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{{Short description|American college football rivalry}}
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The '''Oregon–Washington football rivalry,''' also known by fans as the '''Border War''' or the '''Cascade Clash,''' is an American [[college football]] [[college rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Ducks]] and [[Washington Huskies football|Washington Huskies]] of the [[Big Ten Conference]]. The respective campuses in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] and [[Seattle]] are {{convert|285|mi|round=5}} apart, via [[Interstate 5]]. The rivalry, while minor in its initial years, has gained more momentum amongst the two fan bases in recent years.

It is one of the [[most played rivalries in NCAA Division I FBS]] history, and has been played regularly {{nowrap|since 1900.<ref name=SPI2004>{{cite web|url= http://www.seattlepi.com/huskies/197309_husk29.html |title= Nothing neighborly about Huskies vs. Ducks |access-date=March 23, 2009 |last=Raley |first=Dan |date=October 29, 2004 |publisher=Seattle Post Intelligencer}}</ref>}}

==Series history==
===Early years===
The series opened in 1900, with Oregon dominating Washington 43–0 in Eugene.<ref name=peterson>{{citation |last=Peterson|first=Anne M.|title=Oregon-Washington Rivalry Renewed  | newspaper=[[Edwardsville Intelligencer]] |date=November 13, 2002 |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Oregon-Washington-Rivalry-Renewed-10560929.php}}</ref>

The rivalry became heated from Oregon's perspective in [[1948 Oregon Webfoots football team|1948]], when Oregon and [[California Golden Bears football|California]] both went undefeated in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]].<ref name=fccst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4350%2C5692521 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon|title=Final Coast Conference standings |date=November 21, 1948 |page=1}}</ref> California was undefeated overall, and Oregon's only loss was at undefeated [[1948 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]],<ref name=orsrelcl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5RdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4736%2C6469256 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Strite |first=Dick|title=Oregon suffers 14-0 loss, but shows real class |date=October 3, 1948 |page=1}}</ref><ref name=dhbsoos>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xExWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8esDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2879%2C4049256 |newspaper=Euegene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Bellamy |first=Ron |title=Ducks have been shut out of success against the Wolverines |date=September 19, 2003 |page=B1 }}</ref> that year's national champions. The [[1948 Oregon Webfoots football team|Webfoots]] (as the Ducks were then known) had seven victories in the PCC to Cal's six. The winner of the PCC, as is today with the Pac-12, played in the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]]. Oregon, led by quarterback [[Norm Van Brocklin]] and halfback [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]],<ref name=topdu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sU9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5839%2C489265 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Clark |first=Bob |title=Top Ducks |date=September 3, 1998 |page=3D}}</ref> opted for a playoff game, but California declined.<ref name=cabgrbb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5OtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6013%2C5895061 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=United Press |title=California Bears get Rose Bowl Bid |date=November 22, 1948 |page=1 }}</ref> The tiebreaker format the PCC elected to use was that the championship team be elected by the schools. The PCC had ten member schools in [[1948 college football season|1948]], six in the Northwest (with [[1948 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] and [[1948 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]) and four in California, so it was assumed that Oregon would be the team playing in the [[1949 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]], as even a {{nowrap|5–5 tie}} vote would be in their favor.<ref name=unitnw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mXlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6796%2C2661529 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Unofficially, its Northwestern in the Rose Bowl; Oregon would like bid |date=November 22, 1948 |page=11 }}</ref> Instead California was voted champion of the PCC,<ref name=cabgrbb/><ref name=nwcalgnom>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=abcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7044%2C229811 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Northwestern, California get nominations to Rose Bowl |date=November 23, 1948 |page=4, part 2 }}</ref> because Washington had persuaded Montana to vote for California, something that has not been forgotten by Oregon fans.<ref name=dhbsoos/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/oregon_wash_rivalry.html |title=Oregon-Washington: "We know they hate us" |access-date=October 20, 2009 |last=Smith |first=Shelley |date=April 20, 2001 |publisher=ESPN Classic}}</ref> (The PCC allowed a second bowl team [[1948 college football season|that season]] and Oregon went to the [[Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]],<ref name=otpicbl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C6533503 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Oregon to play in Cotton Bowl |date=November 27, 1948 |page=1 }}</ref> but lost 21–13 to hometown [[1948 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] in [[Dallas]]. California lost to twice-beaten [[1948 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] by six points in the [[1949 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]].)<ref name=ocbdbg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=erFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6372%2C3839592 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games |date=January 2, 1949 |page=1}}</ref>

