Civil War: A brief history of the Oregon vs. Oregon State rivalry

The Oregon Duck and Benny the Beaver have a pillowfight on the turf as the No. 9 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.Ncaa Football Uo Vs Osu Rivalry Game University Of Oregon At Oregon State /

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Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes the field as the No. 9 Oregon Ducks host Washington State Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. /

Historical stats

A rivalry article is never complete with stats, but these ones might surprise you.

There was actually a time when Oregon State led the rivalry (and they actually still hold a lead in multiple sports like baseball), until the Ducks became a much more successful program than what they usually were in the early to mid-20th century, as of now, the Ducks lead the series with 67 wins in favor of them, 49 wins in favor of the Beavers and 10 ties.

There’s also a pretty interesting stat that ran from 1997 through 2006, with that one being the home team winning the matchup every time between that period, with the visiting team’s last win being in 1996, however, the streak of home teams winning was snapped in 2007 when Oregon State won in overtime at Autzen Stadium.

A similar streak is going on right now, with the last road team win being Oregon’s 55-15 win in Corvallis back in 2018, during Jonathan Smith’s first season as the Beavers’ head coach.

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