Events worked out well for Dan Lanning over the weekend. The No. 2 Oregon Ducks took care of business with a 35-0 blowout on the road against Purdue on Friday night, and the No. 1 Texas Longhorns lost, 30-15, to the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs.
With those results in the books, the Ducks have moved up in the rankings. They are No. 1 in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and Associated Press Top 25.
When was the last time that this was the case? It’s been a few years.
Oregon Ducks AP Top 25 History
Oregon last held the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 in 2012. After a 10-0 start, the Ducks moved up to No. 1 in the nation with a game against the No. 14 Stanford Cardinal on tap. Veteran Duck fans know what happened next: Oregon lost to the Cardinal at home, 17-14, in overtime. The Ducks fell to No. 5 in the rankings after that.
Before 2012, Oregon found its way to the No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll for several weeks in 2010. After a 6-0 start to the year, the Ducks moved from No. 2 to the top spot, and they stayed there for the rest of the regular season. Despite a 12-0 season, the AP moved an undefeated Auburn team ahead of the Ducks in early December, following a blowout win over South Carolina.
Auburn and Oregon met in the BCS National Championship game; the Tigers won 22-19.
Oregon Ducks Coaches Poll History
Similar to the AP Top 25, Oregon last held the top spot in the coaches poll in 2012 after their 10-0 start. They dropped out of that spot to No. 5 after their loss to Stanford.
Before that, it was in 2010 that the Ducks first held a No. 1 ranking in the coaches poll. A 6-0 start to the year elevated the Ducks to the top spot in the coaches poll, and they held that spot until December when, like the AP Poll, they were dropped to No. 2 despite the undefeated season.
Oregon is 6-1 when ranked No. 1 in the nation, with top-25 wins against USC and Arizona. Its loss came in 2012 to No. 14 Stanford.
This week, the Ducks will have a top-25 matchup. The No. 1 team in the nation faces No. 21 Illinois at home on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. PT.
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