===1950s and 1960s===
All-Pacific Coast Conference fullback [[Hugh McElhenny]] and the Huskies ran up the score on Oregon, 63-6 in 1951<ref name=stone>{{citation |last=Stone|first=Larry|title=Boiling Point? Ducks sure to be looking for revenge on Jake Browning's famous finger wag at Autzen  | newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=October 12, 2018 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/boiling-point-ducks-sure-to-be-looking-for-revenge-on-jake-brownings-famous-finger-wag-at-autzen/}}</ref> in what was at the time the most lopsided score of the series.<ref name=winspediagamelog>{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/games/washington/vs/oregon |title=Game Log for Washington Huskies versus Oregon Ducks  |website=Winspedia.com |publisher=Hazzah LLC |access-date=December 21, 2022}}</ref>

In [[1962 Oregon Webfoots football team|1962]], Larry Hill of Oregon was tackled by Washington fans who had rushed onto the field at [[Husky Stadium]] while he was trying to catch the tie-breaking touchdown on the game's final play.<ref name=rdbhtt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qf1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6051%2C5258035 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Rallying Ducks battle Huskies to tie |date=October 28, 1962 |page=1B }}</ref>

===1970s and 1980s===
In 1973, the Ducks exceeded the 57 point loss margin that the Huskies had inflicted on them in 1951 with a 58-0 shutout in Eugene. The following season, the Huskies returned the favor, shutting out the Ducks 66-0 in Seattle.<ref name=stone/>

From 1974 through 1986, the Huskies won 12 of 13 games against the Ducks.<ref name=winspediagamelog/>

===1990s and later===
In [[1995 Washington Huskies football team|1995]], Washington head coach [[Jim Lambright]] unsuccessfully lobbied for the Huskies to be selected to play in the [[1996 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] instead of the Ducks.<ref name=dhftan >{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YkhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6222%2C3412355 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Conrad |first=John |title=Ducks, Huskies fightin' again |date=November 14, 1995 |page=1D }}</ref> ''Seattle Post Intelligencer'' columnist Bud Withers wrote that Lambright's actions "invited at least another half-century worth of bile from Oregon fans."

After winning four of six over Lambright in the 1990s, the rivalry was given another boost in Oregon eyes when [[1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]] head coach [[Rick Neuheisel]] moved to Washington in [[1999 Washington Huskies football team|1999]]. At the {{nowrap|[[1996 Cotton Bowl Classic|1996 Cotton Bowl]]}} between #12 [[1995 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] and #7 [[1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]], Neuheisel called for a fake punt while the Buffaloes led {{nowrap|32–6}} with less than five minutes left.<ref name=fpdthia>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1E1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5252%2C262866 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Bellamy |first=Ron |title=Fake punt: Ducks think it adds insult to their injury |date=January 2, 1996 |page=5C }}</ref> Oregon coach [[Mike Bellotti]] was also accused of turning Neuheisel in for recruiting during the dead period. The Ducks were 1–2 against the Huskies under Neuheisel, and the rivalry grew even more when Neuheisel celebrated by taking photos and jumping up and down on the "O" in the middle of the field after a win at [[Autzen Stadium]] {{nowrap|in [[2002 Washington Huskies football team|2002]].<ref name=hpade>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZVBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3059%2C4588686 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Hansen |first=Chris |title=Huskies party at Ducks' expense |date=November 17, 2002 |page=4D }}</ref>}}<ref name="2003DucksStillHaveDanderUp"/> Two years earlier,<ref name=dflyhi00>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vExWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9usDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5261%2C4766 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|title=Ducks flying high |date=October 1, 2000 |page=1A}}</ref> the Ducks' victory in [[2000 Oregon Ducks football team|2000]] in Eugene spoiled an otherwise undefeated season for the [[2000 Washington Huskies football team|Huskies]], who won the [[2001 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] and finished third in {{nowrap|the nation.<ref name=hfltbv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=slBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1630%2C304353 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Nadel |first=John |title=Huskies follow leader to bowl victory |date=January 2, 2001 |page=1E}}</ref><!-- False statement: "In the wake of [[September 11 attacks|September 11th]]," the UO-UW game was simply not scheduled by Pac-10; UW @ Miami(FL) was ppd. from Sep-15 to Nov-24 after 9/11-->}} Due to Pac-10 scheduling, the teams did not meet in [[2001 Washington Huskies football team|2001]],<ref name=ttdrh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YVBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6205%2C3339273 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Clark |first=Bob|title=Time turns down rivalry's heat |date=November 13, 2002 |page=1C }}</ref> the first break in the rivalry since the hiatus in 1943 and 1944 due to {{nowrap|[[World War II]].<ref name=nwrres>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZFBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6137%2C4232288 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|last=Clark |first=Bob|title=Northwest rivalry resumes, no love lost |date=November 16, 2002 |page=1D}}</ref>}}

