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{{Short description|Home stadium of the Oregon Ducks}}
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stadium_name = Autzen Stadium at Rich Brooks Field|
| nickname stadium_name = The Autzen Zoo|Stadium
| nickname =
image = |
| logo_image =
___location = Leo Harris Parkway<br>Eugene, OR 97401 |
| logo_size = 50
broke_ground = 1967 |
| image = Autzen Stadium at night.jpg
opened = September 23, 1967 |
| image_size = 250
closed = |
| caption = Panoramic view during a game in 2011
demolished = |
| ___location = 2727 Leo Harris Parkway<br />[[Eugene, Oregon]],<!--97401--> U.S.
owner = [[University of Oregon]] |
| coordinates = {{coord|44|3|30|N|123|4|7|W|display=it}}
operator = [[University of Oregon]] |
| pushpin_map = USA Oregon Eugene#USA Oregon#USA
surface = [[FieldTurf]] |
| pushpin_relief = 1
construction_cost = $2.5 million [[United States dollar|USD]] |
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Eugene##Location in Oregon##Location in the United States
architect = |
| broke_ground = {{start date and age|1966}}
former_names = |
| opened = September 23, 1967<ref name=fginewst>{{cite news |title=First Game in New Stadium Proved 'Hot One' for Fans|first=Don|last=Bishoff|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ladVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4384%2C4539712|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=September 24, 1967|page=1A}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oregonducksfootballtickets.com/Venues/view/Autzen-Stadium-Tickets Venues. Autzen Stadium tickets]</ref>
tenants = [[Oregon Ducks|University of Oregon Ducks]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1967-Present)|
| expanded = 2002
seating_capacity = 53,800 |
| renovated = [[2002 Oregon Ducks football team|2002]]
| demolished =
| owner = [[Oregon Ducks]]
| operator = University of Oregon
| surface = [[FieldTurf]] – (2012–present)<br />NeXturf – (2001)<br />[[Omniturf|OmniTurf]] – (1984–2000)<br />[[AstroTurf]] – (1969–1983)<br />Natural grass – (1967–1968)<ref>{{cite web|title=Autzen Stadium |url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22175 |publisher=University of Oregon Department of Athletics |access-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045417/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22175 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref>
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]2.3&nbsp;million<ref name=refropnr>{{cite news |title=$2.3 Million Stadium Ready for Opener|first=Lloyd|last=Paseman|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jqdVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4603%2C3075858|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|___location=Eugene|date=September 17, 1967|access-date=November 23, 2014|page=1A}}</ref><ref name=btfbgbgr>{{cite news |title=Big Time Football Gets Bigger|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pbZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6530%2C2283928|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|___location=Spokane|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=September 22, 1967|access-date=November 23, 2014|page=18}}</ref><br />$80&nbsp;million (2002 renovation)
| architect = [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]]<ref name=refropnr/><ref name=pattconcr>{{cite news |title=Patterns in Concrete|first=Lloyd|last=Paseman|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ethVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4712%2C600897|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|___location=Eugene|date=July 4, 1967|access-date=November 23, 2014|page=1B}}</ref><br />[[Ellerbe Becket]] (2012 renovation)
| general_contractor = Gale M. Roberts Co. (1967)<ref name=pattconcr/><ref name=autzwbrdy>{{cite news |title=Autzen Stadium Will Be Ready|first=Pat|last=Caraher|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zadVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3346%2C1253689|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|___location=Eugene|date=March 7, 1967|access-date=November 23, 2014|page=3B}}</ref><ref name=wkarcd>{{cite news |title=Well-Known Area Contractor Dies|first=Bill|last=Bishop|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E1ZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1624%2C4895074|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|___location=Eugene|date=January 20, 1998|access-date=November 23, 2014|page=1C}}</ref>
| main_contractors =
| former_names =
| tenants = [[Oregon Ducks football]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br />(1967–present)
| seating_capacity = 54,000 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID%3D22175 |title=Autzen Stadium |access-date=August 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090658/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=22175 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref> standing room to 60,000 <ref>[http://stadiums.pointafter.com/q/498/1379/How-big-is-Autzen-Stadium-located-in-Eugene-Oregon How big is Autzen Stadium located in Eugene, Oregon] {{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (2012–present)
'''Former capacity''':
{{collapsible list|
* 41,698 (1988–2001)
* 41,097 (1969–1987)
* 41,078 (1967–1968)<ref name=naboith>{{cite news |title=41,078 Seats – and Not a Bad One in the House|first=Lloyd|last=Paseman|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jqdVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1817%2C3104716|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|___location=Eugene|date=September 17, 1967|access-date=November 23, 2014|page=7A}}</ref>
}}
| website = {{URL|https://goducks.com/sports/2011/6/21/205174790.aspx|goducks.com/stadium}}
'''Autzen Stadium''' is a stadium in [[Eugene, Oregon]]. Located north of the [[University of Oregon]] campus, it is primarily used for [[American football|football]], and is the home of the [[Oregon Ducks]]. After several expansions, it now seats approximately 53,800, yet average attendance for Oregon Football games is closer to 60,000.
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'''Autzen Stadium''' is an outdoor [[American football|football]] stadium in [[Eugene, Oregon]], United States. Located north of the [[University of Oregon]] campus, it is the home field of the [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Ducks]] of the [[Big Ten Conference]]. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions. The official [[seating capacity]] is presently 54,000 to 60,000 (with [[Standing-room only|SRO]]); however, the actual attendance regularly exceeds that figure.<ref name=goducks>{{cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22175 |title=Autzen Stadium |publisher=GoDucks.com |access-date=October 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045417/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22175 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref>
 
==History==
Prior to 1967, the Ducks' on-campus stadium was [[Hayward Field]], which they shared with the track and field team. However, by the late 1950s, it had become apparent that Hayward Field was no longer suitable for the football team. It seated only 22,500 people, making it one of the smallest in the University Division (now [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]), and only 9,000 seats were available to the general public. While nearly every seat was protected from the elements, it had little else going for it. The stadium was in such poor condition that coaches deliberately kept prospective recruits from seeing it. As a result, the Ducks only played three home games per year on campus in most years; with the exception of the [[Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry|annual rivalry game]] with [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]], games that were likely to draw big crowds (against schools like [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] and [[USC Trojans football|USC]]) were played {{convert|110|mi}} north in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] at the larger [[Providence Park|Multnomah Stadium]]. With the recognition that the football team had outgrown the campus facility and with popular support to play the entire home schedule in Eugene for the first time in school history, Oregon athletic director [[Leo Harris]] led a campaign to build a new stadium on {{convert|90|acre|km2}} on the north bank of the [[Williamette River]] that the school had acquired for the purpose in the 1950s on his recommendation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/details/show/33 |title=Autzen Stadium: Milestone of Momentum |publisher=University of Oregon |access-date=October 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821124433/http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/details/show/33 |archive-date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=oregobit>{{cite news|title=Harris, former UO athletic director, dies|date=April 26, 1990|work=The Oregonian}}</ref><ref name=DuckDowns>{{cite web|title=Leo Harris and his monument to tenacity, Autzen Stadium |url=http://www.benzduck.com/journal/2011/6/11/leo-harris-and-his-monument-to-tenacity-autzen-stadium.html |access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref><ref name=prka3yr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bRdWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6125%2C4955705 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |___location=(Oregon) |title=UO hopes to build new stadium in park area within 3 years |date=November 30, 1960 |page=1B}}</ref>
 
