Ducks Fly East For First Meeting With Rutgers

The Matchup
#8 Oregon at Rutgers
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025
3:30 p.m. PT | Big Ten Network
SHI Stadium | Piscataway, N.J.

#8 Oregon Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten)
AP/Coaches Rank: 8/9
Head Coach: Dan Lanning (William Jewell College, 2008)
Record at Oregon: 40-7 (4th Season)
Career Record: Same

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten)
AP/Coaches Rank: NR/NR
Head Coach: Greg Schiano (Bucknell, 1988)
Record at Rutgers: 97-104 (17th Season)
Career Record: Same

TV: Big Ten Network
Play-By-Play: Guy Haberman
Analyst: Jake Butt
Sideline: Brooke Fletcher

Radio - Oregon Sports Network
Local: KUJZ-FM 95.3 (Eugene) | 105.1 FM The Fan (Portland)
Sirius: 133 | XM: 197
Play-by-Play: Jerry Allen
Analyst: Mike Jorgensen
Sideline: Dusty Harrah
Pre-Game Show: Joey McMurry

Nice To Meet You
The No. 8 Ducks will travel to the birthplace of college football this week as they head to Piscataway, N.J., to face Rutgers for the first time in program history. Rutgers hosted Princeton in the first-ever intercollegiate football game on Nov. 6, 1869. Oregon is 2-0 on the road this season and takes a nine-game road winning streak to the East Coast, the longest active road winning streak in the nation.

Active Road Winning Streaks (Last regular-season loss)
1. Oregon - 9 (10/14/23 at Washington)
2. Baylor - 5 (10/5/24 at Iowa State)
3. Five teams - 4 (Memphis, Navy, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Utah)

A Win Would...
» Extend the nation's longest road winning streak to 10 games.
» Make Oregon 1-0 all-time against Rutgers.
» Improve UO to 12-1 all-time in Big Ten play.
» Make UO 41-7 all-time under head coach Dan Lanning.

Ready To Bounce Back
Oregon is looking to respond from a loss in the regular season for the first time since 2023 after dropping a top-10 battle with Indiana, 30-20, last week in Eugene. The loss snapped the nation's longest regular-season (23) and home (18) winning streaks as the Hoosiers became the first visiting team to win in Autzen Stadium since Nov. 12, 2022. The Ducks trailed 13-10 at halftime and 20-13 through three quarters before pulling even on a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown by freshman DB Brandon Finney Jr., but Indiana scored the game's final 10 points to win. QB Dante Moore completed 21-of-34 passes for 186 yards with a 44-yard touchdown pass to WR Malik Benson, but also threw a season-high two interceptions. ILB Bryce Boettcher led the defense with 11 tackles, his third straight game in double digits, and DL Bear Alexander had a pair of TFLs.

Numbers to Know
0 - Oregon is one of eight FBS teams with zero fumbles lost and is tied for sixth nationally with just three turnovers.
1 - Saturday's game will be the first-ever matchup in football between Oregon and Rutgers.
3 - Oregon is tied for the national lead with three interceptions returned for touchdowns this season.
7 - RB Jordon Davison is tied for first among FBS freshmen with seven rushing touchdowns.
9 - Oregon has won nine consecutive road games, the longest active road winning streak in the nation.
9.21 - RB Dierre Hill Jr. ranks fourth nationally with 9.21 yards per rush.
12 - The Ducks have allowed just 12 plays of 20-plus yards this season, tied for third-fewest in the nation.
22.9 - Oregon is outscoring is opponents by 22.9 points per game (320-114) during its FBS-leading nine-game road winning streak.
25 - UO has committed just 25 total penalties this season, tied for 10th-fewest in the nation.
30 - Oregon leads the nation since 2022 with 40 games of 30-plus points, four more than second-place Georgia (36).
51 - ILB Bryce Boettcher is tied for fourth in the Big Ten and 34th nationally with 51 tackles, 23 more than any other Duck.
70.59 - Oregon is 12-of-17 (70.59%) on fourth down this season, tying for No. 5 in conversions and ranking 20th in conversion percentage.
72.0 - QB Dante Moore is No. 9 nationally with a 72.0 completion percentage and 14th with a 167.72 passer rating.
138.7 - Oregon ranks fifth nationally in passing defense (138.7 YPG) and has given up just three passing touchdowns in six games.
250 - UO is one of four schools to surpass 250 yards both rushing and passing in at least three games this season.