From 2004 through 2015, the Ducks won 12 straight games against the Huskies, the longest streak of the series for either team.<ref name=winspediarivalry>{{cite web |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/washington/vs/oregon |title=Washington Huskies versus Oregon Ducks  |website=Winspedia.com |publisher=Hazzah LLC |access-date=December 21, 2022}}</ref>

Through [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|2023]], Washington leads {{winning percentage|63|48|5|record=y}}. The Huskies went {{nowrap|18–4}} from [[1972 Washington Huskies football team|1972]] to [[1993 Washington Huskies football team|1993]] (mostly under [[Don James (American football)|Don James]], {{nowrap|15–3),}} but Oregon then went {{nowrap|17–4}} from [[1994 Oregon Ducks football team|1994]] through [[2015 Oregon Ducks football team|2015]].  The Ducks won 12 straight from [[2004 Oregon Ducks football team|2004]] to 2015, the longest run by either team in the series; the closest margin was six points {{nowrap|(26–20)}} in 2015. {{nowrap|It ended}} in [[2016 Washington Huskies football team|2016]] when the fifth-ranked Huskies won {{nowrap|70–21}} in Eugene, a game that set series scoring records for one team (70 points) and {{nowrap|both teams (91).<ref name=ol>{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2016/10/oregon_ducks_routed_by_washing.html |last=Greif|first=Andrew | newspaper=The Oregonian/OregonLive  |title=Oregon Ducks routed by Washington Huskies: Game at a glance |date=October 8, 2016 }}</ref>}} Washington followed it up with a {{nowrap|38–3}} home win {{nowrap|in 2017.}} Oregon ended their 2-game losing streak in the series in 2018 with a 30–27 overtime win over Washington in Eugene, the first overtime game in the rivalry's history. In the 2019 rendition in Seattle, the Ducks came back from a 14-point deficit in the 2nd half to prevail 35–31 over the Huskies. It was the 2nd consecutive meeting in which both teams were ranked, and 7th all-time. The 2020 game was canceled due to increasing [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|COVID-19]] cases in the Washington football program.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crepea|first=James|date=December 10, 2020|title=Washington Huskies vs. Oregon Ducks canceled, meaning the rivals won't meet for the first time since 2001|work=The Oregonian|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2020/12/report-washington-well-below-53-available-scholarship-players-game-at-oregon-to-be-canceled.html|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref>

====Notable events after 1990====

====="The Pick"=====
Arguably the most iconic moment in the history of the rivalry for Ducks fans happened in 1994, when Oregon freshman cornerback [[Kenny Wheaton]] intercepted Washington quarterback [[Damon Huard]] and returned the ball 97 yards for a touchdown with under a minute to play to seal a 31–20 upset win that snapped a five-game losing streak in the series for the Ducks and set them on course for what would become their first conference championship (and trip to the Rose Bowl) since 1957.  This play, coined "The Pick",<ref>{{YouTube | id=XqlcRAZfRHc | title=Kenny Wheaton - The Pick}}</ref> is widely credited as the turning point for the Oregon football program on their way to becoming nationally relevant in the decades that followed.  It also swung momentum in the rivalry that was until then mostly dominated by the Huskies 54-28-5, with Oregon notching a 17–4 record against Washington from The Pick until the end of The Streak.  Just before kickoff of every Ducks home game, a replay of "The Pick" is shown on the [[Autzen Stadium]] video board, always accompanied by a loud and gleeful reaction.

