The Civil War is the everyday name for an American college football competition played annually in Oregon, between the University of Oregon Ducklings in Eugene and the Beavers of Oregon State University in Corvallis.
First played 124 years ago in 1894, it was the most played fifth college football game played in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Both universities are members of the Northern Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the campuses are less than fifty miles (80 km) apart in the Willamette Valley. Oregon and the State of Oregon also have the highest number of games played, (121), between two state universities, in the same state, which has a game called "University _ vs. _ State University".
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Series history
This game was first played in 1894 and has been contested 121 times until 2017; Oregon leads the series 64-47-10 (.570). This game was not held in 1900, 1901, 1911, 1943, and 1944 and two games were played in 1896 and 1945. The first reference was the name "Civil War" in 1929 and became publicly used in 1937. Prior to that , it's called "Oregon Classic" or "Game Country Championship."
The game is usually played on even-year in the home field of the State of Oregon at Corvallis (Reser Stadium, formerly Parker Stadium, beginning in 1954) and in the odd years in the field of Oregon homes in Eugene (since 1967, Autzen Stadium). Seven games were played at Multnomah Square/Stadium (now Providence Park) in Portland: in 1908, 1917, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1950, and 1952. In an attempt to reduce the unrest, games 1912 and 1913 were played on neutral sites in Albany after riots after the 1910 game which led to the cancellation of the 1911 game.
From 1997 to 2006, the home team won the game. The streak took place in 2007, when Oregon State beat Oregon at Autzen Stadium 38-31 in two hours overtime. In 2008, Duck replied favorably in Corvallis by beating OSU 65-38. The winning team's visit wins jolted in two matches in 2009 when Duck won 37-33 at Eugene.
From 1959 to 1961, the Platypus Trophy was awarded to the winner; it was lost for over forty years and was finally found in 2005. Starting with the game of 2007, it was awarded to the winning school alumni association.
The pair shared their longest winning streak in the series in eight games, but Duck had thirteen unbeaten games (1975-1987), with twelve wins and a goalless draw in 1983.
Other athletic contests (especially male and female basketball) between schools are also referred to as Civil War games.
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Impressive game
1933 : In a match played before 32,183 spectators at the Multnomah Stadium in Portland, the two teams came into the match unbeaten: Beaver 5-0-2 and the Ducks 7-0. The Beavers scored first, but the rest is all Oregon, with fullback (and future of Chicago Cardinal) "Iron Mike" Mikulak rushed 89 yards on the way to a 13-3 win. Duck won part of the PCC championship, but Stanford got an offer to the Rose Bowl.
1957 : The duck has a 6-1 conference record and the Beaver 5-2. The Beaver victory at Hayward Field will give them a share of the conference title, but since the Beaver has been to the Rose Bowl in previous seasons, the no-repeat Pacific Beach Conference rules mean that no matter what, the duck goes to Pasadena on New Year's Day , their first Rose Bowl appearance since January 1920. Both teams scored on their first possession, but it ended the scoring until the end of the third quarter, when Beaver kicker Ted Searle put the State of Oregon over, 10-7. The end played by Ducks' Jim Shanley ensured victory - but not Rose Bowl - for Oregon State.
1959 : Ducks come into the game with just one loss. The victory of Oregon, coupled with the loss of Washington, could have earned an invitation to the Ducks a Rose Bowl. Meanwhile, Oregon State is 2-6, the first record loss in 5 years. The Beavers began with trembling, fumbling on their first two treasures and falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter. The rest are the Beavers as they save their season with two goals and one field goal to disrupt the Duck, 15-7.
1969 : With a score tied at 7 and less than a minute left, Oregon State host Mike Nehl tried the 29-yard field to place the Beaver in front. Nehl had one field goal blocked and missed one field goal that day, and this one was blocked by Jim Franklin of Oregon, hit an official, rose from the feet of Oregon midfielder Don Graham and found by Oregon State Bill Plumeau on the line Duck 4 yards. Nehl once again came to try his fourth field goal, and this time, connected to a 21-yard kick to give Beavers a 10-7 victory - the sixth on the way to what would be the eight victories of Civil OSU directly. This is the first Civil War game to be played on synthetic grass.
1983 : ( Main article: 1983 Oregon State vs. Oregon football game ) Played in a rainstorm and pitted two regular squads with each other, the match ended in a goalless tie and is commonly known as "Toilet Bowl" because of the low quality of the game that is exhibited in the game. There are eleven freaks, five interceptions, and four missing field goals. This is the last Division I soccer match that ended with a goalless tie. This is the tenth and final series in the series, six of which do not produce a goal.
1987 : Oregon won the most leaning victory in the series, a 44-0 defeat led by quarterback Bill Musgrave.
1988 : The Beavers' last victory was fourteen years earlier, and Oregon's head coach Rich Brooks has never lost the Civil War in 21 trials (18-0-3) as a coach or Ducks coach or Beavers player. Both scratches ended on this day, as Beavers scored two of the fourth in the quarter for a 21-10 spins victory.
1994 : Oregon needs a win at a hostile Parker Stadium to secure a bid to the Rose Bowl, but lags behind 13-10 in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Danny O'Neil took the Duck on a 70-yard drive that culminated in a 19-yard pass to Dino Philyaw for the 17-13 spins and their first Rose Bowl in 37 years.