School president [[Arthur Flemming]] was initially skeptical of the project, and asked [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]] to evaluate whether it was feasible to build a stadium on the north bank site, renovate Hayward Field, or build a new stadium on the Hayward footprint. The need for a new or expanded stadium had become acute with the implosion of the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] in 1959. Oregon had been left out of its successor, the Athletic Association of Western Universities (direct ancestor of the [[Pacific-12 Conference]]), and there was almost no chance of getting an invitation as long as the Ducks still played at Hayward Field. SOM concluded that the north bank site was the only feasible place to build a 40,000-seat stadium—thought to be the bare minimum to justify moving the entire home state to Eugene. Hayward Field had not been built to code, which would have ruled out any possible expansion. Its footprint was too small for a new stadium, and in any case the surrounding streets could not handle larger crowds.<ref name=DuckDowns/>
 
Designed by SOM,<ref name=refropnr/> the stadium was built within an artificial landfill (over the refuse) to eliminate the need for multilevel ramps. As a result, construction took just nine months and cost approximately [[United States dollar|$]]2.3&nbsp;million.<ref name=refropnr/> $250,000 was contributed by the Autzen Foundation, headed by [[Thomas E. Autzen]] (class of 1943), son of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] lumberman and philanthropist [[Thomas J. Autzen]] (1888–1958), for whom the stadium was named.<ref name=refropnr/><ref name=uostnmddn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kqxVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5080%2C3121425 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |___location=(Oregon) |last=Wyant |first=Dan |title=UO stadium named for $250,000 donor |date=June 15, 1965 |page=1A }}</ref><ref name=archit>{{cite web |url=http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/architecture/oregon/autzen.html |title=Autzen Stadium: Architecture of the University of Oregon |access-date=October 30, 2007 |publisher=University of Oregon| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116052121/http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/architecture/oregon/autzen.html| archive-date= November 16, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> The elder Autzen was ironically an alumnus of Oregon archrival [[Oregon State University]].
 
In [[1967 Oregon Ducks football team|1967]], Oregon hosted [[1967 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]] in Autzen Stadium's inaugural game, a 17–13 loss before 27,500 on September 23.<ref name=fginewst/> Four weeks later on October 21, 16,000 saw Oregon's first win in the new facility; the 31–6 victory over [[1967 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] was the only home win of the season.<ref name=hldxtrv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i_soAAAAIBAJ&pg=6068%2C4757211 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |___location=Oregon|last=Uhrhammer |first=Jerry |title=Harrington-led Ducks trample Vandals 31-6 |date=October 22, 1967 |page=1a}}</ref>
 
The stadium alternates with Oregon State's [[Reser Stadium]] as host of the [[Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry|annual rivalry game]] with the Beavers.
 
Autzen hosted the [[2011 Pac-12 Football Championship Game|inaugural]] [[Pacific-12 Football Championship Game|Pac-12 Conference Championship game]] on December 2, 2011, as the Pac-12 North champion Ducks defeated the Pac-12 South champion [[2011 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA Bruins]].
 
===Playing surface===
[[File:Autzen Stadium-1.jpg|thumb|left|View of the field taken in 2013 after surface renovation]]
Opened with natural grass in 1967, the field was switched to [[AstroTurf]] and lights were added for its third season in [[1969 Oregon Ducks football team|1969]].<ref name=tfltapp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uwwRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5892%2C54173 |newspaper=Eugene REgister-Guard |title=Turf, lights approved |date=April 1, 1969 |page=2B }}</ref><ref name=twrogcpt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gDNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3464%2C5638411 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Tomorrow we roll out the green carpet |last=Uhrhammer |first=Jerry |date=July 27, 1969 |agency=(Emerald Empire) |page=13}}</ref><ref name=nearse >{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z9xVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5410%2C3006342 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Autzen turf work nears end |date=August 13, 1969 |page=5B }}</ref> After seven years, it was replaced with new AstroTurf in 1976.<ref name=newcpt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0atVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4241%2C5114842 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=New carpet going down at Autzen |date=July 21, 1976 |page=1B }}</ref><ref name=psst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1KtVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6324%2C5818883 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Psst – UO selling grass from Autzen |date=July 24, 1976 |page=2B }}</ref> Sand-based [[Omniturf|OmniTurf]] was installed in 1984 and 1991,<ref name=augasnew>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6uhVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6245%2C6549368 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Autzen getting a sandy, new turf |agency=wire services |date=June 27, 1984 |page=1C}}</ref><ref name=rghtstf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=roRTAAAAIBAJ&pg=4150%2C5246623 |newspaper=The Bulletin |___location=Bend, Oregon |title=Omni Turf, right stuff? |date=November 5, 1984 |page=D-3 }}</ref><ref name=iatstgrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LvNVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6026%2C5264195 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Bellamy |first=Ron |title=Is artificial turf safer than grass? |date=September 21, 1989 |page=1B }}</ref><ref name=tfmker>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LXUzAAAAIBAJ&pg=2401%2C5323453 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |last=Stalwick |first=Howie |title=Turf maker claims it has the answer |date=November 24, 1984 |page=16}}</ref><ref name=dbsched>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SUdWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1944%2C479379 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Clark |first=Bob |title=Ducks behind schedule on new turf at Autzen |date=August 2, 1991 |page=1B }}</ref> and infilled NeXturf in [[2001 Oregon Ducks football team|2001]].<ref name=demnex >{{cite news |url=http://dailyemerald.com/2001/06/07/nexturf-ready-at-autzen/ |newspaper=Daily Emerald |title=NeXturf ready at Autzen |date=June 7, 2001 |access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref> The NeXturf was found to be overly slick when wet and lasted only one season,<ref name=ohindxn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eUxWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2129%2C5610426 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Clark |first=Bob |title=Oregon heads in new direction with FieldTurf |date=February 22, 2002 |page=1C}}</ref> and was transferred to an intramural field.<ref name=stkout>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rlVWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2207%2C3062281 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Bolt |first=Greg |title=UO students can stake out new turf in fall |date=May 12, 2002 |page=1C}}</ref> [[FieldTurf]] made its debut in Autzen in [[2002 Oregon Ducks football team|2002]],<ref name=ohindxn/><ref name=fttha>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=olJWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6494%2C6933297 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Clark |first=Bob |title=FieldTurf takes hold at Autzen, elsewhere |date=August 29, 2002 |page=2F}}</ref> and was replaced in [[2010 Oregon Ducks football team|2010]].<ref name=trfcrwn>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.registerguard.com/oregon-football/turf-replacement-begins-this-week-for-autzen/ |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Moseley |first=Rob |title=Turf replacement begins this week for Autzen |agency=(blog) |date=May 9, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104202705/http://blogs.registerguard.com/oregon-football/turf-replacement-begins-this-week-for-autzen/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 }}</ref>
 