====="The Streak"=====
Oregon beat Washington in 12 straight games from 2004–2015, the largest winning streak in the rivalry.<ref name="DozenYearsOfDominance">{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2016/10/a_dozen_years_of_dominance_ore.html |title=A dozen years of dominance: Oregon Ducks' 12-game win streak against Washington Huskies |last=Odom |first=Joel |date=October 6, 2016 |website=The Oregonian / OregonLive |access-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108093835/https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2016/10/a_dozen_years_of_dominance_ore.html |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live |quote=For 12 years running, the Oregon Ducks have beaten the stuffing out of the Washington Huskies [...] The Ducks have averaged 42.3 points and hung these totals on Washington: 31, 45, 34, 55, 44, 43, 53, 34, 52, 45, 45 and 26.}}</ref>

This streak correlated with Oregon's most successful era of football and Washington's least. The Ducks went 120–36 ({{Winning percentage|120|36|0}}) over these 12 seasons, with two national championship game appearances, four conference titles, two Rose Bowl victories, and a Heisman Trophy winner. Meanwhile, the Huskies went 62–88 ({{Winning percentage|62|88|0}}) including a winless 0–12 in 2008.

====="The Point" and 70 point victory=====

The Huskies finally snapped their losing streak in 2016 with a dominating 70–21 win over the Ducks in Eugene.<ref name="ThePointAnd70More">{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/washington-huskies-oregon-ducks-rivalry-oral-history-jake-browning-chris-petersen/ |title='The Point' and 70 more: How the Huskies ended their 12-year losing streak to Oregon, an oral history |last=Jude |first=Adam |date=November 3, 2017 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117190905/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/washington-huskies-oregon-ducks-rivalry-oral-history-jake-browning-chris-petersen/ |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |url-status=live |quote=The Huskies’ 70-21 victory over Oregon on Oct. 8, 2016 was UW’s first in Eugene in 14 years, and it signaled a stunningly swift changing of the guard in Northwest supremacy. [...] The Ducks love to celebrate “The Pick” off UW’s Damon Huard from 1994. Twenty-two years later, “The Point” became a seminal moment in the rivalry for UW.}}</ref> This was the first time an opponent had scored 70 points in [[Autzen Stadium]]'s history, and the first time an Oregon team had allowed 70 points or more in a game since a 71-7 loss to the [[Texas Longhorns]] in 1941. The [[2016 Washington Huskies football team|2016 Huskies]] would go on to finish the regular season 12–1, win the Pac-12 Championship, and face [[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the CFP semifinal [[2016 Peach Bowl|Peach Bowl]]. Their win vs. Oregon was seen as a major realignment in the power ranking of the Pac-12 North. In contrast to the Huskies, Oregon would go on to finish the season 4-8, resulting in head coach [[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]] being fired at the end of the season.<ref name="ThePointAnd70More"/>

On the game's first play from scrimmage, Ducks quarterback [[Justin Herbert]], making his first college start, was intercepted by Huskies cornerback [[Budda Baker]]. Four plays later, QB [[Jake Browning]] scored the first of the Huskies' ten touchdowns on a 1-yard run. As he crossed the goal line Browning [[pointing|pointed]] his left index finger at trailing linebacker Jimmie Swain, who was clad in a [[throwback jersey|throwback]] blue and yellow [[1916 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon Webfoots]] jersey.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alger |first=Tyson |title=Oregon Ducks bring back 'Webfoots' uniforms for game vs. Washington Huskies |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2016/10/oregon_ducks_bring_back_webfoo.html |publisher=The Oregonian |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2021 |quote=The tops are navy blue with yellow lettering with "Webfoots" across the chest. The bottoms are black.}}</ref> This gesture became known as '''The Point''' after sideline photographs of the play [[viral phenomenon|went viral]] across social media during and after the game.<ref name="TheAthleticThePoint">{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/582928/2018/10/11/jake-browning-oral-history-the-point/ |title='We riding with Jake after that one': An oral history of 'The Point' |last=Caple |first=Christian |date=October 11, 2018 |website=The Athletic |access-date=May 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130205126/https://theathletic.com/582928/2018/10/11/jake-browning-oral-history-the-point/ |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |url-status=live |quote=The gesture lasted less than half a second, but birthed an image that will live for as long as Washington and Oregon play football.}}</ref>

'''2023 Games'''

