Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Trophy Update - First time champ Oregon Ducks

 In their 19th try the Oregon Ducks finally won the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

  • The Ducks are now 1-17-1 in Trophy games and they travel to Pullman to face Wazzoo this Saturday.
  • The Cougars are 7-12-1 in Trophy games and have won the trophy on 2 occasions
  • They rattled off 4 wins after defeating Oregon State for the Trophy in October of 1941 before losing to Texas A&M on the Saturday before Pearl Harbor was attacked
  • And their most recent Trophy Holding was in 1983 with an Apple Cup victory followed by a win to open the 1983 season before losing to Michigan!
  • They've only had 3 opportunities since that loss, falling UCLA in 1993 and USC during the Trojans long run in 2004-2005
  • Of teams that have won the Trophy, only Rutgers has a poorer winning percentage than the Ducks
  • The Scarlett Knights are 1-22 in Trophy games - having only won the very first Match-up!

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