Oregon–Washington football rivalry

Oregon–Washington football rivalry

First contested	December 1, 1900 Oregon, 43–0
Number of meetings	111
Most recent meeting	October 13, 2018 #17 Oregon, 30–27OT
Next meeting	October 19, 2019
All-time series	Washington leads, .563
Largest victory	Washington, 66–0 (1974)
Longest win streak	Oregon, 12 (2004–15)
Current streak	Oregon, 1 (2018–present)

Oregon

Washington

Locations in Oregon and Washington

The Oregon–Washington football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The respective campuses in Eugene and Seattle are 285 miles (460 km) apart, via Interstate 5.

The game in the Pacific Northwest, one of the most played rivalries in NCAA Division I FBS history, has been played regularly since 1900.

Series history

Although the schools began playing each other in 1900, the rivalry became heated from Oregon's perspective in 1948, when Oregon and California both went undefeated in the Pacific Coast Conference. California was undefeated overall, and Oregon's only loss was at undefeated Michigan, that year's national champions, and the Ducks had seven victories in the PCC to Cal's six. The winner of the PCC, as is today with the Pac-12, played in the Rose Bowl. Oregon, led by quarterback Norm Van Brocklin and halfback John McKay, opted for a playoff game, but California declined. The tiebreaker format the PCC elected to use was that the championship team be elected by the schools. The PCC had ten member schools in 1948, six in the Northwest (with Idaho & Montana) and four in California, so it was assumed that Oregon would be the team playing in the Rose Bowl, as even a 5–5 tie vote would be in their favor. Instead California was voted champion of the PCC, because Washington had persuaded Montana to vote for California, something that has not been forgotten by Oregon fans. (The PCC allowed a second bowl team that season and Oregon went to the Cotton Bowl, but lost 21–13 to hometown SMU in Dallas. California lost to twice-beaten Northwestern by six in the Rose.)

Within the last sixty years, the rivalry has grown between the two fanbases. In 1962, Larry Hill of Oregon was tackled by Washington fans who had rushed onto the field at Husky Stadium while he was trying to catch the tie-breaking touchdown on the game's final play. In 1995, Washington head coach Jim Lambright unsuccessfully lobbied for the Huskies to be selected to play in the Cotton Bowl instead of the Ducks. Seattle Post Intelligencer columnist Bud Withers wrote that Lambright's actions "invited at least another half-century worth of bile from Oregon fans."

After winning four of six over Lambright in the 1990s, the rivalry was given another boost in Oregon eyes when Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel moved to Washington in 1999. At the 1996 Cotton Bowl between #12 Oregon and #7 Colorado, Neuheisel called for a fake punt while the Buffaloes led 32–6 with less than five minutes left. Oregon coach Mike Bellotti was also accused of turning Neuheisel in for recruiting during the dead period. The Ducks were 1–2 against the Huskies under Neuheisel, and the rivalry grew even more when Neuheisel celebrated by taking photos and jumping up and down on the "O" in the middle of the field after a win at Autzen Stadium in 2002. Two years earlier, the Ducks' victory in 2000 in Eugene spoiled an otherwise undefeated season for the Huskies, who won the Rose Bowl and finished third in the nation. Due to Pac-10 scheduling, the teams did not meet in 2001, the first break in the rivalry since the hiatus in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II.

Through 2018, Washington leads .563. The Huskies went 18–4 from 1972 to 1993 (mostly under Don James, 15–3), but Oregon then went 17–4 from 1994 through 2015. The Ducks won twelve straight from 2004 to 2015, the longest run by either team in the series; the closest margin was six points (26–20) in 2015. It ended in 2016 when the fifth-ranked Huskies won 70–21 in Eugene, a game that set series scoring records for one team (70 points) and both teams (91). Washington followed it up with a 38–3 home win in 2017. Oregon ended the 2-game Washington winning streak in 2018 with a 30–27 overtime win over Washington in Eugene.