1998 : The state of Oregon applies in double overtime (Civil War for the first time), 44-41. Beaver fans rushed the field after the first overtime after Duck failed to score on the fourth down, but a graduation penalty pass gave the duck another chance. It took 15 minutes for the officer to clear the field, after which Duck scored to send the match into the second overtime. The duck scored on the pitch, but the Beaver ran back, Ken Simonton, scored to give the Beavers a victory for their side, their fifth win of the season, and their best record since 1971.
2000 : Oregon enters the # 5 game in the state with the State of Oregon at # 8, the first time the two teams are ranked top 10 simultaneously. With victory, Oregon will go to the Rose Bowl; The beaver needs a win to force a match between the two teams, and saves the life expectancy to go to the Rose Bowl. Oregon State won the game 23-13, but was denied a Rose Bowl bid when Washington defeated Washington State on the same day. The state of Oregon extended a massive invitation to BCS 'Fiesta Bowl.
2001 : Oregon came into the game needing only a victory over their arch-rivals for the Pacific-10 championship The team's first direct conference since 1994 and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl; The beaver needs a win to secure the winning season. After OSU initially led 6-3 in the first half, Oregon rallied behind Keenan Howry's back kick for a touchdown to give the Duck the advantage they would not release, in the midst of a thunderstorm. Final score: Duck 17, Beaver 14.
2007 : The Oregon state won 38-31 at double overtime at Autzen, the first road team to win the game in 10 trials. The game featured a blocked Oregon State field goal with 1:01 left, followed by a failed Oregon field goal as the rules ended.
2008 The state of Oregon needs a win to get an offer to Rose Bowl 2009, their first Rose Bowl in 44 years. Instead, Oregon escaped with a 65-38 boom, setting the Civil War record for the most points scored by one team and the most points total score.
2009 : Called "War for the Roses", as this is the first time the Civil War guarantees the winner of the Rose Bowl venue. In a game back and forth, Oregon wins, 37-33. The Ducks represents Pac-10 in the 2010 Rose Bowl, their first appearance since 1995.
2010 : Oregon, entering the second game in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings, is required to win the game to secure a place in the BCS championship match. The state of Oregon, at 5-6, requires a victory to qualify. With ESPN's College GameDay staged at Corvallis for the first time, Duck won 37-20 to secure the spot against Auburn in a national title game.
2017 : Both the Duck and the Beaver enter this game with a season below par. Ducks stood at 6-5, while the Beaver drove a nine successive defeat at 1-10. This game is one for history books, when Oregon scored a record 69 points, with a total of 59 points margin wins, another record for storied competition. it was Oregon's ninth victory in the last ten Civil War clashes, having fallen the previous year.
1910 : After Oregon's 12-0 victory at Corvallis, fans of both teams started a verbal argument that increased to rowdy behavior when Duck fans returned to the train station to leave. The UO public relations department spread the story of Oregon Farm College hooliganism to the statewide press, offending students from the OAC and causing competition to be suspended for 1911.
1937 : After beating Oregon 14-0 at Corvallis, supporters of the State of Oregon held a big meeting the following night that lasted for six hours. About 2,000 Oregon State students decided to do the caravan the next day to Eugene and hold another celebration. The state police initially stopped the group, then agreed to lead them through the city if they agreed to behave. However, after the Oregon students came out of the classroom, the situation escalated with Beavers duck smelting with tomatoes and water balloons, some Oregon State students were thrown into millrace, and other OSU students were taken to Skinner Butte, stripped naked and forced to repaint "O" Letters yellow hill and slide down painted surface.
1954 : 50-60 UO students infiltrate Corvallis and light a traditional OSU fireplace early on. While it has been done before, this time OSU students were able to capture 25 UO students and detain them "prisoners". The students who were arrested had shaved heads, painted orange and black and some were forced to do grunt work for the OSU fraternity. One Duck who was arrested was led to the OSU campus with a sign that read "I'm a dumb duck." Meanwhile, a group of UO kidnapped an OSU student and paraded it around the UO campus.
1960 : An UO student kidnaps OSU's homecoming queen from his front of house in Corvallis. He was returned unscathed thirty minutes later, but before that OSU OSU chairman received a ransom that asked him to ride a child scooter to the center of Eugene and make a public appeal for his return.
1972 : After the 30-3 UO victory at Corvallis which ended an eight-game winning streak in the series by Beavers, Duck enthusiasts stormed the OSU pitch to take down the post; After lowering the southern goal, beaver enthusiasts try to keep the north goalkeeper, resulting in big fights.
2010 : After the 37-20 victory that sent Duck to the BCS championship, a group of duck enthusiasts lit a T-shirt fire saying "I hate your Duck" above the Beavers logo on the field. The resulting fire caused significant damage to the synthetic turf. Police used the photo of the incident from the Portland Tribune to arrest an Oregon University student and accuse him of unrest and some minor offenses.
2017 : After an impressive win at Corvallis the previous season, Oregon State is seen to be stopping 9 consecutive defeats in Eugene to close the 2017 season. However, tonight will be all about Duck, specifically a special one. Royce Freeman will score two rushed TDs in the first half of the game to break Pacok 12's speed-dialed record of OS Simoku, which stood at 59 for 16 years. It will mark Royce's 60th to land the Ducks. He also piled up 122 rushing yards that took him to position 7 all the time in NCAA history.
Game results
Serial record source: College Football Data Warehouse
Train a note
Since 1945
Oregon
Oregon State
- The last tie in 1983, overtime started in 1996 in Division I-A (two: 1998, 2007, both won by OSU in 2OT)
- Two matches played in 1896 and 1945.
See also
- The most frequently played competition in NCAA Division I FBS
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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