===== First ever Top 10 matchup =====
The 2023 matchup between eighth ranked Oregon and seventh ranked Washington was the first ever where both teams were ranked within the top ten in the AP Poll.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Forde |first=Pat |date=October 12, 2023 |title=The Oregon-Washington Rivalry May Never Be This Great Again |url=https://www.si.com/college/2023/10/12/oregon-washington-rivalry-pac-12-big-ten |access-date=October 16, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref> In front of a sold out [[Husky Stadium]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raley |first=Dan |date=October 15, 2023 |title=Amid the Sellout, Comeback and Huge Win, DeBoer Found Time for Former Players |url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/deboer-found-time-for-former-players-at-oregon-game |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated Washington Huskies News, Analysis and More |language=en}}</ref> Washington defeated Oregon 36—33 in what was immediately considered one of the greatest games in the history of the rivalry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephensbailey |first=Iyo |date=October 14, 2023 |title=Instant Classic: Washington Surges Past Oregon 36-33 |url=https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2023/10/14/23917380/instant-classic-washington-surges-past-oregon-36-33-uw-huskies-football |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=UW Dawg Pound |language=en}}</ref> Despite having stopped two red—zone fourth down conversion attempts by Oregon, Washington trailed with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. After Oregon failed to convert another fourth down to end the game, Washington's quarterback [[Michael Penix Jr.]] connected with receiver [[Rome Odunze]] for a game winning touchdown after a drive spanning just two plays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2023 |title=Did Oregon get caught red-handed trying to fake injury in Washington loss? |url=https://fansided.com/posts/oregon-fake-injury-washington-loss-01hct6rn05zv |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=FanSided |language=en-US}}</ref> With four seconds on the clock and one timeout remaining, Oregon kicker Camden Lewis missed a 43 yard field goal attempt, giving the Huskies the win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Athletic |first=The |date=October 15, 2023 |title=Oregon-Washington live updates |url=https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/oregon-vs-washington-live-score-updates-result/wultUBOJvhfX/ |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>

===== Final Pac-12 Championship =====

The [[2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game]], the last before the collapse of the traditional [[Pac-12 Conference]] as a result of the [[2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment]], was between 11–1 Oregon (ranked fifth) and 12–0 Washington (ranked third). Oregon's sole loss had been the earlier road defeat to Washington, and they had looked dominant in the second half of the season (Washington meanwhile had several close calls in games), entering the game as the betting favorite. As a result, adding even more suspense to the final Pac-12 championship between two rivals, it was widely predicted before the game that the winner would go to the [[College Football Playoff]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Football Playoff scenarios: With 8 teams in contention, how each could reach top 4 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/11/30/college-football-playoff-scenarios-paths-top-four/71728170007/ |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Washington's offense caught the Ducks by surprise early in the game, jumping out to a 20–3 lead, before the Ducks, led by quarterback [[Bo Nix]], responded with 21 straight points. After a series of turnovers, the momentum swung back in the Huskies' favor. Washington scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and won the game, 34–31, after a key first down by running back Dillon Johnson allowed them to run out the clock. [[Michael Penix Jr.]] received the Pac-12 Championship MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2023 |title=Championship weekend live: Huskies take down Ducks to set up playoff run |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39013074/college-football-conference-championships-2023-live-updates-playoff-takeaways |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Game results==

