What Oregon Coach Dan Lanning Said Before Rivalry vs. Oregon State Beavers

The Ducks and the Beavers are having very different starts to their seasons, but nothing halts the intensity of a rivalry game. Oregon enters the Sept. 20 matchup at Autzen Stadium with an undefeated 3-0 record, while Oregon State comes in 0-3.

With conference realignment shaking up the trajectories of both programs, the Ducks and Beavers are no longer conference foes. All signs point to the two sides wanting to continue the series as a non-conference matchup.

They currently aren’t scheduled to play past 2025. The last time the two schools faced an interruption in the series was during World War II, without games from 1942-44.

Oregon leads the all-time series with 68 wins, 51 losses and 10 ties. The Ducks are on a two-year win streak, with the last loss happening in Corvallis in 2022.

If Oregon State somehow manages to shock Oregon in 2025, it would be one of the largest upsets in rivalry history given the Beavers’ struggles to open the season and the Ducks’ dominance. The largest margin of victory came in 2017 when Oregon crushed Oregon State 69-10.

Could an even larger win be in store in week 4?

Oregon’s Week 3 Adversity

The Ducks faced some challenges late in their last outing against the Northwestern Wildcats that they’ll look to clean up before the upcoming game.

Despite clinching the 34-14 victory, Oregon allowed two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Ducks were headed toward a shutout up until the last couple of drives.

“I thought we lacked a little killer instinct there at the end,” Lanning said. “Our standard can't change.”

Quarterback Dante Moore also threw his first interception of the season in the game, but neither Moore nor Lanning seemed too concerned by the play.

“Coach Lanning loves to see how I face adversity,” Moore said. “And I loved the adversity today. Overall, we got the win and that's the biggest thing.”

Even though the Ducks did drop a couple of spots in the AP Poll, they remain undefeated. Mistakes have been minimal for Lanning’s program through the first three weeks, and they’ve played their best football at home.

The last time Oregon prevented an opposing team from scoring was a 35-0 win over the Purdue Boilermakers last season. Since it didn’t happen at Northwestern, the team will look to learn from its past mistakes in hopes of a clean game versus the Beavers.

The Ducks held Oklahoma State to just three points in week 2, while Montana State only scored 13 on them in week 1.