Oregon Ducks Football: Every Season Since 1894

131 seasons. From a 1-2-1 start in 1894 to back-to-back CFP appearances. From a program that went 2-9 three times in four years under Rich Brooks to a program that went 48-8 in four years under Dan Lanning. This page is the entire story, every season, organized by decade. The climb is real. The data proves it.

Note: Pre-1977 season records are sourced from historical references and may have minor discrepancies with other databases. Records from 1977 forward are verified against Sports Reference.

131

Seasons Played

1894-2025 (no 1944)

380-214

Since 1977

Verified record

64%

Win Rate (1977+)

49 seasons

Bowl Games

Since 1977

AP Ranked Finishes

Since 1977

1st Round Picks

All-time

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Top 10 Seasons Bottom 10 Decade Comparison Oregon Firsts Conference History Every Season

Top 10 Seasons of All Time (by Win %)

#1202413-1Dan Lanning93%

#2201212-1Chip Kelly92%

#3201012-1Chip Kelly92%

#4200111-1Mike Bellotti92%

#519339-1Prink Callison90%

#619167-0-1Hugo Bezdek88%

#7202513-2Dan Lanning87%

#8201413-2Mark Helfrich87%

#9202312-2Dan Lanning86%

#10201912-2Mario Cristobal86%

Bottom 10 Seasons (by Win %)

We show the hard seasons too. Every program has them. Oregon's dark years make the climb more meaningful.

#119501-9Jim Aiken10%

#219732-9Dick Enright18%

#319742-9Don Read18%

#419772-9Rich Brooks18%

#519782-9Rich Brooks18%

#619812-9Rich Brooks18%

#719822-8-1Rich Brooks18%

#819512-8Len Casanova20%

#919522-7-1Len Casanova20%

#1019672-8Jerry Frei20%

Decade by Decade

How did each decade stack up? Combined records, best year, worst year.

2020s

62-15 (81%)

Best: 2024 (13-1). Worst: 2020 (4-3).

2010s

101-32 (76%)

Best: 2012 (12-1). Worst: 2016 (4-8).

2000s

87-38 (70%)

Best: 2001 (11-1). Worst: 2004 (5-6).

1990s

70-48 (59%)

Best: 1999 (9-3). Worst: 1991 (3-8).

1980s

50-58-4 (45%)

Best: 1989 (8-4). Worst: 1982 (2-8-1).

1970s

36-73-1 (33%)

Best: 1979 (6-5). Worst: 1978 (2-9).

1960s

50-48-5 (49%)

Best: 1963 (8-3). Worst: 1967 (2-8).

1950s

44-54-4 (43%)

Best: 1959 (8-2). Worst: 1950 (1-9).

1940s

40-39-5 (48%)

Best: 1948 (9-2). Worst: 1945 (2-5-2).

1930s

56-36-8 (56%)

Best: 1933 (9-1). Worst: 1936 (3-4-2).

1920s

43-38-7 (49%)

Best: 1928 (9-2). Worst: 1926 (2-5-2).

1910s

43-21-6 (61%)

Best: 1916 (7-0-1). Worst: 1912 (3-4-1).

1900s

39-20-6 (60%)

Best: 1907 (5-1). Worst: 1901 (3-4).

1890s

16-6-3 (64%)

Best: 1895 (4-0). Worst: 1894 (1-2-1).

Oregon Firsts

The milestones that built the program. Each one changed what Oregon football could be.

1894

First Game Ever

Oregon played its first football game under coach Cal Young. The program finished 1-2-1. It started here.

1917

First Rose Bowl

Oregon's first major bowl appearance. Lost to Penn 14-0. It would take three more years to get a win there.

1920

First Rose Bowl Win

Oregon 7, Harvard 6. The first major bowl victory in program history. Oregon would not win another Rose Bowl for 95 years.

1994

First Pac-10 Title (Modern Era)

Kenny Wheaton's Pick against Washington. 97 yards. Oregon goes to the Rose Bowl. Modern Oregon football starts here.

2010

First BCS Championship Appearance

12-0 regular season under Chip Kelly. Lost to Auburn by 3. Dyer was down. The closest Oregon has come.

2011

First Rose Bowl Win in 95 Years

Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38 (January 2, 2012). De'Anthony Thomas, 91-yard TD. First carry. The drought that started in 1917 was finally over.

2014

First CFP Appearance and Only Heisman Trophy

Marcus Mariota. 90.92% of the vote. 53 total TDs. 2 INTs. The standard by which every Oregon QB is measured.

2024

First Big Ten Championship

Year one in the conference. 13-1. Dillon Gabriel beat Penn State 45-37 in Indianapolis. Oregon owned the Big Ten from day one.

2024

First Expanded CFP (12-team format)

Beat Ohio State 32-31 at Autzen. 60,129 fans. Won the Big Ten in year one. The first Oregon team in the expanded 12-team CFP.

Conference History

1894-1914

Independent

Oregon's early years. No conference affiliation.