Game results

Oregon victories

Washington victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1900	Eugene, OR	Oregon	43–0
2	1903	Seattle, WA	Washington	6–5
3	1904	Eugene, OR	Oregon	18–0
4	1905	Eugene, OR	Tie	12–12
5	1906	Eugene, OR	Oregon	16–6
6	1907	Seattle, WA	Oregon	6–0
7	1908	Eugene, OR	Washington	15–0
8	1909	Seattle, WA	Washington	20–6
9	1911	Portland, OR	Washington	29–3
10	1912	Seattle, WA	Washington	30–14
11	1913	Portland, OR	Washington	10–7
12	1914	Seattle, WA	Washington	10–0
13	1916	Eugene, OR	Tie	0–0
14	1918	Eugene, OR	Oregon	7–0
15	1919	Seattle, WA	Oregon	24–13
16	1920	Eugene, OR	Oregon	17–0
17	1922	Seattle, WA	Tie	3–3
18	1923	Seattle, WA	Washington	26–7
19	1924	Eugene, OR	Oregon	7–3
20	1925	Seattle, WA	Washington	15–14
21	1926	Portland, OR	Washington	23–9
22	1927	Seattle, WA	Washington	7–0
23	1928	Portland, OR	Oregon	27–0
24	1929	Seattle, WA	Oregon	14–0
25	1930	Portland, OR	Oregon	7–0
26	1931	Seattle, WA	Oregon	13–0
27	1932	Portland, OR	Tie	0–0
28	1933	Seattle, WA	Oregon	6–0
29	1934	Portland, OR	Washington	16–6
30	1935	Seattle, WA	Oregon	7–6
31	1936	Portland, OR	#4 Washington	7–0
32	1937	Seattle, WA	Washington	14–0
33	1938	Portland, OR	Oregon	3–0
34	1939	Seattle, WA	Washington	20–13
35	1940	Portland, OR	Washington	10–0
36	1941	Seattle, WA	Oregon	19–16
37	1942	Portland, OR	Washington	15–7
38	1945	Seattle, WA	Washington	20–6
39	1945	Portland, OR	#18 Washington	7–0
40	1946	Seattle, WA	Washington	16–0
41	1947	Portland, OR	Oregon	6–0
42	1948	Seattle, WA	#16 Oregon	13–7
43	1949	Portland, OR	Washington	28–7
44	1950	Seattle, WA	#17 Washington	27–13
45	1951	Portland, OR	Washington	63–6
46	1952	Seattle, WA	Washington	49–0
47	1953	Portland, OR	Washington	14–6
48	1954	Seattle, WA	Oregon	26–7
49	1955	Portland, OR	#19 Washington	19–7
50	1956	Seattle, WA	Washington	20–7
51	1957	Portland, OR	Washington	13–6
52	1958	Seattle, WA	Washington	6–0
53	1959	Portland, OR	Washington	13–12
54	1960	Seattle, WA	#9 Washington	7–6
55	1961	Portland, OR	Oregon	7–6
56	1962	Seattle, WA	Tie	21–21