{{Sports rivalry series table
| format = compact
| cols = 2
| series_summary = yes
| team1 = Oregon
| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}
| team2 = Washington
| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}
| December 1, 1900 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 43 | Washington | 0
| November 14, 1903 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 6 | Oregon | 5
| November 12, 1904 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 18 | Washington | 0
| November 18, 1905 | Eugene, OR | Tie | 12 | Tie | 12
| November 20, 1906 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 16 | Washington | 6
| November 16, 1907 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 6 | Washington | 0
| November 14, 1908 | Eugene, OR | Washington | 15 | Oregon | 0
| November 25, 1909 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 20 | Oregon | 6
| November 18, 1911 | Portland, OR | Washington | 29 | Oregon | 3
| November 16, 1912 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 30 | Oregon | 14
| November 15, 1913 | Portland, OR | Washington | 10 | Oregon | 7
| November 14, 1914 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 10 | Oregon | 0
| November 4, 1916 | Eugene, OR | Tie | 0 | Tie | 0
| November 30, 1918 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 7 | Tie | 0
| November 1, 1919 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 24 | Washington | 13
| November 13, 1920 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 17 | Washington | 0
| November 30, 1922 | Seattle, WA | Tie | 3 | Tie | 3
| December 1, 1923 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 26 | Oregon | 7
| November 1, 1924 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 7 | Washington | 3
| November 26, 1925 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 15 | Oregon | 14
| October 9, 1926 | Portland, OR | Washington | 23 | Oregon | 9
| November 24, 1927 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 7 | Oregon | 0
| October 20, 1928 | Portland, OR | Oregon | 27 | Washington | 0
| October 26, 1929 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 14 | Washington | 0
| October 18, 1930 | Portland, OR | Oregon | 7 | Washington | 0
| October 10, 1931 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 13 | Washington | 0
| October 8, 1932 | Portland, OR | Tie | 0 | Tie | 0
| October 14, 1933 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 6 | Washington | 0
| October 13, 1934 | Portland, OR | Washington | 16 | Oregon | 6
| November 23, 1935 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 7 | Washington | 6
| October 31, 1936 | Portland, OR | #4 Washington | 7 | Oregon | 0
| November 20, 1937 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 14 | Oregon | 0
| November 19, 1938 | Portland, OR | Oregon | 3 | Washington | 0
| November 25, 1939 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 20 | Oregon | 13
| October 12, 1940 | Portland, OR | Washington | 10 | Oregon | 0
| November 22, 1941 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 19 | #20 Washington | 16
| October 10, 1942 | Portland, OR | Washington | 15 | Oregon | 7
| September 29, 1945 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 20 | Oregon | 6
| November 3, 1945 | Portland, OR | #18 Washington | 7 | Oregon | 0
| November 16, 1946 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 16 | Oregon | 0
| October 18, 1947 | Portland, OR | Oregon | 6 | Washington | 0
| November 6, 1948 | Seattle, WA | #16 Oregon | 13 | Washington | 7
| November 5, 1949 | Portland, OR | Washington | 28 | Oregon | 7
| November 11, 1950 | Seattle, WA | #17 Washington | 27 | Oregon | 13
| October 13, 1951 | Portland, OR | Washington | 63 | Oregon | 6
| October 18, 1952 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 49 | Oregon | 0
| October 17, 1953 | Portland, OR | Washington | 14 | Oregon | 6
| October 30, 1954 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 26 | Washington | 7
| October 1, 1955 | Portland, OR | #19 Washington | 19 | Oregon | 7
| October 13, 1956 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 20 | Oregon | 7
| November 9, 1957 | Portland, OR | Washington | 13 | Oregon | 6
| November 1, 1958 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 6 | Oregon | 0
| October 24, 1959 | Portland, OR | Washington | 13 | #11 Oregon | 12
| October 29, 1960 | Seattle, WA | #9 Washington | 7 | Oregon | 6
| October 28, 1961 | Portland, OR | Oregon | 7 | Washington | 6
| October 27, 1962 | Seattle, WA | #8 Washington | 21 | Oregon | 21
| October 26, 1963 | Portland, OR | Washington | 26 | Oregon | 19
| October 24, 1964 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 7 | Washington | 0
| October 23, 1965 | Portland, OR | Washington | 24 | Oregon | 0
