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 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. 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