Oregon — Big Ten
HC
Dan Lanning · Autzen Stadium · Eugene, OR · 54,000 cap
PPA off / def
0.30 / 0.04
2025
Class rank
#3
class of 2026
Returning PPA
75%
returning production
| 2024 |
OSU L 31–32 | away |
| 2024 |
OSU W 41–21 | away |
| 2021 |
OSU L 28–35 | Columbus |
| 2014 |
OSU W 42–20 | Columbus |
| 2009 |
OSU W 26–17 | away |
| 1987 |
OSU W 24–14 | Columbus |
| 1983 |
OSU W 31–6 | Columbus |
| 1968 |
OSU W 21–6 | Columbus |
| 1967 |
OSU W 30–0 | away |
| 1962 |
OSU W 26–7 | Columbus |
| + 2 earlier meetings in archive |
2026 schedule
2025 results (13–2)
Statistical comps — 2025 Oregon's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (13 in / 31 out)
Origins
For a century a regional program, then a Nike co-founder turned his alma mater into a laboratory for uniforms, facilities and tempo. Three title-game appearances since 2010 without a trophy yet.
Founded 1876 · Funded by Eugene townspeople who raised the money themselves · first football 1894 · defined by Phil Knight
All-time record
All-time
653–472–34
1916–2025
Win %
57.8%
108 seasons played
Winning seasons
63
58% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | Pac-12 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1 | Pac-12 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1 | Pac-10 |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1916 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 359 | 60% |
50% | 9 of 136 | 7.0 | 15% |
| 2nd down | 262 | 49% |
45% | 36 of 136 | 6.5 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 55 | 71% |
73% | — | 6.9 | 11% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 38 | 21% |
42% | — | 6.8 | 16% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 58 | 19% |
26% | — | 8.7 | 19% |
| 4th down | 29 | 48% |
55% | — | 5.0 | 14% |
169 drives · 47% ended in points · 7.0 plays and 46.6 yards per drive · 1.72 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 14 | Washington |
(08:05) Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #4 M.Benson caught at WASH47, for… |
64 | 6.76 |
| 8 | Rutgers |
Noah Whittington run for 68 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK) |
68 | 6.47 |
| CFP | James Madison |
(11:39) #23 D.Hill Jr rush left for 56 yards gain to the JMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:33, 1ST… |
56 | 5.62 |
| 3 | Northwestern |
Dierre Hill Jr. run for 66 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK) |
66 | 5.34 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State |
Dante Moore pass complete to Dakorien Moore for 65 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion fail… |
65 | 5.24 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State |
Noah Whittington run for 59 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK) |
59 | 4.84 |
| 7 | Indiana |
Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 44 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK) |
44 | 4.48 |
| 1 | Montana State |
Dante Moore pass complete to Jay Harris for 50 yds to the MTST 14 for a 1ST down |
50 | 4.46 |