With up to 8 feet (2.4 m) of gravel fill underneath the field, the original crown of the natural grass field was moderate, with the center of the field approximately one foot (0.30 m) higher than the sidelines.<ref name=pattconcr/> The crown was removed in 2010, and the surface is now flat.<ref name=trfcrwn/>
 
==Renovations==
In 1982, a $650,000 meeting room complex, the Donald Barker Stadium Club, was opened on the east rim above the end zone. It gave the stadium its first meeting facilities,<ref name=goducks/> and was dedicated at the home opener in September.<ref name=sclbded>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rEkVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4938%2C743333 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Stadium club dedicated today |date=September 4, 1982 |page=2B}}</ref>
 
A proposal to enclose the stadium within a dome was given serious consideration in 1985.<ref name=wicvmopr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KPFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4612%2C1609249 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Conrad |first=John |title=Will it cover most of the problems? |date=May 6, 1985 |page=1B }}</ref><ref name=adgstbck>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xeZVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6240%2C5554799 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Conrad |first=John |title=Autzen dome gains state backing |date=October 23, 1985 |page=1A }}</ref><ref name=hwabdomed>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_NtVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6056%2C5269475 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Conrad |first=John |title=How will Autzen be domed? |date=December 20, 1985 |page=1D }}</ref> New tax laws on contributions altered the feasibility, and the overall project was scaled back.<ref name=dbfqpr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=33kzAAAAIBAJ&pg=5104%2C3848354 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Conrad |first=John |title=Dome bill for Autzen proposed |date=February 17, 1989 |page=1B }}</ref> In 1988, a $2.3&nbsp;million renovation built a new press box on the south side of the stadium and converted the original north side press box to [[Luxury box|luxury suites]].<ref name=dbfqpr/> The renovation was designed by architecture firm [[Ellerbe Becket]].<ref name=goducks/>
 
In 1995, the field was named [[Rich Brooks]] Field, after the Ducks' coach from 1977 to 1994. Brooks led Oregon to its first outright [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] championship, and its first Rose Bowl appearance in 37 years, in his last season. Brooks left Oregon after the 1994 season to become head coach of the [[St. Louis Rams]] of the [[National Football League]].
 
In 2002, a $90&nbsp;million facelift and expansion added seating and luxury boxes to the south sideline, bringing the stadium seating capacity up to its current level.<ref name=goducks/>
 
[[File:102707-Oregon-AutzenStadium-ext.jpg|thumb|left|Exterior of the stadium in October 2007 displaying the large yellow "O"]]
In 2007, the large yellow "O" was added onto the south end of the stadium exterior when [[ESPN]]'s ''[[College GameDay (football)|College GameDay]]'' was on ___location. That season, "Gameday" originated two of its Saturday shows from Eugene.
 
[[File:New Video Board at Autzen Stadium.jpg|180px|thumb|The digital scoreboard in the east end-zone in 2014]]
In 2008, a new, {{convert|33|by|85|ft|adj=on}} high-definition LED scoreboard and replay screen—known as ''DuckVision'' or "Duckvision 2.0"—was installed; it replaced the original video screen installed prior to the 1998–1999 football season. It is the 39th largest video screen in the NCAA.
 
In 2010, the field was replaced with new [[FieldTurf]] that featured the new Pac-12 logo (even before the logo was officially revealed to the public). During the process, the crown was removed to make the field flat.<ref name=trfcrwn/> In addition, new paneling was added to the walls surrounding the field.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}}
 
In 2014, the east end-zone scoreboard was updated to include a digital screen, the addition of 150 flat screen monitors throughout the concessions areas, additional culinary options in the form of food trucks on the north side of the stadium, increased cell phone repeaters and an upgrade to the sound system. Additionally, the sideline wall graphics were updated from the new panels installed in the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID%3D500%26ATCLID%3D209619367 |title=Fans? Feedback Spurs Improved Autzen Stadium Ammenities |access-date=September 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907123445/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=209619367 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 }}</ref>
 
In 2020 the east end-zone scoreboard was replaced with a new 186’ x 66’ video screen on the east end of the stadium, making it the largest video board in college football. The video board will also house a smaller outward-facing 47’ x 26’ video board visible to fans arriving to the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Farner |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sports/oregon-debuts-biggest-video-board-in-college-football/ |title=Oregon debuts biggest video board in college football |publisher=Saturdaydownsouth.com |date= November 3, 2020|accessdate=2022-12-26}}</ref>
 
{{clear}}
 
==Stadium records==
The highest attendance at Autzen was 60,129 on October 12, [[2024 Oregon Ducks football team|2024]], when the Ducks beat [[2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]], 32–31.<ref name="si">{{cite news |title=Oregon Ducks Beat Ohio State: Deafening Autzen Stadium Breaks Attendance Record|url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/oregon-ducks-ohio-state-deafening-autzen-stadium-breaks-attendance-record-tez-johnson-dan-lanning-ryan-day|access-date=October 13, 2024 |work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=October 12, 2024|last=Amaranthus|first=Bri}}</ref> This stands as the second largest crowd for a sporting event in the state of Oregon, with the largest being the [[Grand Prix of Portland|CART Portland 200]] [[American open-wheel car racing|IndyCar]] event in 1993, which claimed an estimated attendance of 63,000.<ref>{{cite news|title="Emmo" Flies to a Wet Win|date=June 28, 1993|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|last=Buker|first=Paul|page=E01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fittipaldi's Crew Says Victory Came Well Before the Rain|date=June 28, 1993|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|last=Brandon|first=Steve|page=E04}}</ref>
 
