We're just over a week from the 2025 season wrapping up. But in this day and age, there really isn't an off-season. The ACC released it's schedule yesterday. Today the B1G is set to do the same.

What games are you looking forward to most? What's your expectation for this upcoming season? Last year, most thought the Oregon vs Penn State game was going to be one of the greatest, and it was. But it was a couple weeks later, that we got the real playoff primer. With the 2025 National champion Indiana Hoosiers handing Oregon their first , and up to this date only B1G conference game loss. (Ohio State was a playoff game, as was the Indiana rematch)

https://goducks.com/news/2026/1/24/football-schedule-to-be-announced-tuesday-as-season-ticket-deadlines-for-2026-approach

There is no reason the Oregon at Ohio State game cannot be prime time 7:30pm ET game. I see that as the only possible loss for Oregon in the 2026 regular season. Of course based on my helmet icon the Ohio State at Indiana game will be my favorite. BOTH will be fantastic games to watch.

Autzen Zoo

Oregon 2026 football schedule released, with a couple of...

The Ducks have a single bye in 2026, finishing with eight straight games in a row. The bye comes October 3rd after a September 26 road tilt at USC.

Seems more difficult than this years was. But, then again, OBD should be a whole lot better next year, so up for the challenge.

2 hours ago, iubhounds said:

There is no reason the Oregon at Ohio State game cannot be prime time 7:30pm ET game. I see that as the only possible loss for Oregon in the 2026 regular season. Of course based on my helmet icon the Ohio State at Indiana game will be my favorite. BOTH will be fantastic games to watch.

I’m pretty sure Big Noon will snatch that game up if they’re able.

USC game 4 has the makings to be something special. USC has a new DC and a bunch of freshman that they are hoping to build around.

Meanwhile Oregon should have a lean mean veteran led machine. But it's USC so their offense will be good and we'll be at their house which is always fun to send their fans walking out early. Gotta beat that traffic!

09/26 – @ USC (Trojans at Rutgers week prior)

10/3 – bye

10/10 – UCLA (Bruins also have bye prior)

10/17 – Nebraska (Huskers host Indiana week prior)

10/24 – @ Illinois (Illini have bye week prior)

10/31 – Northwestern (Wildcats host Rutgers week prior)

11/7 – @ Ohio St (tOSU at USC week before)

11/14 – Michigan (UM at MSU week before)

11/21 – @ Michigan St (Spartans host Huskies week prior)

11/28 -  Washington (UW hosts Indiana week before)

Interesting that Oregon and UCLA both have a bye the week prior, so why not schedule the game Oct. 3 instead of Oct. 10? And, put the bye on Oct. 10.

Appears it may be to avoid requiring UCLA to play back-to-back road games. UCLA plays at Maryland Sept. 26.

Northwestern, with Chip Kelly as O-coord, visits Autzen on Oct. 31.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by HDuck

A ton of B1G and interesting games! Then the conference championship...

57 minutes ago, MicroBurst61 said:

Autzen Zoo

Oregon 2026 football schedule released, with a couple of...

The Ducks have a single bye in 2026, finishing with eight straight games in a row. The bye comes October 3rd after a September 26 road tilt at USC.

Seems more difficult than this years was. But, then again, OBD should be a whole lot better next year, so up for the challenge.

Sorry for being crass, but this Idle Week sucks! 🤬

Oregon was the only P4 team in 2024 that had to play eight games in a row against P4 competition, and B1G HQ is doing it to OBD again? WT Fugazi!

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026

FOOTBALL | @OregonFootball

 

2026 Oregon Football Schedule Announced

EUGENE, Ore. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 Oregon football schedule on Tuesday, with the Ducks set to host seven regular-season games in Autzen Stadium for the fourth year in a row. 

 

The Ducks will open the 2026 season at home against Boise State on Sept. 5, followed by a trip to Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. Oregon will wrap nonconference play with an in-state matchup against Portland State in Autzen Stadium on Sept. 19. 

