Oregon daily emerald., November 17, 1995, SPORTS EXTRA, Page 2B, Image 2

VOLUME XCVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 17. IW
ISSUE 17
A series
that means
everything
By Mark MeTyre
Assistant Sports Editor
The Civil War wrien has been one
that has encompassed many games of
pride, honor and tradition Some con
tests have held bowl implications while
others have been just for the right to
rub the victory in the losing school’s face
for the nest full year until the two
teams would meet again
Rivalry is good for any sport, but for
football it is magnificent It signifies a
bottle — like those of American history
where unknown factors come into
play, changing what is sometimes
thought to be a sure thing into a major
upset. Players become men and heroes
become legends in a game that catego
rt/.es football fan* in the state of Oregon
as either “Beaver Believers* or "Quark
er Backers ’ There is nothing civil about
this season-ending tradition It is
always a war
The first ever Civil War — then
termed “The Northwest Championship*
took place in 181)4 in Eugene, pitting
Oregon against Oregon Agricultural
College That day the Beavers shutout
the Webfoots 10-0, hut Oregon would
get its revenge over the following two
seasons by beating the Beavers three
times in a row, 44-0, 2-0 and 12-8, The
44-point victory in 1895 still stands as
the largest margin of victory in Civil
War history, equaled once in 1987 with
another 44-0 Oregon blowout of the
Beavers.
fiver the years, the intrastate rivalry
has produced scripts that even a movie
producer wouldn't be able to come up
with, but none of the meetings are bet
ter than the four games that we've
recreated for your pleasure Enjoy
University Archives
On« of many Oregon State atudanta gata carried off to the MUlrace during the Civil War riot.
OSC beats Oregon, riots take place
State Police called to disperse rioting students on Monday
October 23, 1937
Oregon State 14. Oregon 0
Hayward Field
For 54 minutes of the big game, Oregon
head coach Prince Gary Calliaon's Web
foota put up their moat stubborn defense
of the season, but in the end Oregon State
College running back Joe Gray stole the
show.
In front of 18,000 fans the *Gray Ghost"
fired one pass to quarterback Bill Duncan
to break the tie, and raced around the left
end for the other score himself.
The win wasn't the end of the excite
ment that Civil War weekend, however,
as on the following Monday 2.000 Beaver
fans made the 40-mile trip in cars with
loads of up to 15 people to Eugene to rub
in the victory. The crowd arrived at the
Oregon campus around 11 o’clock and
began waving cornstalk* at class-bound
students while yelling “duck soup*
Soon the Oregon students retaliated by
pelting the visitors with tomatoes and
mud and water bags. “Back to the farm*
was the suggestion of the Oregon stu
dents. The unwanted Beavers were then
doused by the law students with a fire
hose.
Finally, the Ducks got total revenge for
the Beaver invasion as they grabbed the
intruders one by one and took them to the
millrace to throw them off the bridges
into the stream.
State police were called to end the riot
that unofficially canceled school that day.
univarsity Archivas
Coachaa Tommy Prothro and Lan Caaanova ahaka handa aftar an OSV win.
Beavers take Civil War
and Rose Bowl invitation
Meister' s missed extra point attempt proves
costly for Oregon squad in Corvallis
November 21, 1964
Oregon State 7, Oregon 6
Parker Stadium
1 he Civil War game of the 1964 season is the only one to ever hold
Rose Row! implications for both teams — the winner would be going to
Pasadena and the loser would stay home.
I he game was destined to be a close battle as both teams moved the
ball m the first quarter toward theend zone, but when needed, the
opposing defense would make the plays needed to keep it at 0-0.
Three times in the opening quarter. Oregon State running backs fum
bled the hall, two of which were recovered by the Ducks. However, Ore
gon would not be able to capitalize on the Beavers’ mistakes.
It wouldn t be until the second quarter that a team was able to score
After recovering a fumbled handoff st its own five-yard line, the Ore
gon ofTense was able to post its only points of the game. Oregon quar
terback Bob Berry moved his team 95 yards in nine plays for a -
touchdown on running back Dennis Keller's two-yard scoring run. The
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