College GameDay in Eugene: Oregon's complete history with GameDay
College GameDay will be on campus in Eugene on Saturday for Oregon’s top-3 showdown with Ohio State in Week 7.
This will be the 12th trip to Autzen Stadium for ESPN’s flagship pregame show and the first since Oregon officially became a member of the Big Ten conference.
Here’s a look at Oregon’s results from the previous 11 times that GameDay was in Eugene:
Date | Opponent | Final score |
---|---|---|
Oct. 22, 2022 | UCLA | 45-9 |
Sept. 22, 2018 | Stanford | 31-38 |
Sept. 6, 2014 | Michigan State | 46-27 |
Oct. 26, 2013 | UCLA | 42-14 |
Nov. 17, 2012 | Stanford | 14-17 |
Oct. 15, 2011 | Arizona State | 41-27 |
Oct. 2, 2010 | Stanford | 52-31 |
Oct. 31, 2009 | USC | 47-20 |
Nov. 3, 2007 | Arizona State | 35-23 |
Sept. 29, 2007 | Cal | 24-31 |
Sept. 23, 2000 | UCLA | 29-10 |
Oregon is 8-3 when GameDay is on campus. Two of those losses came in overtime against Stanford in 2018 and in 2012. The other defeat with GameDay on location came against Cal way back in 2007.
Oregon’s first-ever time to host GameDay came nearly a quarter-century ago — way back on Sept. 23, 2000. That turned out to be a special season for the Ducks as they won 10 games for the first time in school history during that campaign. A year later, Oregon followed it up with an 11-win season and a Fiesta Bowl victory, which turned out to be the pinnacle of the Mike Bellotti era.
While Bellotti laid the foundation for what Oregon would become, it was Chip Kelly who is largely credited with turning Oregon into a national power. GameDay made a trip to Eugene every year during the Kelly era from 2009-12. GameDay was also on campus in 2013 and 2014 during the first 2 years of the Mark Helfrich era.
However, Oregon has been through a bit of a dry-spell with College GameDay over the past decade or so. Saturday will be just the third time Oregon has hosted College GameDay in the past 10 seasons.
Unfortunately, the legendary Lee Corso will not be on hand on Saturday as he remains under the weather, according to Rece Davis. Corso has previously stated that the Oregon Duck is his favorite mascot in all of college football.
In addition to being 12-time hosts, this game will mark the 30th overall appearance for Oregon on College GameDay, according to ESPN. It’s also the 60th time for Ohio State to be featured on the show (more than any other program).
Oregon is 1-9 all-time against Ohio State. Oregon’s only previous win in this series came back in 2021 in Columbus