 

A trip to Los Angeles to face USC will kick off Big Ten play on Sept. 26. Following Oregon's bye week, the Ducks will return to action with back-to-back home games against UCLA (Oct. 10) and Nebraska (Oct. 17). 

 

Oregon's first trip to Illinois since 1993 is scheduled for Oct. 24, with the Ducks then returning home to host Northwestern on Halloween.

 

The final month of the regular season begins with a trip to Ohio State on Nov. 7 that is sure to be one of the premier showdowns of the college football season. Oregon will then host Michigan on Nov. 14 before going to Michigan State on Nov. 21, with the Ducks then wrapping the regular season at home against rival Washington on Nov. 28. 

 

Season ticket holders can renew for the 2026 season and fans can submit 2026 season ticket deposits by visiting www.GoDucks.com/FBTix. The deadline for renewals and deposits is this Friday, Jan. 30. 

 

Current season ticket holders can renew their 2025 seat locations at their discounted loyalty price, ensuring they keep their seats and continue to enjoy priority benefits tied to season ticket loyalty.

Fans who don't currently hold season tickets but want access before the public on-sale in March can get a head start by submitting a season ticket deposit ahead of Friday's deadline. Deposit holders will be eligible to select seats during the seat selection process in late February, ahead of the general public.

 

2026 Oregon Football Schedule

Sept. 5 - Boise State

Sept. 12 - at Oklahoma State

Sept. 19 - Portland State

Sept. 26 - at USC*

Oct. 10 - UCLA*

Oct. 17 - Nebraska*

Oct. 24 - at Illinois*

Oct. 31 - Northwestern*

Nov. 7 - at Ohio State*

Nov. 14 - Michigan*

Nov. 21 - at Michigan State*

Nov. 28 - Washington*

 

Home games at Autzen stadium in bold

1 minute ago, Jon Joseph said:

Sorry for being crass, but this Idle Week sucks! 🤬

Oregon was the only P4 team in 2024 that had to play eight games in a row, and B1G HQ is doing it again? WT Fugazi!

Yeah I noticed that.

Though in truth I think Lanning doesn't do great with bye weeks. His messaging is fantastic on a week to week basis and he seems to kinda like the grind and bloodied up mentally that goes with the week to week.

We lost focus real bad in the bye week before Indiana.

So though not great... It is certainly something that I don't think bothers Lanning so much.

1 minute ago, David Marsh said:

Yeah I noticed that.

Though in truth I think Lanning doesn't do great with bye weeks. His messaging is fantastic on a week to week basis and he seems to kinda like the grind and bloodied up mentally that goes with the week to week.

We lost focus real bad in the bye week before Indiana.

So though not great... It is certainly something that I don't think bothers Lanning so much.

David, I get it. Good point.

I have to pursue other schedules, but is there another B1G title contender with a schedule that would have the conference champion game being their ninth game in a row?

1 hour ago, HDuck said:

09/26 – @ USC (Trojans at Rutgers week prior)

10/3 – bye

10/10 – UCLA (Bruins also have bye prior)

10/17 – Nebraska (Huskers host Indiana week prior)

10/24 – @ Illinois (Illini have bye week prior)

10/31 – Northwestern (Wildcats host Rutgers week prior)

11/7 – @ Ohio St (tOSU at USC week before)

11/14 – Michigan (UM at MSU week before)

11/21 – @ Michigan St (Spartans host Huskies week prior)

11/28 -  Washington (UW hosts Indiana week before)

It's always important to to know who the previous weeks opponent is. If and that's a big IF USC lives up to their usual preseason hype, the Ducks will be in a good position to go into Columbus and get the W. I'm guessing the Trojans will be trojaning it by then though.

1 hour ago, HDuck said:

09/26 – @ USC (Trojans at Rutgers week prior)

10/3 – bye

10/10 – UCLA (Bruins also have bye prior)

10/17 – Nebraska (Huskers host Indiana week prior)

10/24 – @ Illinois (Illini have bye week prior)

10/31 – Northwestern (Wildcats host Rutgers week prior)

11/7 – @ Ohio St (tOSU at USC week before)

11/14 – Michigan (UM at MSU week before)

11/21 – @ Michigan St (Spartans host Huskies week prior)

11/28 -  Washington (UW hosts Indiana week before)

OBD plays at Illinois with the Illini coming off an idle week? With OBD coming off a game against Nebraska. If this is a 9 AM body clock start ...