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
57	1963	Portland, OR	Washington	26–19
58	1964	Seattle, WA	Oregon	7–0
59	1965	Portland, OR	Washington	24–0
60	1966	Seattle, WA	Washington	10–7
61	1967	Eugene, OR	Washington	26–0
62	1968	Seattle, WA	Oregon	3–0
63	1969	Eugene, OR	Oregon	22–7
64	1970	Seattle, WA	Washington	25–23
65	1971	Eugene, OR	Oregon	23–21
66	1972	Seattle, WA	#11 Washington	23–17
67	1973	Eugene, OR	Oregon	58–0
68	1974	Seattle, WA	Washington	66–0
69	1975	Eugene, OR	Washington	27–17
70	1976	Seattle, WA	Washington	14–7
71	1977	Eugene, OR	Washington	54–0
72	1978	Seattle, WA	Washington	20–14
73	1979	Eugene, OR	#12 Washington	21–17
74	1980	Seattle, WA	Oregon	34–10
75	1981	Eugene, OR	#16 Washington	17–3
76	1982	Seattle, WA	#1 Washington	37–21
77	1983	Eugene, OR	#14 Washington	32–3
78	1984	Seattle, WA	#1 Washington	17–3
79	1985	Eugene, OR	Washington	19–13
80	1986	Seattle, WA	#8 Washington	38–3
81	1987	Eugene, OR	Oregon	29–22
82	1988	Eugene, OR	Oregon	17–14
83	1989	Seattle, WA	Washington	20–14
84	1990	Seattle, WA	#17 Washington	38–17
85	1991	Seattle, WA	#3 Washington	29–7
86	1992	Eugene, OR	#1 Washington	24–3
87	1993	Seattle, WA	#22 Washington	21–6
88	1994	Eugene, OR	Oregon	31–20
89	1995	Seattle, WA	#19 Oregon	24–22
90	1996	Eugene, OR	#23 Washington	33–14
91	1997	Seattle, WA	Oregon	31–28
92	1998	Eugene, OR	#21 Oregon	27–22
93	1999	Seattle, WA	Washington	34–20
94	2000	Eugene, OR	#20 Oregon	23–16
95	2002	Eugene, OR	Washington	42–14
96	2003	Seattle, WA	Washington	42–10
97	2004	Eugene, OR	Oregon	31–6
98	2005	Eugene, OR	#20 Oregon	45–21
99	2006	Eugene, OR	#24 Oregon	34–14
100	2007	Seattle, WA	#7 Oregon	55–34
101	2008	Eugene, OR	#21 Oregon	44–10
102	2009	Seattle, WA	#12 Oregon	43–19
103	2010	Eugene, OR	#1 Oregon	53–16
104	2011	Seattle, WA	#6 Oregon	34–17
105	2012	Eugene, OR	#2 Oregon	52–21
106	2013	Seattle, WA	#2 Oregon	45–24
107	2014	Eugene, OR	#9 Oregon	45–20
108	2015	Seattle, WA	Oregon	26–20
109	2016	Eugene, OR	#5 Washington	70–21
110	2017	Seattle, WA	#12 Washington	38–3
111	2018	Eugene, OR	#17 Oregon	30–27OT
Series: Washington leads 60–46–5

Source:

• Oregon's home games against Washington were played in Portland from 1911–13 and 1926–65.

Coaching records

Since 1945

Oregon

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Tex Oliver	Oregon	3	1945–1946	0	3	0	.000
Jim Aiken	Oregon	4	1947–1950	2	2	0	.500
Len Casanova	Oregon	16	1951–1966	3	12	1	.219
Jerry Frei	Oregon	5	1967–1971	3	2	0	.600
Dick Enright	Oregon	2	1972–1973	1	1	0	.500
Don Read	Oregon	3	1974–1976	1	2	0	.333
Rich Brooks	Oregon	18	1977–1994	4	14	0	.222
Mike Bellotti	Oregon	13	1995–2008	9	4	0	.692
Chip Kelly	Oregon	4	2009–2012	4	0		1.000
Mark Helfrich	Oregon	4	2013–2016	3	1		.750
Willie Taggart	Oregon	1	2017	0	1		.000
Mario Cristobal	Oregon	1	2018	1	0		1.000

Source:

Washington

Head Coach	Team	Games	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Ralph Welch	Washington	4	1945–1947	3	1	0	.750
Howard Odell	Washington	5	1948–1952	4	1	0	.800
John Cherberg	Washington	3	1953–1955	2	1	0	.667
Darrell Royal	Washington	1	1956	1	0	0	1.000
Jim Owens	Washington	18	1957–1974	11	6	1	.639
Don James	Washington	18	1975–1992	15	3	0	.833
Jim Lambright	Washington	6	1993–1998	2	4	0	.333
Rick Neuheisel	Washington	3	1999–2002	2	1		.667
Keith Gilbertson	Washington	2	2003–2004	1	1		.500
Tyrone Willingham	Washington	4	2005–2008	0	4		.000
Steve Sarkisian	Washington	5	2009–2013	0	5		.000
Chris Petersen	Washington	5	2014–2018	2	3		.400

Source:

• Last tie was in 1962, overtime began in 1996 in Division I-A (one, 2018)
• Two games were played in 1945, none scheduled in 2001

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games
• Most-played rivalries in NCAA Division I FBS

External links

• College Football Data Warehouse – Oregon opponents: vs. Washington