From 1997 to 2001, the Ducks had a 24-game home winning streak at Autzen Stadium, which ended with a 49–42 loss to [[2001 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]].<ref name=goducks/>
In 2011, the [[2011 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans]] defeated the Ducks 38–35, ending a 21-game home winning streak as the Trojans handed [[Chip Kelly]] his first loss at Autzen as head coach.[[File:102707-Oregon-Autzen-UOentrance.jpg|thumb|Taking the field against [[2007 USC Trojans football team|USC]] before 59,277 in [[2007 Oregon Ducks football team|2007]]]]
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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Opponent
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Attendance
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Rank
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Date
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Outcome
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Note
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Reference
|-
!1
|[[2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|#2 Ohio State]]
|60,129
| align="center" |3
|[[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|October 12, 2024]]
|'''W''' 32–31
|<small>[[College GameDay (football TV program)|ESPN College Gameday]]</small>
|<ref name=si/>
|-
! 2
| [[2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|#18 Arizona State]]
| 60,055
| align="center" |9
| [[2011 Oregon Ducks football team|October 15, 2011]]
| '''W''' 41–27
| <small>[[College GameDay (football TV program)|ESPN College Gameday]]</small>
| <ref name="espn 483">{{cite news |title=Arizona State vs. Oregon - Game Recap - October 15, 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=312882483 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626165351/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=312882483 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=November 23, 2018 |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=October 16, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! 3
| [[2010 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| 60,017
| align="center" |1
| [[2010 Oregon Ducks football team|November 6, 2010]]
| '''W''' 53–16
| <small>[[Oregon–Washington football rivalry]]</small>
||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/11/oregon_football_the_ducks_are_1.html|title=Oregon football: The Ducks are sloppy early, impressive late while clobbering Washington 53-16|last=Goe|first=Ken|access-date=October 29, 2024|publisher=[[The Oregonian]]|date=November 6, 2010}}</ref>
|-
! 4
| [[2010 Arizona Wildcats football team|#21 Arizona]]
| 59,990
| align="center" |1
| [[2010 Oregon Ducks football team|November 26, 2010]]
| '''W''' 48–29
| &nbsp;
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Arizona vs. Oregon - Box Score - November 26, 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303302483 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
|-
! 5
| [[2023 Oregon State Beavers football team|#16 Oregon State]]
| 59,987
| align="center" |4
| [[2023 Oregon Ducks football team|November 24, 2023]]
| '''W''' 31–7
|
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Oregon State vs. Oregon - Box Score - November 24, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401524063 |access-date=October 29, 2024|work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
|-
! 6
| [[2022 UCLA Bruins football team|#9 UCLA]]
| 59,962
| align="center" |10
| [[2022 Oregon Ducks football team|October 22, 2022]]
| '''W''' 45–30
| <small>[[College GameDay (football TV program)|ESPN College Gameday]]</small>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=UCLA vs. Oregon - Box Score - October 22, 2022 |url= https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401404021 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
|-
! 7
|[[2023 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
|59,957
| align="center" |6
|[[2023 Oregon Ducks football team|November 11, 2023]]
|'''W''' 36–27
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USC 27-36 Oregon (Nov 11, 2023) Game Recap |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401524053 |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! 8
| [[2011 USC Trojans football team|#18 USC]]
| 59,933
| align="center" |4
| [[2022 Oregon Ducks football team|November 19, 2011]]
| '''L''' 35–38
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-xpm-2011-nov-19-la-sp-usc-oregon-20111120-story.html|title=USC hangs on for a 38-35 victory over No. 4 Oregon|last=Klein|first=Gary|access-date=October 29, 2024|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 19, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! 9
| [[2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team|#19 Colorado]]
| 59,889
| align="center" |4
| [[2023 Oregon Ducks football team|September 23, 2023]]
| '''W''' 42–6
|
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Colorado vs. Oregon - Box Score - September 23, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401524015 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
|-
! 10
| [[2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|#20 Illinois]]
| 59,830
| align="center" |1
| [[2024 Oregon Ducks football team|October 26, 2024]]
| '''W''' 38–9
|
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Illinois vs. Oregon - Box Score - October 26, 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401628525 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
|}
 
==Attendance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-'''Attendance'''
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Year
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Head Coach
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Capacity
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 1
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 2
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 3
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 4
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 5
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 6
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 7
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Game 8
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Average
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|% of Capacity
|-
|[[1987 Oregon Ducks football team|1987]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,097
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''31,573''' [[1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team|SDSU]] 25-20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''44,421''' '''#16''' [[1987 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 29-22
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''39,587''' [[1987 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 34-27
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''37,500''' [[1987 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 20-6
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,157''' [[1987 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 44-0
|
|
|
|39,248
|95.50%
|-
|[[1988 Oregon Ducks football team|1988]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''29,238''' [[Long Beach State 49ers football|LBSU]] 49-0
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''39,089''' [[1989 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 7-3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''28,015''' [[Idaho State Bengals football|IDST]] 52-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''45,978''' '''#17''' [[1988 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 17-14
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''34,588''' [[1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]] 21-20
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''42,509''' [[1989 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 16-6
|
|
|36,570
|87.70%
|-
|[[1989 Oregon Ducks football team|1989]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''35,854''' [[1989 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 30-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''39,631''' [[1989 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 16-10
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''44,963''' [[1989 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 51-38
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''31,381''' [[Long Beach State 49ers football|LBSU]] 52-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''46,087''' [[1989 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 30-21
|
|
|
|39,583
|94.93%
|-
|[[1990 Oregon Ducks football team|1990]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''35,118''' [[1990 San Diego State Aztecs football team|SDSU]] 42-21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''29,637''' [[Idaho Vandals football|ID]] 55-23
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,022''' '''#4''' [[1990 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] 32-16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''32,554''' [[Utah State Aggies football|USU]] 52-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''35,685''' [[1990 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]] 22-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''37,559''' [[1990 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 31-0
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,905''' [[1990 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] 28-24
|
|37,354
|89.58%
|-
|[[1991 Oregon Ducks football team|1991]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''42,995''' [[1991 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 40-14
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''45,948''' [[1991 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 30-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''34,536''' [[New Mexico State Aggies football|NMSU]] 29-6
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''41,949''' [[1991 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 33-13
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''42,141''' [[1991 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 14-3
|
|
|
|41,514
|99.59%
|-
|[[1992 Oregon Ducks football team|1992]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''32,560''' [[1992 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|HAW]] 24-21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''28,361''' [[1992 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|TTU]] 16-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''29,287''' [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]] 59-6
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''30,121''' [[1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]]30-20
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''47,612''' [[1992 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 24-3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''34,651''' [[1992 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 37-17
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''33,771''' [[1992 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] 9-6
|
|33,766
|80.98%
|-
|[[1993 Oregon Ducks football team|1993]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''28,361''' [[Montana Grizzlies football|MONT]] 35-30
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''40,935''' [[1993 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 24-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''35,846''' [[1993 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 46-23
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''31,214''' [[1993 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 38-34
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''42,267''' [[1993 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 15-12
|
|
|
|35,725
|85.68%
|-
 
