The Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually in the state of Oregon. The game was first played in 1894 and has been contested 122 times through 2018; Oregon leads the series 65–48–10. The rivalry was officially known as the Civil War until 2020, when both schools announced they would no longer refer to the game by that name because of its connection to a war fought to perpetuate slavery.
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The Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually in the state of Oregon. The game was first played in 1894 and has been contested 122 times through 2018; Oregon leads the series 65–48–10. Both universities are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the campuses are less than fifty miles apart in the Willamette Valley. The rivalry was officially known as the Civil War until 2020, when both schools announced on June 20 they would no longer refer to the game by that name because of its connection to a war fought to perpetuate slavery. The Platypus Trophy was awarded to the winner from 1959 to 1961; it was lost for over forty years and finally found in 2005. Both share the longest winning streak in the series at eight games, but the Ducks had an undefeated run of thirteen games, with twelve wins and a scoreless tie in 1983. In 2008, the Ducks returned the favor in Corvallis by beating OSU 65–38. The streak of visiting teams winning was snapped at two games in 2009 when the Ducks won 37–33 in Eugene. In 1933, both teams came into the game undefeated: the Beavers were 5–0–2 and the Ducks were 7–0. The Ducks won a share of the PCC championship, but Stanford got the bid to the Rose Bowl.
The Beavers salvaged their season with two touchdowns and a field goal to beat the Ducks, 15–7. In 1969, Oregon State and Oregon were tied at 15-7 at the end of the first quarter, with the Ducks scoring two touchdowns in the second quarter to win the game 15-13. The teams have played 122 times, with Oregon winning the game 65-48-10. The series has now been played continuously since 1945. Seven games were played at Multnomah FieldStadium in Portland: in 1908, 1917, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1950, and 1952. In an effort to mitigate rioting, the 1912 and 1913 games were Played at a neutral site in Albany following riots after the 1910 game that led to the 1911 game’s cancellation. The 1912 game was played at the stadium in Albany, and the winner was the Oregon Ducks, who won the game 38–31 in double overtime. In the 2013 game, the winning team was Oregon State, who beat Oregon State 65-38 in double-overtime. The 2007 game was the first game played in even-numbered years at the home field of Oregon State in CorVallis and in odd- numbered years at Oregon’s Autzen Stadium. The winning school’s alumni association is awarded the PlatypUS Trophy, which has been lost for more than 40 years. The trophy was lost in 2005 and found in 2007.
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