| October 22, 1966 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 10 | Oregon | 7
| October 14, 1967 | Eugene, OR | Washington | 26 | Oregon | 0
| October 12, 1968 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 3 | Washington | 0
| October 25, 1969 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 22 | Washington | 7
| October 31, 1970 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 25 | #16 Oregon | 23
| October 16, 1971 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 23 | #18 Washington | 21
| October 7, 1972 | Seattle, WA | #11 Washington | 23 | Oregon | 17
| October 27, 1973 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 58 | Washington | 0
| October 26, 1974 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 66 | Oregon | 0
| October 4, 1975 | Eugene, OR | Washington | 27 | Oregon | 17
| October 23, 1976 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 14 | Oregon | 7
| October 8, 1977 | Eugene, OR | Washington | 54 | Oregon | 0
| October 21, 1978 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 20 | Oregon | 14
| September 22, 1979 | Eugene, OR | #12 Washington | 21 | Oregon | 17
| September 27, 1980 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 34 | #13 Washington | 10 
| September 26, 1981 | Eugene, OR | #16 Washington | 17 | Oregon | 3
| September 25, 1982 | Seattle, WA | #1 Washington | 37 | Oregon | 21
| October 22, 1983 | Eugene, OR | #14 Washington | 32 | Oregon | 3
| October 20, 1984 | Seattle, WA | #1 Washington | 17 | Oregon | 3
| October 5, 1985 | Eugene, OR | Washington | 19 | Oregon | 13
| October 25, 1986 | Seattle, WA | #8 Washington | 38 | Oregon | 3
| October 3, 1987 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 29 | #16 Washington | 22
| October 22, 1988 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 17 | #17 Washington | 14
| October 14, 1989 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 20 | Oregon | 14
| October 13, 1990 | Seattle, WA | #17 Washington | 38 | #19 Oregon | 17
| October 26, 1991 | Seattle, WA | #3 Washington | 29 | Oregon | 7
| October 17, 1992 | Eugene, OR | #1 Washington | 24 | Oregon | 3
| October 23, 1993 | Seattle, WA | #22 Washington | 21 | Oregon | 6
| October 22, 1994 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 31 | #9 Washington | 20
| November 4, 1995 | Seattle, WA | #19 Oregon | 24 | #15 Washington | 22
| October 26, 1996 | Eugene, OR | #23 Washington | 33 | Oregon | 14
| November 8, 1997 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 31 | #6 Washington | 28
| November 7, 1998 | Eugene, OR | #21 Oregon | 27 | Washington | 22
| October 2, 1999 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 34 | #25 Oregon | 20
| September 30, 2000 | Eugene, OR | #20 Oregon | 23 | #6 Washington | 16
| November 16, 2002 | Eugene, OR | Washington | 42 | #23 Oregon | 14
| November 1, 2003 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 42 | Oregon | 10
| October 30, 2004 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 31 | Washington | 6
| October 15, 2005 | Eugene, OR | #20 Oregon | 45 | Washington | 21
| November 4, 2006 | Eugene, OR | #24 Oregon | 34 | Washington | 14
| October 20, 2007 | Seattle, WA | #7 Oregon | 55 | Washington | 34
| August 30, 2008 | Eugene, OR | #21 Oregon | 44 | Washington | 10
| October 24, 2009 | Seattle, WA | #12 Oregon | 43 | Washington | 19
| November 6, 2010 | Eugene, OR | #1 Oregon | 53 | Washington | 16
| November 5, 2011 | Seattle, WA | #6 Oregon | 34 | Washington | 17
| October 6, 2012 | Eugene, OR | #2 Oregon | 52 | #23 Washington | 21
| October 12, 2013 | Seattle, WA | #2 Oregon | 45 | #16 Washington | 24
| October 18, 2014 | Eugene, OR | #9 Oregon | 45 | Washington | 20
| October 17, 2015 | Seattle, WA | Oregon | 26 | Washington | 20
| October 8, 2016 | Eugene, OR | #5 Washington | 70 | Oregon | 21
| November 4, 2017 | Seattle, WA | #12 Washington | 38 | Oregon | 3
| October 13, 2018 | Eugene, OR | #17 Oregon | 30 | #7 Washington | 27<sup>OT</sup>
| October 19, 2019 | Seattle, WA | #12 Oregon | 35 | #25 Washington | 31
| November 6, 2021 | Seattle, WA | #4 Oregon | 26 | Washington | 16
| November 12, 2022 | Eugene, OR | #25 Washington | 37 | #6 Oregon | 34
| October 14, 2023 | Seattle, WA | #7 Washington | 36 | #8 Oregon | 33 
| [[2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game|December 1, 2023]] | Paradise, NV | #3 Washington | 34 | #5 Oregon | 31
| November 30, 2024 | Eugene, OR |
| footnote = <ref name="series">{{Cite web|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/oregon/vs/washington|title=Winsipedia - Oregon Ducks vs. Washington Huskies football series history|website=Winsipedia}}</ref>
}}
* Oregon's home games against Washington were played in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] from 1911–1913 and 1926–1965.