|[[1994 Oregon Ducks football team|1994]]
|[[Rich Brooks]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''30,505''' [[Portland State Vikings football|PSU]] 58-16
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''25,358''' [[1994 Utah Utes football team|UTAH]] 34-16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''29,287''' [[1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|IOWA]] 40-18
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''30,678''' [[1994 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 23-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''44,134''' '''#9''' [[1994 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 31-20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''36,968''' '''#11''' [[1994 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 10-9
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''41,693''' [[1994 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]] 34-10
|
|34,088
|81.75%
|-
|[[1995 Oregon Ducks football team|1995]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''44,201''' [[1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|ILL]] 34-31
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''45,237''' [[1995 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 28-21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''38,736''' [[1995 Pacific Tigers football team|PAC]] 45-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''46,109''' [[1995 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 26-7
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''44,772''' [[1995 Arizona State Sun Devils football|ASU]] 35-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''46,114''' [[1995 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 12-10
|
|
|44,195
|105.99%
|-
|[[1996 Oregon Ducks football team|1996]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''39,312''' [[1996 Fresno State Bulldogs football|FSU]] 30-27 <sup>'''OT'''</sup>
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''41,606''' [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|NEV]] 44-30
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''39,605''' [[Colorado State Rams football|COL.ST]] 35-28
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''45,779''' [[1996 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] 41-22
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''46,226''' [[1996 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 33-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''40,721''' [[1996 Arizona Wildcats football|UA]] 49-31
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"| '''37,833''' [[1996 California Golden Bears football|CAL]] 40-23
|
|41,583
|99.72%
|-
|[[1997 Oregon Ducks football team|1997]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''38,035''' [[1997 Arizona Wildcats football|UA]] 16-9
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''38,288''' [[1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football|FSU]] 43-40
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''43,516''' [[1997 Washington State Cougars football|WSU]] 24-13
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''42,314''' [[1997 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] 39-31
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''39,389''' [[1997 Utah Utes football|UTAH]] 31-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,735''' [[1997 Oregon State Beavers football|OSU]] 48-30
|
|
|41,213
|98.84%
|-
|[[1998 Oregon Ducks football team|1998]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,634''' '''#23''' [[1998 Michigan State Spartans football|MICH.ST]] 48-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''41,868''' [[1998 San Jose State Spartans football|SJSU]] 58-3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,948''' [[1998 Stanford Cardinal football|STAN]] 63-28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,807''' [[1998 USC Trojans football|USC]] 17-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''46,031''' [[1998 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 27-22
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,723''' [[1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football|ASU]] 51-19
|
|
|44,169
|105.93%
|-
|[[1999 Oregon Ducks football team|1999]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''40,938''' [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]] 47-28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''41,374''' [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|NEV]] 72-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,660''' '''#16''' [[1999 USC Trojans football|USC]] 33-30 <sup>'''3OT'''</sup>
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,445''' [[1999 Arizona State Sun Devils football|ASU]] 20-17
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''44,090''' [[1999 Washington State Cougars football|WSU]] 52-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''46,115''' [[1999 Oregon State Beavers football|OSU]] 25-14
|
|
|43,937
|105.37%
|-
|[[2000 Oregon Ducks football team|2000]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,371''' [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|NEV]] 36-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,770''' [[Idaho Vandals football|ID]] 42-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,470''' '''#6''' [[2000 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]<sup>3</sup> 29-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''46,153''' '''#6''' [[2000 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 23-16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,950''' [[2000 Arizona Wildcats football|UA]] 14-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,845''' [[2000 California Golden Bears football|CAL]] 25-17
|
|
|45,093
|108.14%
|-
|[[2001 Oregon Ducks football team|2001]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|41,698
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,919''' '''#22''' [[2001 Wisconsin Badgers football|WIS]] 31-28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,712''' [[2001 Utah Utes football|UTAH]] 24-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,765''' [[2001 USC Trojans football|USC]] 24-22
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,258''' [[2001 Arizona Wildcats football|UA]] 63-28
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''46,021''' [[2001 Stanford Cardinal football|STAN]] 49-42
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''46,064''' [[2001 Arizona State Sun Devils football|ASU]] 24-17
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''46,075''' [[2001 Oregon State Beavers football|OSU]] 17-14
|
|45,830
|109.91%
|-
|[[2002 Oregon Ducks football team|2002]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,386''' [[2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football|MISS.ST]] 36-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,357''' [[2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football|FSU]] 28-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''55,187''' [[Idaho Vandals football|ID]] 58-21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,066''' [[Portland State Vikings football|PSU]] 41-0
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''56,432''' [[2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football|ASU]] 45-42
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''56,754''' [[2002 USC Trojans football|USC]] 44-33
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,436''' [[2002 Stanford Cardinal football|STAN]] 41-14
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''57,112''' [[2002 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 42-14
|56,341
|104.34%
|-
|[[2003 Oregon Ducks football team|2003]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,471''' [[2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football|NEV]] 31-23
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,023''' '''#3''' [[2003 Michigan Wolverines football|MICH]] 31-27
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''57,473''' [[2003 Washington State Cougars football|WSU]] 55-16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,627''' [[2003 Stanford Cardinal football|STAN]] 35-0
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,511''' [[2003 California Golden Bears football|CAL]] 21-17
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,102''' [[2003 Oregon State Beavers football|OSU]] 34-20
|
|
|57,701
|106.85%
|-
|[[2004 Oregon Ducks football team|2004]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''57,550''' [[2004 Indiana Hoosiers football|IU]] 30-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,912''' [[2004 Idaho Vandals football|ID]] 48-10
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,208''' [[2004 Arizona State Sun Devils football|ASU]] 28-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,237''' [[2004 Arizona Wildcats football|UA]] 28-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,101''' [[2004 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 31-6
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,344''' [[2004 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] 34-26
|
|
|58,058
|107.51%
|-
|[[2005 Oregon Ducks football team|2005]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,169''' [[2005 Montana Grizzlies football|MONT]] 47-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,201''' '''#23''' [[2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football|FSU]] 37-34
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''59,129''' [[2005 USC Trojans football|USC]] 45-13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,269''' [[2005 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 45-21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,309''' '''#23''' [[2005 California Golden Bears football|CAL]] 27-20 <sup>'''OT'''</sup>
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,525''' [[2005 Oregon State Beavers football|OSU]] 56-14
|
|
|58,433
|108.21%
|-
|[[2006 Oregon Ducks football team|2006]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,450''' [[2006 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 48-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,269''' '''#11''' [[2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team|OU]] 34-33
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,618''' [[2006 UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] 30-20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,493''' [[Portland State Vikings football|PSU]] 55-12
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,408''' [[2006 Washington Huskies football|UW]] 34-14
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,029''' [[2006 Arizona Wildcats football|UA]] 37-10
|
|
|58,377
|108.11%
|-
|[[2007 Oregon Ducks football team|2007]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,662''' [[2007 Houston Cougars football team|HOU]] 48–27
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,525''' [[2007 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|FSU]] 52–21
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''59,273''' '''#6''' [[2007 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]]<sup>3</sup> 24–31
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,749''' [[2007 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 53–7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,277''' '''#9''' [[2007 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 24–17
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,379''' '''#6''' [[2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]]<sup>3</sup> 35–23
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''59,050''' [[2007 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 31–38<sup>2OT</sup>
|
|58,845
|108.97%
|-
|[[2008 Oregon Ducks football team|2008]]
|[[Mike Bellotti]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,778''' [[2008 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 44–10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,060''' [[2008 Utah State Aggies football team|USU]] 66–24
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,713''' [[2008 Boise State Broncos football team|BSU]] 32–37
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,728''' [[2008 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 31–24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,013''' [[2008 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 35–28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,369''' [[2008 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 55–45
|
|
|58,443
|108.23%
|-
|[[2009 Oregon Ducks football team|2009]]
|[[Chip Kelly]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,772''' [[2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team|PUR]] 38–36
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,017''' '''#18''' [[2009 Utah Utes football team|UTAH]] 31–24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,975''' '''#6''' [[2009 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 42–3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,378''' [[2009 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 52–6
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,592''' '''#4''' [[2009 USC Trojans football team|USC]]<sup>3</sup> 47–20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,475''' [[2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]] 44–21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,597'''<sup>1</sup> '''#13''' [[2009 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 37–33
|
|58,543
|108.41%
|-
|[[2010 Oregon Ducks football team|2010]]
|[[Chip Kelly]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,104''' [[2010 New Mexico Lobos football team|UNM]] 72–0
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,086''' [[2010 Portland State Vikings football team|PSU]] 69–0
