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If you’re looking at the history of the Pac-12 matchup between the Oregon Ducks and Arizona Wildcats, fans from Eugene sure have something to boast about.
The two teams have met a total of 44 times over the years, with Oregon winning 27 of the matchups, good for a .614 win percentage.
Of course, that doesn’t tell the entire story, though. If you were to ask any of those fans who are boasting over the Wildcats which team has handed them some of the toughest defeat during their fandom, the answer would likely be Arizona.
Think all the way back to 2007, when the No. 2 ranked Ducks lost in Tuscon, 34-24, ending their chances at a trip to the BCS Championship game. Adding injury to insult, quarterback Dennis Dixon suffered a season-ending knee injury that knocked him out of the Heisman Trophy race and cut his career at Oregon short.
Or how about in 2013 and 2014, when the Ducks lost back-to-back games to Arizona, the second time coming when the Ducks were again ranked No. 2 in the nation, this time led by Marcus Mariota in his Heisman Trophy-winning season.
Fortunately, the Ducks were able to come back later that season and trounce Arizona in the Pac-12 Championship game and make it into the inaugural College Football Playoff.
There are painful memories to think of, but proof that no matter how good Arizona is projected to be, you have to consider them as giant killers. So while the Ducks are favored to win this game by 28-points, there’s no chance they will be looking past the Wildcats any time soon.
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