=== Results by location ===
''As of December 1, 2023''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!State
! width="10%" |City
!Games
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}" |Washington victories
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}" |Oregon victories
!Ties
!Years played
|-
!Washington
|Seattle
| style="text-align:center;" |56
| style="text-align:center;" |33
| style="text-align:center;" |21
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1903–present
|-
! rowspan="2" |Oregon
|Eugene
| style="text-align:center;" |37
| style="text-align:center;" |13
| style="text-align:center;" |22
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1900–24, 1967–present
|-
|Portland
| style="text-align:center;" |22
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1911–13, 1926–65
|-
!Nevada
|Paradise
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |2023
|}

==Coaching records==

* ''Since 1945, as of December 1, 2023''

===Oregon===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Head Coach
! Games
! Seasons
! Wins
! Losses 
! Ties
! Pct.
|-
|align=left|[[Tex Oliver]]||3||1945–1946||0||3||0||{{Winning percentage|0|3|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Jim Aiken]]||4||1947–1950||2||2||0||{{Winning percentage|2|2|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Len Casanova]]{{spaces|7}}||16||1951–1966||3||12||1||{{Winning percentage|3|12|1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Jerry Frei]]||5||1967–1971||3||2||0||{{Winning percentage|3|2|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Dick Enright]]||2||1972–1973||1||1||0||{{Winning percentage|1|1|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Don Read]]||3||1974–1976||1||2||0||{{Winning percentage|1|2|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Rich Brooks]]||18||1977–1994||4||14||0||{{Winning percentage|4|14|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Mike Bellotti]]||13||1995–2008||9||4||0||{{Winning percentage|9|4|0}} <!--not scheduled in 2001-->
|-
|align=left|[[Chip Kelly]]||4||2009–2012||4||0||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|4|0}}&nbsp;
|-
|align=left|[[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]]||4||2013–2016||3||1||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|3|1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Willie Taggart]]||1||2017||0||1||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|0|1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Mario Cristobal]]||3||2018–2021||3||0||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|3|0}}&nbsp;
|-
|align=left|[[Dan Lanning]]||3||2022–present||0||3|| style="background:#DCDCDC;" |&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|0|1}}
|}
:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=uorb18>{{cite web|url=https://goducks.com/documents/2018/9/25/2018_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf
|work=University of Oregon Ducks Football Record Book |title=Results against 2018 opponents |date=2018 |page=72}}</ref>

===Washington===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Head Coach
! Games
! Seasons
! Wins
! Losses 
! Ties
! Pct.
|- 
|align=left|[[Ralph Welch]]||4||1945–1947||3||1||0||{{Winning percentage|3|1|0}}
|- 
|align=left|[[Howard Odell]]||5||1948–1952||4||1||0||{{Winning percentage|4|1|0}}
|- 
|align=left|[[John Cherberg]]||3||1953–1955||2||1||0||{{Winning percentage|2|1|0}}
|- 
|align=left|[[Darrell Royal]]||1||1956||1||0||0||{{Winning percentage|1|0|0}}&nbsp;
|- 
|align=left|[[Jim Owens]]||18||1957–1974||11||6||1||{{Winning percentage|11|6|1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Don James (American football)|Don James]]||18||1975–1992||15||3||0||{{Winning percentage|15|3|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Jim Lambright]]||6||1993–1998||2||4||0||{{Winning percentage|2|4|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Rick Neuheisel]]||3||1999–2002||2||1||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|2|1|0}} <!-- no game in 2001 -->
|-
|align=left|[[Keith Gilbertson]]||2||2003–2004||1||1||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|1|1|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Tyrone Willingham]]||4||2005–2008||0||4||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|0|4|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Steve Sarkisian]]||5||2009–2013||0||5||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|0|5|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Chris Petersen]]||6||2014–2019||2||4||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|2|4|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Jimmy Lake]]||1||2020–2021||0||1|| style="background:#DCDCDC;" |&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|0|1|0}}
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Kalen DeBoer]]||3||2022–2023||3||0|| style="background:#DCDCDC;" |&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|3|0|0}}
|-
|align=left|[[Jedd Fisch]]||0||2024–present||0||0||style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;||{{Winning percentage|0|0|0}}&nbsp;
|-
|}
:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=uwrbk18>{{cite web|url=https://gohuskies.com/documents/2018/7/23/2018_UW_FB_Media_Guide.pdf|work=University of Washington Husky Football Record Book |title=All-time series results |date=2018 |page=210}}</ref>
* Last tie was in [[1962 Washington Huskies football team|1962]], overtime began in [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] in Division I-A (one, [[2018 Washington Huskies football team|2018]])
* Two games were played in [[1945 Washington Huskies football team|1945]]; not scheduled in [[2001 Washington Huskies football team|2001]], canceled ([[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]]) in [[2020 Washington Huskies football team|2020]]

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games]]
* [[List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em |refs=
<ref name="2003DucksStillHaveDanderUp">
{{cite news |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=October 28, 2003 |title=Ducks still have dander up |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20031028&slug=uwfb28 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 24, 2022 |quote=After UW's win last season [in 2002], the Huskies lingered on the field for 20 to 30 minutes, stomping on the Oregon "O" at midfield, posing for pictures in the end zone and generally celebrating in a manner usually reserved for something other than a regular-season win.}}
</ref>
}}

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