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,818''' '''#9''' [[2010 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]]<sup>3</sup> 52–31
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,372'''<sup>1</sup> [[2010 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 60–13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''60,017''' [[2010 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 53–16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,990'''<sup>2</sup> '''#21''' [[2010 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 48–29
|
|
|59,397
|110.00%
|-
|[[2011 Oregon Ducks football team|2011]]
|[[Chip Kelly]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,818''' [[2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|NEV]] 69–20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,874''' [[2011 Missouri State Bears football team|MOSU]] 56–7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,796'''<sup>1</sup> [[2011 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 43–15
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''60,055''' '''#18''' [[2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]]<sup>3</sup> 41–27
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,126''' [[2011 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 43–28
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''59,933''' [[2011 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 35–38
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,802''' [[2011 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 49–21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''''59,376'''''<sup>2</sup> [[2011 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 49–31
|59,344
|109.90%
|-
|[[2012 Oregon Ducks football team|2012]]
|[[Chip Kelly]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,144''' [[2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|AKST]] 57–34
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''55,755''' [[2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|FSU]] 42–25
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,091''' [[2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|TNTC]] 63–14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,334''' '''#22''' [[2012 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 49–0
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,792''' '''#23''' [[2012 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 52–21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,521''' [[2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team|COLO]] 70–14
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,792''' '''#14''' [[2012 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]]<sup>3</sup> 14–17<sup>'''OT'''</sup>
|
|57,490
|106.46%
|-
|[[2013 Oregon Ducks football team|2013]]
|[[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,769''' [[2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team|NICH]] 66–3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,895''' [[2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team|TENN]] 59–14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,987''' [[2013 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 55–16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,949''' [[2013 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 62–38
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,206''' '''#12''' [[2013 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]<sup>3</sup> 42–14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,481''' [[2013 Utah Utes football team|UTAH]] 44–21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,330'''<sup>2</sup> [[2013 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 36–35
|&nbsp;
|57,659
|106.78%
|-
|[[2014 Oregon Ducks football team|2014]]
|[[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,388''' [[2014 South Dakota Coyotes football team|SDU]] 62–13
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,456''' '''#7''' [[2014 Michigan State Spartans football team|MICH.ST]]<sup>3</sup> 46–27
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,533''' [[2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team|WYO]] 48–14
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''56,032'''<sup>1</sup> [[2014 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 24–31
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,858''' [[2014 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 45–20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,974''' [[2014 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 45–16
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''55,898''' [[2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team|COLO]] 44–10
|&nbsp;
|57,488
|106.46%
|-
|[[2015 Oregon Ducks football team|2015]]
|[[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,128''' [[2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|EWU]] 62–42
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,859''' [[2015 Georgia State Panthers football team|GSU]] 61–28
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''56,533''' '''#18''' [[2015 Utah Utes football team|UTAH]] 20–62
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''57,775''' [[2015 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 38–45<sup>2OT</sup>
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,604''' [[2015 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 44–28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,094''' '''#22''' [[2015 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 48–28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,814''' [[2015 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 52–42
|&nbsp;
|57,324
|106.16%
|-
|[[2016 Oregon Ducks football team|2016]]
|[[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''53,817''' [[2016 UC Davis Aggies football team|UCD]] 53–28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''53,774''' [[2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team|UVA]] 44–26
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''53,974''' [[2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team|COLO]] 41–38
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,842''' '''#5''' [[2016 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 70–21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''53,898''' [[2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]] 54–35
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''53,757''' [[2016 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 52–27
|
|
|54,677
|101.25%
|-
|[[2017 Oregon Ducks football team|2017]]
|[[Willie Taggart]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''52,204''' [[2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|SUU]] 77–21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,389''' [[2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|NEB]] 42-35
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''55,707''' [[2017 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 45-24
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''56,653''' '''#11''' [[2017 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 33-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,154''' [[2017 Utah Utes football team|UTAH]] 41-20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''51,799''' [[2017 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 48-28
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,475''' [[2017 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 69-10
|
|55,483
|102.75%
|-
|[[2018 Oregon Ducks football team|2018]]
| [[Mario Cristobal]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,112''' [[2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team|BG]] 58-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''47,210''' [[2018 Portland State Vikings football team|PSU]] 62-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,049''' [[2018 San Jose State Spartans football team|SJSU]] 35-22
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,453''' '''#7''' [[2018 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]]<sup>3</sup> 38-31<sup>'''OT'''</sup>
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,691''' '''#7''' [[2018 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 30-27<sup>'''OT'''</sup>
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,114''' [[2018 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 42-21
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,485''' [[2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|ASU]] 31-29
|
|53,016
|98.8%
|-
|[[2019 Oregon Ducks football team|2019]]
| [[Mario Cristobal]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,920''' [[2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|NEV]] 77-6
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''49,098''' [[2019 Montana Grizzlies football team|MONT]] 35-3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''54,766''' [[2019 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 17-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,529''' [[2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team|COLO]] 45-3
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,361''' [[2019 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 37-35
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''54,219''' [[2019 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 34-6
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,243''' [[2019 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 24-10
|
|53,591
|99.2%
|-
|[[2020 Oregon Ducks football team|2020]]
| [[Mario Cristobal]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;| '''0''' [[2020 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 35-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;| '''0''' [[2020 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 38-35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[2021 Oregon Ducks football team|2021]]
| [[Mario Cristobal]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''43,276''' [[2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|FSU]] 31-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''42,782''' [[2021 Stony Brook Seawolves football team|SBU]] 48-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,024''' [[2021 Arizona Wildcats football team|UA]] 41-19
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''50,008''' [[2021 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 24-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''51,449''' [[2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team|COLO]] 52-29
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''52,327''' [[2021 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 38-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''56,408''' [[2021 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 38-29
|
|49,468
|91.6%
|-
|[[2022 Oregon Ducks football team|2022]]
| [[Dan Lanning]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''47,289''' [[2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|EWU]] 70-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''54,463''' '''#12''' [[2022 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] 41-20
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''52,218''' [[2022 Stanford Cardinal football team|STAN]] 45-27
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,962''' <sup>3</sup>'''#9''' [[2022 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] 45-30
|style="background:#FFE6E6;"|'''58,756''' '''#25''' [[2022 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 37-34
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,009''' '''#10''' [[2022 Utah Utes football team|UTAH]] 20-17
|
|
|54,950
|101.76%
|-
|[[2023 Oregon Ducks football team|2023]]
| [[Dan Lanning]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''45,723''' [[2023 Portland State Vikings football team|PSU]] 81-7
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''52,779''' [[2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|HAW]] 55-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,889''' '''#19''' [[2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team|COL]] 42-6
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,886''' [[2023 Washington State Cougars football team|WSU]] 38-24
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''54,046''' [[2023 California Golden Bears football team|CAL]] 63-19
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,957''' [[2023 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 36-27
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,987''' '''#16''' [[2023 Oregon State Beavers football team|OSU]] 31-7
|
|55,895
|103.51%
|-
|[[2024 Oregon Ducks football team|2024]]
| [[Dan Lanning]]
|54,000
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''57,435''' [[2024 Idaho Vandals football team|ID]] 24-14
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''58,134''' [[2024 Boise State Broncos football team|BSU]] 37-34
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,802''' [[2024 Michigan State Spartans football team|MICH.ST]] 31-10
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|<u>'''60,129'''</u><sup>3</sup> '''#2'''[[2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|OHIO.ST]] 32-31
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,830''' '''#20''' [[2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|ILL]] 39-8
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,245''' [[2024 Maryland Terrapins football team|MD]] 39-18
|style="background:#D8FFEB;"|'''59,603''' [[2024 Washington Huskies football team|UW]] 49-21
|
|59,906
|109.4%
|-
|[[2025 Oregon Ducks football team|2025]]
| [[Dan Lanning]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
<sub>'''Sellout'''.</sub> <sub>''Conference Championship Game''.</sub> <sub><u>Attendance Record</u>.</sub> <sub>1 – Thursday Night Game.</sub> <sub>2 – Friday Night Game.</sub> <sub>3 – ESPN's College GameDay.</sub>
 