Having Week 5 off and then playing nine games in a row if OBD plays in the B1G champ game is just wrong.

Ohio State and Michigan back-to-back?

A few of my observations:

As other have noted, we have a very early bye this year (Week 5) along with UCLA. Only Northwestern has an earlier bye (Week 2 yuck). There is only one bye this year for the first time since 2023.

There is no incentive to play in the conference championship game after playing 8 weeks in a row. When conferences were smaller and included divisions, conference championship games were rarely headliner affairs. Now, they are extra playoff games with seemingly no upside (unless you need the automatic bid).

Illinois is the only team that gets extra time before playing Oregon (UCLA and Oregon have the same bye) - much better!!

All non-west coast B1G teams have exactly one road trip to the west coast in 2026. West coast teams will make 3-4 trips back east across two or three time zones.

Ohio St. has a nice trap game at USC prior to hosting OBD and coming off a bye after @ Indiana.

Oregon catches a bit of a break with only three B1G trips back east and we get to play all three west coast teams, but didn't do ourselves a favor with the OOC Oklahoma St. trip. Hope it helps with recruiting.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by mikethehiker

42 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

Ohio State and Michigan back-to-back?

You could see this coming from 2136 miles away: the distance between B1G HQ in Chicago and Eugene.

And don't forget, the SEC now plays 9 conference games. No more padding wins. Half of the SEC will have an additional loss leading to 2-3 less ranked teams. Perception will finally start matching reality.

1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:

David, I get it. Good point.

I have to pursue other schedules, but is there another B1G title contender with a schedule that would have the conference champion game being their ninth game in a row?

Probably not.

We're the is outsiders still in year three. We can get the awful schedules and I think Lanning embraces that.

I don't think it's a good thing but I think Lanning is going to spin it into one.

Just pumping some sunshine is all.

5 minutes ago, mikethehiker said:

And don't forget, the SEC now plays 9 conference games. No more padding wins. Half of the SEC will have an additional loss leading to 2-3 less ranked teams. Perception will finally start matching reality.

Still might take a few years...

After all they play in the best conference and now they have to play an additional game they'll need to be ranked even higher! (Insert sarcasm)

Upon further review and after a double vodka and tonic, in 2026, like 2024, Oregon is the only B1G team playing eight B1G games in a row. Whether OBD is the only P4 team playing eight in a row is under further, further, and perhaps another cocktail's review.

That Illinois is off the week before Oregon travels to the Central time zone to play the Illini in front of CFB's largest stadium scoreboard is another B1G slap in the face.

I need to look at the ACC, B12, and SEC conferences, but I will not be surprised if OBD is the only P4 CFB team playing 8-straight, possibly nine in a row if Oregon plays in the 2026 B1G champ game.

Another preseason B1G title contender, Michigan, plays seven B1G games in a row. Indiana, USC, Iowa, Illinois, and UW play six. Ohio State and Penn State play five.

Rob Mullens, where are you? Portland State's on the schedule, and OBD opens with Boise State?

What the Hxxx, blast Boise!

UCLA has a non-conference game with Nevada on Oct. 31. A quick search said that was the latest non-conf non-bowl for UCLA since the first Sat. in November in 1968 when they played Tennessee.

Then, I remembered, UCLA played Fresno State the last game of the regular season in 2024.

Like Oregon, UCLA will have 8 consecutive games after the bye, though one will be non-conf. Nevada.

Northwestern has a bye the second week, then plays 11 straight.

Oklahoma 8 straight after their bye. Syracuse and N. Carolina have 9, and a couple other ACC's have 8 after the bye. There are 3 nine's in the Big 12: BYU, ASU, Kansas.

So, the single bye week this season means more teams will have a long stretch without a bye.