 198314Washington 32, Oregon 3at Oregon
Sep 25, 19821Washington 37, Oregon 21at Washington
Sep 26, 198116Washington 17, Oregon 3at Oregon
Sep 27, 1980Oregon 34, 13Washington 10at Washington
Sep 22, 197912Washington 21, Oregon 17at Oregon
Oct 21, 1978Washington 20, Oregon 14at Washington
Oct 8, 1977Washington 54, Oregon 0at Oregon
Oct 23, 1976Washington 14, Oregon 7at Washington
Oct 4, 1975Washington 27, Oregon 17at Oregon
Oct 26, 1974Washington 66, Oregon 0at Washington
Oct 27, 1973Oregon 58, Washington 0at Oregon
Oct 7, 197211Washington 23, Oregon 17at Washington
Oct 16, 1971Oregon 23, 18Washington 21at Oregon
Oct 31, 1970Washington 25, 16Oregon 23at Washington
Oct 25, 1969Oregon 22, Washington 7at Oregon
Oct 12, 1968Oregon 3, Washington 0at Washington
Oct 14, 1967Washington 26, Oregon 0at Oregon
Oct 22, 1966Washington 10, Oregon 7at Washington
Oct 23, 1965Washington 24, Oregon 20at Oregon
Oct 24, 1964Oregon 7, Washington 0at Washington
Oct 26, 1963Washington 26, Oregon 19at Oregon
Oct 27, 19628Washington 21, Oregon 21at Washington
Oct 28, 1961Oregon 7, Washington 6at Oregon
Oct 29, 19609Washington 7, Oregon 6at Washington
Oct 24, 1959Washington 13, 11Oregon 12at Oregon
Nov 1, 1958Washington 6, Oregon 0at Washington
Nov 9, 1957Washington 13, 13Oregon 6at Oregon
Oct 13, 1956Washington 20, Oregon 7at Washington
Oct 1, 1955Washington 19, Oregon 7at Oregon
Oct 30, 1954Oregon 26, Washington 7at Washington
Oct 17, 1953Washington 14, Oregon 6at Oregon
Oct 18, 1952Washington 49, Oregon 0at Washington
Oct 13, 1951Washington 63, Oregon 6at Oregon
Nov 11, 195017Washington 27, Oregon 13at Washington
Nov 5, 1949Washington 28, Oregon 27at Oregon
Nov 6, 194816Oregon 13, Washington 7at Washington
Oct 18, 1947Oregon 6, Washington 0at Oregon
Nov 16, 1946Washington 16, Oregon 0at Washington
Nov 3, 194518Washington 7, Oregon 0at Oregon
Sep 29, 1945Washington 20, Oregon 6at Washington
Oct 10, 1942Washington 15, Oregon 7at Oregon
Nov 22, 1941Oregon 19, 20Washington 16at Washington
Oct 12, 1940Washington 10, Oregon 0at Oregon
Nov 25, 1939Washington 20, Oregon 13at Washington
Nov 19, 1938Oregon 3, Washington 0at Oregon
Nov 20, 1937Washington 14, Oregon 0at Washington
Oct 31, 19364Washington 7, Oregon 0at Oregon
Nov 23, 1935Oregon 7, Washington 6at Washington
Oct 13, 1934Washington 16, Oregon 6at Oregon
Oct 14, 1933Oregon 6, Washington 0at Washington
Oct 8, 1932Washington 0, Oregon 0at Washington
Oct 10, 1931Oregon 13, Washington 0at Washington
Oct 18, 1930Oregon 7, Washington 0at Oregon
Oct 26, 1929Oregon 14, Washington 0at Washington
Oct 20, 1928Oregon 27, Washington 0at Oregon
Nov 24, 1927Washington 7, Oregon 0at Washington
Oct 9, 1926Washington 23, Oregon 9at Oregon
Nov 28, 1925Washington 15, Oregon 14at Washington
Nov 1, 1924Oregon 7, Washington 3at Oregon
Dec 1, 1923Washington 26, Oregon 7at Washington
Nov 30, 1922Washington 3, Oregon 3at Washington
Nov 13, 1920Oregon 17, Washington 0at Oregon
Nov 1, 1919Oregon 24, Washington 13at Washington
Dec 1, 1918Oregon 7, Washington 0at Oregon
Nov 4, 1916Oregon 0, Washington 0at Oregon

Every game is listed as played on the field.