==Location and configuration==
[[File:Autzen Stadium from Spencer Butte.jpg|thumb|Autzen Stadium as seen from the summit of [[Spencer Butte]]]]
The stadium is located just north of the [[Willamette River]], next to [[Alton Baker Park]]. Students typically walk to the stadium from the University of Oregon campus over the [[Autzen Footbridge]], which passes over the Willamette, then through Alton Baker Park. The [[FieldTurf]] playing field is at an elevation of {{convert|420|ft|m}} [[AMSL|above sea level]] and is laid out in a non-traditional east-west orientation, slightly skewed so that players will not have the sun shining in their eyes in late fall.
 
==Crowd noise==
Autzen is known for its crowd noise. Due to the stadium's relatively small footprint, the fans are very close to the action, and the field is sunken. These factors contribute to the loudness of the stadium even though it is smaller than other 'noise comparable' stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&page=iZone091028 |title=Ducks bring the noise at Autzen Stadium|date=October 28, 2009|last=Maisel|first=Ivan|publisher=ESPN }}</ref> According to many in the Pac-12, from Oregon's resurgence in the mid-1990s until the most recent expansion in 2002, Autzen was even louder because the noise reverberated all the way up the stadium and bounced back down to the field—the so-called "Autzen bounce." Oregon officials say that any future expansions will trap more noise.<ref name="For USC, Autzen is a nightmare">Reid, Scott M. [https://archive.today/20120707015012/http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-10-28/sports/24656819_1_oregon-fan-kenny-wheaton-mike-bellotti For USC, Autzen is a nightmare]. [[Orange County Register]], October 28, 2009.</ref>
 
On October 27, 2007, during a 24–17 victory against the [[USC Trojans]], a then-record crowd of 59,277 fans was recorded at 127.2 [[decibel]]s. A similarly loud 31–27 upset of third-ranked [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]] in 2003 prompted ''[[Michigan Daily]]'' columnist J. Brady McCollough to write<ref name=michdaily>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/j-brady-mccollough-duck-duck-lose |title=Duck, duck, lose|date=September 22, 2003|access-date=October 29, 2007|last=McCollough|first=J. Brady|work=[[Michigan Daily]]}}</ref>
 
{{blockquote|Autzen's 59,000 strong make the [[Michigan Stadium|Big House]] collectively sound like a pathetic whimper. It's louder than any place I've ever been, and that includes [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|The Swamp]] at Florida, [[Ohio Stadium|The Shoe]] in Columbus, and [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Death Valley]] at Louisiana State. Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die.}}
 
Michigan coach [[Lloyd Carr]] later said that Autzen Stadium was the loudest stadium he'd ever been in.<ref name=jeffsmith>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jeff|title=Ducks savor '03: a Michigan loss|date=September 8, 2007|work=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref>
 
