Memories
from Civil
Wars past
By Scott Simonson
Oregon Oa^y f mersfcf
It’s there in all the great rival
ries: USC-Notre Dame. Army
Navy, Burt-Loni, the
Sandinistas -the Contras
Tradition.
The Oregon-Oregon State
rivalry may not be the stuff of
which legends are made, but it
does have history and at least a
little tradition. It's history the
way the Pacific Northwest
makes a history: in an under
stated, idiosyncratic way that
those from other parts of the
world may dismiss, but that
makes plenty sense to those
who live around it.
The Civil War isn't the biggest
or best rivalry in college foot
ball, but its Oregon's own. The
rivalry has its share of memo
rable games. It may be equally
famous for its forgettable ones.
Saturday's game is the 97th
meeting between Oregon and
Oregon State. Oregon owns a
47-39-10 record in the series.
The Ducks are 19-23-4 in games
played against Oregon State in
Eugene and 7-4-1 against the
Beavers in Autzen Stadium. For
those betting types, Oregon is
undefeated against Oregon State
in games played in Albany. (Its
record is 1-0-1)
Entire books could be written
oti tlu? First 96 meetings between
the two teams (whether anyone
would want to read them is
another matter). The following
is a primer, highlights of a brief
history of the times Oregon
played Oregon State.
• 1894. The first meeting
between the two teams. Oregon
State, then Oregon Agricultural
College, wins 16-0. The follow
ing season, the Ducks win 44-0.
• 1922. Oregon wins 10-0. It
is the fourth straight year that
Oregon holds the Beavers score
less.
This is impressive until you
consider that at this time, two
touchdowns in a game was con
sidered an offensive explosion.
1922 was also the first time in
three years that Oregon man
aged to score. The previous two
meetings had been 0-0 ties.
OSU Coach
Tommy Pro
thro (loft)
consoles
Oregon
coech ten
Casanova
(right) alter
the Beavers'
7-8 win over
the Ducks In
the 1984 Civil
War. Of
scored Its
only touch
down with 54
seconds left
In the game,
enabling
them to go to
the Pose
Bowl Instead
ol Oregon
AiH.MI Wl HtUi
• 1958. This was Oregon's last
Rose Bowl season. Under l.en
Casanova. Oregon beats Tommy
Prothro's Oregon State team 20
0 before losing 10-7 to Ohio State
in Pasadena The Ducks come
into the game leading the nation
in scoring defense, hut the
Beavers are a six-point favorite
The Register-Guard calls Ore
gon's upset victory "reminiscent
of a 20-0 victory registered by
Lett Isberg's 1940 Oregon Mud
ders.' " Ah yes, the famed Mud
dors of 1940.
The Ducks are led by fullback
Dave Powell, a "booming full
back" who "blasted out 80 yards
on 21 carries." according news
pa j>er reports. Powell was a mas
ter of the dive play, often leaping
over his linemen and "making
almost as much yardage straight
up than ahead."
The game takes place before a
record crown of 27,574 in Park
er Stadium.
• 1960. Casanova and Prothro
battle to a 14-14 tie The Ducks
fall behind early, then miss two
point conversion in the fourth
quarter that would have given
them the lead.
Oregon State s record-setting
and eventually Heisinan Trophy
winning quarterback Terry " The
Pirate" Baker is hold to 13 vards
total offense. Oregon Slate has a
i bailee to win the game with a
field giwl. hut injured ku ker Tim
Ankerson misses a field goal from
the 13-yard-line with 15 seconds
remaining.
• 11172 Oregon ends an eight
year losing streak against the
Beavers with a 30-3 win The
front page of the sports section of
The Register-Guard features Dun
Fonts smoking a big cigar (cigars
were what everyone in Fugene
was smoking in 1972) after the
victory.
Oregon coach Dick Fnright
wins plaudits for the victory,
something previous coach Jerry
Frel was unable to accomplish in
five attempts The game is played
before n Parker Stadium record
crowd of 41,544
Fonts is only 7 of 20 passing in
the game but completes a fi5-yard
touchdown pass to re< eivurGreg
I.indsev "There's not t<K) many
guys Greg can't got behind."
Fonts said "He's so damn fast "
• l'lH i The final score; Oregon
0. Oregon State () Tim scoreboard
isn't always an indication of how
bad a game is. but this gaum is
horrible
The teams combine to commit
11 turnovers and miss four field
goals The Hue ks finish the sea
son -t-fi 1. the Heavers finish 2-H
1 "All you can say is both teams
had chances to win and neither
could." Oregon offensive guard
Gary Zimmerman said.
• 1987 Oregon wins 44 (1. It’s
the biggest blowout by the
Ducks since 1895. It's also
extends Oregon's unbeaten
streak to 12 years. The Heavers
win 21-10 ill 1988 to break the
streak.
Oregon quarterback Bill Mus
grave has bis worst game of thu
season, completing eight of 19
pusses for 128 yards Oregon
Stale uses three quarterbacks,
who combine to complete 10 of
28 passes for 09 yards
• 1990 In another classic.
Oregon wins 6-3. With Oregon
missing what sitnms like its
<mtm> starting offense. two fluid
goals from Gragg McCallum is
enough to win. It is the first
time Oregon wins a game with
out tin offensive tout htiown
since 1068
Oregon Slate's offense is inept
in the truest sense of the worth
One of the most memorable
plays of the game ot < urs when
leu kop quarterback bred
Schweer, whose most notable
accomplishment for Oregon
State was being t aught stealing
adult magazines from theOSU
bookstore, comes into the game
ami quick kickucl from the hack
of his end zone. The punt trav
els less than 20 yards.
• 1901. Oregon States comes
in winless on the season hut
stuns the Ducks at Autzen Sta
dium. The Heavers rush for 27H
yards under new couch ferry
Peltibone's option attack, and
c linch the game with an option
pass The Heavers finish 1-8.
which is enough to allow some
to i lnim its season is a success
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