1915-1958

Pacific Coast Conference

Oregon's first conference. Dissolved in 1959 after a pay scandal.

1958-1967

Independent / AAWU

Briefly independent after PCC dissolved. Joined AAWU (future Pac-8).

1968-1977

Pac-8

Eight-team conference. Oregon struggled through most of this era.

1978-2010

Pac-10

Added Arizona and Arizona State. The era that produced The Pick and the Chip Kelly revolution.

2011-2023

Pac-12

Added Colorado and Utah. Oregon won multiple conference titles. Conference dissolved after 2023.

2024-present

Big Ten

Oregon's current home. Won the Big Ten championship in year one.

Every Season

The complete record. Seasons with dedicated pages are linked. Winning seasons highlighted.

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s

2020s 62-15 (81%)

YearRecordCoachConfBowlRank

202513-2Dan LanningBig TenPeach Bowl (CFP SF)#4 202413-1Dan LanningBig TenRose Bowl (CFP QF)#3 202312-2Dan LanningPac-12Fiesta Bowl#8 202210-3Dan LanningPac-12Holiday Bowl#15 202110-4Mario CristobalPac-12Alamo Bowl-20204-3Mario CristobalPac-12Fiesta Bowl-

2010s 101-32 (76%)

YearRecordCoachConfBowlRank

201912-2Mario CristobalPac-12Rose Bowl#5 20189-4Mario CristobalPac-12Redbox Bowl-20177-6Willie TaggartPac-12Las Vegas Bowl-20164-8Mark HelfrichPac-12--20159-4Mark HelfrichPac-12Alamo Bowl-201413-2Mark HelfrichPac-12CFP National Championship#2 201311-2Mark HelfrichPac-12Alamo Bowl#10 201212-1Chip KellyPac-12Fiesta Bowl#2 201112-2Chip KellyPac-12Rose Bowl#4 201012-1Chip KellyPac-10BCS National Championship#3

2000s 87-38 (70%)

YearRecordCoachConfBowlRank

200910-3Chip KellyPac-10Rose Bowl#11 200810-3Mike BellottiPac-10Holiday Bowl#10 20079-4Mike BellottiPac-10Sun Bowl-20067-6Mike BellottiPac-10Las Vegas Bowl-200510-2Mike BellottiPac-10Holiday Bowl#12 20045-6Mike BellottiPac-10--20038-5Mike BellottiPac-10Sun Bowl-20027-6Mike BellottiPac-10Seattle Bowl-200111-1Mike BellottiPac-10Fiesta Bowl#2 200010-2Mike BellottiPac-10Holiday Bowl#7

1990s 70-48 (59%)

YearRecordCoachConfBowlRank

19999-3Mike BellottiPac-10Sun Bowl#19 19988-4Mike BellottiPac-10Aloha Bowl-19977-5Mike BellottiPac-10Las Vegas Bowl-19966-5Mike BellottiPac-10--19959-3Mike BellottiPac-10Cotton Bowl#18 19949-4Rich BrooksPac-10Rose Bowl#11 19935-6Rich BrooksPac-10--19926-6Rich BrooksPac-10Independence Bowl-19913-8Rich BrooksPac-10--19908-4Rich BrooksPac-10Freedom Bowl-

1980s 50-58-4 (45%)

YearRecordCoachConfBowlRank

19898-4Rich BrooksPac-10Independence Bowl-19886-6Rich BrooksPac-10--19876-5Rich BrooksPac-10--19865-6Rich BrooksPac-10--19855-6Rich BrooksPac-10--19846-5Rich BrooksPac-10--19834-6-1Rich BrooksPac-10--19822-8-1Rich BrooksPac-10--19812-9Rich BrooksPac-10--19806-3-2Rich BrooksPac-10--

1970s 36-73-1 (33%)

YearRecordCoachConfBowlRank

19796-5Rich BrooksPac-10--19782-9Rich BrooksPac-10--19772-9Rich BrooksPac-8--

19764-7Don ReadPac-8--

19753-8Don ReadPac-8--

19742-9Don ReadPac-8--

19732-9Dick EnrightPac-8--

19724-7Dick EnrightPac-8--

19715-6Jerry FreiPac-8--

19706-4-1Jerry FreiPac-8--

1960s 50-48-5 (49%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19695-5-1Jerry FreiPac-8-

19684-6Jerry FreiPac-8-

19672-8Jerry FreiPac-8-

19663-7Len CasanovaAAWU-

19654-5-1Len CasanovaAAWU-

19647-2-1Len CasanovaAAWU-

19638-3Len CasanovaAAWUSun Bowl: W 21-14 vs SMU

19626-3-1Len CasanovaAAWU-

19614-6Len CasanovaInd-

19607-3-1Len CasanovaInd-

1950s 44-54-4 (43%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19598-2Len CasanovaIndLiberty Bowl

19584-7Len CasanovaIndPCC dissolved.

