The_Butcher
11-25-2010, 04:06 AM
All of us in Oregon know about the Civil War game between the U of O Ducks and the OSU Beavers.
This year it is on Saturday December 4th. The Beavs will be hosting. Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
History
The game was first played in 1894 and has been contested 113 times as of 2009. The University of Oregon holds a series lead of 57-46-10. The game was not contested in 1900, 1901, 1911, 1943, and 1944 and two games were played in 1896 and 1945. The first reference to the "Civil War" name was in 1929 and came into common use in 1937. Prior to that, it was called the "Oregon Classic" or the "State Championship Game."[/URL]
The game is usually played in even-numbered years at the home field of Oregon State University in Corvallis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_football_game%29#cite_note-osualum-0) (since 1954, Reser Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reser_Stadium), formerly Parker Stadium) and in odd-numbered years, at the home field of the University of Oregon in Eugene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon) (since 1967, Autzen Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autzen_Stadium)). Seven games have been played at Multnomah Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGE_Park) (now PGE Park) in Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon): in 1908, 1917, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1950, and 1952. The 1912 and 1913 games were played at a neutral site in Albany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_Oregon) following a riot after the 1910 game.
From 1997 through 2006 the winner of the game was the home team. The streak was snapped in 2007, when Oregon State University beat the University of Oregon at Autzen Stadium 38-31 in double overtime. In 2008, the Ducks returned the favor in Corvallis by beating OSU 65-38 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_football_game%29#cite_note-hbd-1). The streak of visiting teams winning was snapped at two games in 2009 when the Ducks won 37-33 in Eugene.
From 1959 to 1961, the Platypus Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_Trophy) was awarded to the winning school. The trophy was lost for 40 years and found in 2005, and beginning with the 2007 game, was awarded to the winning school's alumni association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumni_association).
Other athletic contests (most notably, men's and women's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball"]basketball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_football_game%29#cite_note-2)) between the schools are also referred to as Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_rivalry%29) games.
Who are you rooting for??
the Ducks? 10-0
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/102707-Oregon-Autzen-USC-UO-02.jpg
-or-
the Beavers? 5-5
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Reser_pregame.JPG
This year it is on Saturday December 4th. The Beavs will be hosting. Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
History
The game was first played in 1894 and has been contested 113 times as of 2009. The University of Oregon holds a series lead of 57-46-10. The game was not contested in 1900, 1901, 1911, 1943, and 1944 and two games were played in 1896 and 1945. The first reference to the "Civil War" name was in 1929 and came into common use in 1937. Prior to that, it was called the "Oregon Classic" or the "State Championship Game."[/URL]
The game is usually played in even-numbered years at the home field of Oregon State University in Corvallis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_football_game%29#cite_note-osualum-0) (since 1954, Reser Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reser_Stadium), formerly Parker Stadium) and in odd-numbered years, at the home field of the University of Oregon in Eugene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon) (since 1967, Autzen Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autzen_Stadium)). Seven games have been played at Multnomah Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGE_Park) (now PGE Park) in Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon): in 1908, 1917, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1950, and 1952. The 1912 and 1913 games were played at a neutral site in Albany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_Oregon) following a riot after the 1910 game.
From 1997 through 2006 the winner of the game was the home team. The streak was snapped in 2007, when Oregon State University beat the University of Oregon at Autzen Stadium 38-31 in double overtime. In 2008, the Ducks returned the favor in Corvallis by beating OSU 65-38 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_football_game%29#cite_note-hbd-1). The streak of visiting teams winning was snapped at two games in 2009 when the Ducks won 37-33 in Eugene.
From 1959 to 1961, the Platypus Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_Trophy) was awarded to the winning school. The trophy was lost for 40 years and found in 2005, and beginning with the 2007 game, was awarded to the winning school's alumni association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alumni_association).
Other athletic contests (most notably, men's and women's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball"]basketball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_football_game%29#cite_note-2)) between the schools are also referred to as Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28college_rivalry%29) games.
Who are you rooting for??
the Ducks? 10-0
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/102707-Oregon-Autzen-USC-UO-02.jpg
-or-
the Beavers? 5-5
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Reser_pregame.JPG