| Other names | Civil War (1929–2020) |
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| Sport | |
| Location | Oregon |
| First meeting | November 3, 1894; 131 years ago (November 3, 1894) (Football) |
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TheOregon–Oregon State rivalry (formerly known as theCivil War[1]) is acollege rivalry between theUniversity of Oregon andOregon State University. The rivalry is one of the oldest in the nation, dating back to 1894 when the two universities' football teams first met. Althoughthe college football game is the most popular rivalry, the two universities have noted rivalry games in every sport that both sponsor. There is also an academic rivalry between the schools on occasion, and competitions for community services such as blood drives take place often.
Although determining the overall series winner is a fairly recent practice, all-time records for sports between the universities have been kept since play started.
Oregon State has won three College World Series Titles in2006,2007, and2018. The University of Oregon cut its baseball program in 1981 along with three other sports (men's gymnastics, women's golf and women's soccer). After 28 years, Oregon would bring its baseball program back in 2009. Oregon State leads the all-times series197-176 as of the 2024 season with the Ducks winning the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the two. Oregon has won 6 straight meetings dating back to 2024.[2]
The men's basketball rivalry is one of the most contested games between any two teams in the nation, with anNCAA record 366 games played as of November 17, 2025. The Beavers also hold the NCAA record for the third most wins against a single team (the Ducks) with the series'192–174 in favor of the Beavers. The Ducks have won 9 straight in the series dating back to 2022.[3]
First contested in 1894, the football rivalry is the fifth-most played college football rivalry game in theNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Ducks lead the overall series at70–49–10 as of the 2025 season.[4]
The men's soccer teams have only played 3 times, with the Ducks dropping this as a sport at the conclusion of the 1989 season. The Beavers won all three contests played, leaving the record at3–0–0 in favor of OSU.[when?]
Oregon State has traditionally dominated in this sport, leading the Ducks 103–24–4 in the all-time series as of the end of the 2005–06 season. Oregon State has won the past 7 meets, dating back to the 2003 season.[5] The Ducks have dropped this sport and it has been absent for several years.
Both teams have recently made theFinal 4 with Oregon State going in2016 and Oregon going in2019. Oregon leads the all-time series record between the women's basketball programs as of the 2023-24 season at66-47. The Beavers have won 3 straight in the series dating back to 2023.[6][7]
Oregon leads the all-time series record in women's soccer at12–11–6 as of the end of the 2023 season.[8][9]
Oregon holds the all-time series lead in softball at114–90–1, as of 2025.The Ducks have gone 36-11 vs the Beavers since the end of the 2009 season.[10]
Oregon leads the all-time series with Oregon State88–44–1 as of the 2025 season. Oregon has won 12 straight matches in the series dating back to 2019.[11][12]