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2016: Oregon State RB Ryan Nall rushed for 155 yards and 4 touchdowns, as Oregon State beat Oregon 34–24, after the Beavers outscored the Ducks 13–0 in the 4th quarter to take the lead, and snap the Ducks' 8-game win streak in the rivalry from 2008 to 2015, which was tied for the longest ever in the rivalry. After the game, the Corvallis ...
The Oregon–Oregon State rivalry (formerly known as the Civil War [1]) is a college rivalry between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. The rivalry is one of the oldest in the nation, dating back to 1894 when the two universities' football teams first met.
On June 26, 2020, the University of Oregon and Oregon State University mutually agreed to no longer refer to the rivalry as the Civil War, following "mutual discussions as well as conversations ...
The primary rivals of the Beavers are the Oregon Ducks of the University of Oregon, located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Oregon State campus in Eugene, Oregon. The football rivalry between the Beavers and Ducks, once known as the Civil War , was one of the longest-running in the country, having been contested 127 times through the 2023 season.
Oregon and Oregon State's combined 18–2 record was the best combined record since 1933, when the Beavers and Ducks were 12–0–2 entering that year's Civil War game. On Oregon's opening drive, Joey Harrington was intercepted by Jake Cookus, who returned the ball 13 yards to Oregon's 18.
The Beavers largest margin of victory was 66–13 in 2008, while the Cougars largest margin of victory was 55–7 in 1991. Oregon State's longest win streak against the Cougars is 6 straight from 1966 to 1971, while Washington State's longest against the Beavers is 10 straight from 1983 to 1993.
Unless something changes, the series against the Beavers (8-3, 5-3) won't be played in 2024 for the first time since World War II paused the then-called Civil War in 1943 and 1944.
The Platypus Trophy is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry game between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. The trophy depicts a platypus, an animal which has features of both a duck (Oregon's mascot) and a beaver (Oregon State's mascot). For three years, from 1959 to 1961, the ...