Oregon football will open and close the 2026 season at Autzen Stadium. A trip to Columbus to play Ohio State is also on tap. See the Ducks' schedule
Oregon football's 2025 season ended just three weeks ago with a loss in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Peach Bowl to eventual national champion Indiana.
But it's never too early to start looking ahead.
Duck fans can start making plans for next fall — a November road trip to Columbus, Ohio, anyone? — as the Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 schedule on Jan. 27.
The 12-game lineup begins and ends at home for Oregon, which will play seven games at Autzen Stadium.
Oregon, which went 13-2 in 2025, kicks off what it hopes will be a third-straight season as a CFP qualifier on Sept. 5 against Boise State in Eugene in a nonconference game.
A home game against Washington on Nov. 28 will bring the regular season to a close.
The Ducks will also host Michigan one week after playing at Ohio State, Northwestern on Halloween, as well as UCLA and Nebraska during conference play.
Potentially the most significant game on the schedule will take place elsewhere, as the Ducks are set to play the Buckeyes on Nov. 7. Oregon beat Ohio State 35-28, during its last visit to Ohio Stadium in 2021.
The Ducks will also play conference road games at Southern California, Michigan State and Illinois.
Not on the schedule is a game against Oregon State. The Ducks and Beavers will not play this season for the first time in 80 years, though they are expected to resume the rivalry in 2027.
Oregon 2026 football schedule
- Sept. 5 — vs. Boise State
- Sept. 12 — at Oklahoma State
- Sept. 19 — vs. Portland State
- Sept. 26 — at USC*
- BYE
- Oct. 10 — vs. UCLA*
- Oct. 17 — vs. Nebraska*
- Oct. 24 — at Illinois*
- Oct. 31 — vs. Northwestern*
- Nov. 7 — at Ohio State*
- Nov. 14 — vs. Michigan*
- Nov. 21 — at Michigan State*
- Nov. 28 — vs. Washington*
*Big Ten Conference game
Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at [email protected].
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