19577-4Len CasanovaPCCRose Bowl: L 7-10 vs Ohio State

19564-4-2Len CasanovaPCC-

19556-4Len CasanovaPCC-

19546-4Len CasanovaPCC-

19534-5-1Len CasanovaPCC-

19522-7-1Len CasanovaPCC-

19512-8Len CasanovaPCC-

19501-9Jim AikenPCC-

1940s 40-39-5 (48%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19498-2Jim AikenPCC-

19489-2Jim AikenPCCCotton Bowl: L 21-13 vs SMU

19477-3Jim AikenPCC-

19464-4-1Tex OliverPCC-

19452-5-2Tex OliverPCC-

19440-0No teamPCCNo team fielded due to World War II.

19432-7John WarrenPCC-

19422-6John WarrenPCC-

19412-6-1Tex OliverPCC-

19404-4-1Tex OliverPCC-

1930s 56-36-8 (56%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19395-5-1Tex OliverPCC-

19384-5-1Tex OliverPCC-

19374-5-1Prink CallisonPCC-

19363-4-2Prink CallisonPCC-

19356-4-1Prink CallisonPCC-

19346-4Prink CallisonPCC-

19339-1Prink CallisonPCCBest record under Callison.

19326-3-1Prink CallisonPCC-

19316-2-1Doc SpearsPCC-

19307-3Doc SpearsPCC-

1920s 43-38-7 (49%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19294-6John McEwanPCC-

19289-2John McEwanPCCBest record to that point.

19273-5-1John McEwanPCC-

19262-5-2John McEwanPCC-

19257-3Doc SpearsPCC-

19244-3-2Joe MaddockPCC-

19233-6Shy HuntingtonPCC-

19224-4-1Shy HuntingtonPCC-

19213-2-1Shy HuntingtonPCC-

19204-2Shy HuntingtonPCCRose Bowl: W 7-6 vs Harvard. First Rose Bowl win. Would not win another for 95 years.

1910s 43-21-6 (61%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19195-2Shy HuntingtonPCC-

19182-1Shy HuntingtonPCC-

19174-1-1Shy HuntingtonPCCRose Bowl: L 0-14 vs Penn

19167-0-1Hugo BezdekPCCUndefeated. Rose Bowl season.

19157-2Hugo BezdekPCC-

19145-2Hugo BezdekInd-

19134-2-2Hugo BezdekInd-

19123-4-1Hugo BezdekInd-

19113-4Hugo BezdekInd-

19103-3-1Hugo BezdekInd-

1900s 39-20-6 (60%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

19094-1-1Hugo BezdekInd-

19085-2Hugo BezdekInd-

19075-1Hugo BezdekInd-

19065-0-1Hugo BezdekInd-

19054-2-2Bruce ShortsInd-

19043-3R.S. SmithInd-

19034-2-1W.S. ForbesInd-

19023-2M.F. DolphInd-

19013-4W.S. ForbesInd-

19003-3-1L.H. HoffmanInd-

1890s 16-6-3 (64%)

YearRecordCoachConfNote

18994-2Frank SimpsonInd-

18983-1-1Frank SimpsonInd-

18972-0-1Joe SmithInd-

18962-1J.F. FrickInd-

18954-0Percy BensonInd-

18941-2-1Cal YoungInd-

Sources: Sports Reference (cfb), Wikipedia (Oregon Ducks football), GoDucks.com. Pre-1977 records verified against multiple sources. Some early-era records may have minor discrepancies due to incomplete historical documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Oregon has played 131 seasons of football since 1894. The verified record since 1977 is 380-214-4. Pre-1977 records are included on this page from historical sources. The program has been continuously active except for 1944 (World War II).

Oregon played its first football season in 1894 under coach Cal Young, finishing 1-2-1. The program is one of the oldest on the West Coast.

Mike Bellotti holds the record for most wins (116-55, 1995-2008). Dan Lanning has the highest win percentage among coaches with more than two seasons (85.7%, 2022-present).

Oregon played in the Rose Bowl for the first time in 1917, losing to Penn 14-0. The Ducks won the Rose Bowl for the first time in 1920, beating Harvard 7-6. They would not win another Rose Bowl for 95 years (2012 vs Wisconsin).

Oregon joined the Big Ten in 2024. Previously: Pac-12 (2011-2023), Pac-10 (1978-2010), Pac-8 (1968-1977), AAWU (1962-1967), Independent (1958-1961), Pacific Coast Conference (1915-1958), and Independent (1894-1914).

Where to Next

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end of the third quarter...

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AUTZEN IS SHAKING

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130 years and counting.

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Every Season. Since 1894.

Top 10 Seasons of All Time (by Win %)

Bottom 10 Seasons (by Win %)

Decade by Decade

Oregon Firsts

Conference History

Every Season

2020s 62-15 (81%)

2010s 101-32 (76%)

2000s 87-38 (70%)

1990s 70-48 (59%)

1980s 50-58-4 (45%)

1970s 36-73-1 (33%)

Frequently Asked Questions

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130 years and counting.