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Stanford comes to town
again, and the Ducks look
fora Homecoming win
By Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
The days of floats and dances are
long gone. Kings and queens are no
longer crowned in the college atmos
phere. But the annual Homecoming
football game is still around.
The tradition, which dates back to
1936, hasn't treated Oregon so well
in the past two years. The memory of
the infamous 49-42 loss to Stanford
in 2001 is still fresh. USC defeated
Oregon 44-33 in last year's Home
coming, the loss that began the
downward spiral for Oregon through
the end of December.
This year, Oregon hosts Stanford
again. The Cardinal visits Autzen Sta
dium for the third straight year, and
for the Oregon players the past is,
well, in the past.
"Last year they (Stanford) came
here and we got them," senior line
backer Kevin Mitchell said of Ore
gon's 41-14 victory last season. "This
game is about us. It's not about Stan
ford one bit."
In the history of Homecoming
games, Oregon has met Stanford
three times and has never won. Prior
to the 2001 defeat, the Ducks lost 33
13 to Stanford in 1991 and were
blown out 41-7 in 1986.
But to the Oregon players, the fact
that it is Homecoming doesn't make
Saturday's game any more special.
"It means nothing," comerback
Justin Phinisee said. "It's just a chance
to get back on the board for us. We're
just trying to get back into the groove
of things. (We're) happy it's a home
game, we'll have the fans behind us."
The fans at the Homecoming
games always seem a little louder, es
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pecially since Homecoming brings
back alumni.
Last year's attendance at the Stan
ford game was 56,436, the fourth
largest number of any game last sea
son. In 2001, more than 46,000
witnessed Oregon's loss to Stanford,
which also broke Oregon's national
23- home-game winning streak at
the time.
After two straight losses on the
road, Oregon is excited to be home.
"It's good to be playing at home
again because you get that 12th man
on the field, which is the crowd at
Autzen Stadium," tailback Chris
Vincent said.
For Vincent, a redshirt freshman,
he's not sure what to expea in what
will be his first on-field performance
for Homecoming. Vincent sat out
last season due to transfer eligibility
requirements.
"As for Homecoming, I don't
know that much about Homecom
ing here at the school," Vincent said.
"It's a little different than high *
school. I'm trying to find out infor
mation for myself, like what's going
on, and if there's any pep rallies go
ing on. I don't really know though,
whatever they tell me basically."
The Ducks have a series record of
24- 29-3 in the history of Homecom
ing games. Oregon has played a
Homecoming game every year since
1936, with the exception of the 1943
44 season when the Ducks did not
field a team during World War II.
Homecoming was also disbanded be
tween 1975-81.
"For me, it's just another game,"
Mitchell said. "We've lost three in a
row, and even though it is Homecom
ing, I tend not to worry about that be
cause I'd rather get bach on track than
worry about anything else right now."
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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