[[Image:102707-Oregon-Autzen-USC-UO-02.jpg|thumb|A view of the field during the 2007 USC game. The new press box on the south side, built in 2002, is visible to the left]]
In 2006, a ''[[The Sporting News|Sporting News]]'' columnist named Autzen the most intimidating college football stadium in the nation.<ref name=tsn>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=115554|title=No venue more intimidating than Autzen Stadium|date=August 7, 2006|last=Hayes|first=Matt|work=[[The Sporting News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818213829/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=115554|archive-date=August 18, 2006}}</ref>
 
[[Lee Corso]] of [[College GameDay (football)|ESPN College Gameday]] frequently says, "Per person Autzen Stadium is the loudest stadium that I have ever been in my entire life!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oneclicksportsblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/ducks-have-you-read-these/|title=Ducks, You Need To Read These|date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>
 
Longtime [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sportscaster [[Keith Jackson]] called Autzen "Per square yard, the loudest stadium in the history of the planet."<ref name="For USC, Autzen is a nightmare"/>
 
[[Jahvid Best]], a former starting running back for the [[Detroit Lions]], visited Autzen while playing for the [[California Golden Bears]] in 2007. He later said, "The biggest thing I remember about that game is the crowd. The crowd noise is crazy up there. Honestly, any other away game I don't really even hear the crowd. Oregon was the only place where it really got on my nerves."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/24/SPAH19RLA7.DTL |title=Best ready to make own noise at Autzen |date=September 24, 2009|last=Kroichick |first=Ron |access-date=September 24, 2009|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>
 
Following the September 6, 2014 game against the Michigan State Spartans, Michigan sports reporter Mike Griffin of MLive.com accused Oregon of piping in artificial noise that contributed to the Ducks' victory over the Spartans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2014/09/oregon_denies_accusation_of_pi.html|title=Oregon denies accusation of piping in sound at Autzen Stadium|first=Tyson|last=Alger|date=September 7, 2014|website=oregonlive}}</ref>
 
==Traditions==
Since 1990, Don Essig, the stadium's PA announcer since 1968, has declared that "It never rains in Autzen Stadium" before each home game as the crowd chants along in unison.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=Rain or shine, nothing stops the Ducks at Autzen Stadium |url=https://www.sbnation.com/ad/20913970/oregon-football-autzen-stadium-rain-umbrella |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}}</ref> He often prefaces it with the local weather forecast, which quite often includes some chance of showers, but reminds fans that "we know the ''real'' forecast..." or "let's tell our friends from (visiting team name) the ''real'' forecast..." If rain is actually falling before the game, Essig will often dismiss it as "a light drizzle", or "liquid sunshine" but not ''actual'' rain by Oregon standards.<ref name=krasnowski>{{cite news|url=https://dailyemerald.com/47246/sports/gameday-traditions-of-oregon-football/|title= Gameday traditions of Oregon football|last=Krasnowski|first=Joe|work=[[The Daily Emerald]]|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=April 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24519427-41/essig-game-court-basketball-mac.csp |title=Still Quackin' |date=March 6, 2010|last=Baker |first=Mark |access-date=September 20, 2010|work=[[The Register-Guard]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100923102447/http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24519427-41/essig-game-court-basketball-mac.csp| archive-date= September 23, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Between the first and second quarter, the song "Coming Home" by Eugene native [[Mat Kearney]] is played.<ref name=krasnowski/> Although Kearney did not attend the school, the song references the state and the music video was filmed in the stadium. Also, because of the use of Autzen Stadium and the University of Oregon campus in ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]'', the [[toga party]] scene of the movie featuring the song [[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|"Shout"]] is played at the end of the third quarter, with the crowd dancing to the song.<ref name=krasnowski/>
 
Prior to the football team taking the field, a highlight video of previous games is shown on the jumbotron, nicknamed "Duckvision". The last highlight on the clip is almost always Kenny Wheaton's game-clinching 97-yard interception return for a touchdown against the Washington Huskies in 1994. "The Pick" is often seen as the turning point for Oregon football, which went on to the Rose Bowl that year and have enjoyed success for the most part ever since after years of losing records.
 
After the video, the team takes the field behind a motorcycle with the Oregon Duck riding on back to the strains of ''[[Mighty Oregon]]''. This is followed by the north side of the stadium chanting "GO" with the south side chanting "DUCKS!".
 
After every Duck score and win, a train horn blares. In addition, the Oregon Duck mascot does as many pushups as Oregon has points at that time.
 
==ESPN College Gameday==
The stadium is tucked between the [[Willamette River]] and Coburg Hills. The uniquely shaped bowl blends in with the wooded Eugene landscape. Students typically arrive to the game walking on a 1/8th-mile scenic footbridge over the Willamette. The stadium is also one of the few NCAA Division I-A stadiums that are oriented (approximately) east-west. The majority are oriented north-south.
[[ESPN]]'s [[College GameDay (football)|College GameDay]] program came to Eugene for games played in Autzen Stadium six straight years, from 2009 through 2014, the most of any other school during that period. Overall, GameDay has made twelve visits to Oregon, most recently in 2024 against the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Ducks have been a part of 31 GameDay broadcasts, either at Autzen or as a visiting team. Oregon has the tenth most appearances<!-- (28) on GameDay-->, posting a {{winpct|19|12|record=y}} record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2014/9/uo-sets-another-record-return-espn’s-college-game-day |title= News Releases for September, 2014 &#124; Media Relations|website=uonews.uoregon.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905212909/http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2014/9/uo-sets-another-record-return-espn |archive-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref>
 
==Other uses==
The stadium is named for Thomas J. Autzen, of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. His foundation, the Autzen Foundation, gave the university $250,000 for construction of the facility. The first game played at Autzen Stadium was on [[September 23]], 1967. [[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]] defeated Oregon, 17-13. The first win in the stadium was on [[October 21]], when [[University of Idaho|Idaho]] was defeated 31-6. That was the only victory for Oregon at Autzen Stadium that year. In [[1993]], the field was named [[Rich Brooks]] Field. Brooks coached the Ducks from [[1977]] to [[1995]], and led the Ducks to their first outright [[Pac-10]] title in school history in [[1994]]. He currently is the head coach at [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] (coincidentally, another school [[Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)|whose stadium]] is oriented east-west). In 2002, a $90 million facelift and expansion added seating and luxury boxes to the south sideline, bringing capacity up to its current size. Since the 2002 expansion, the Ducks have continued to sellout every game and have not had a crowd under 55,000 since then. The Ducks have a current streak of 48 straight sellouts at Autzen going back to the 1999 season.
Autzen Stadium is the largest sports arena in the state of Oregon. In 1970, the [[San Francisco 49ers]] defeated the [[Denver Broncos]] 23-7 in an exhibition game at Autzen Stadium in front of a crowd of 26,238.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19700830&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref>
 
State high school football championship games were played at Autzen Stadium until 2006. It also hosts football camps, coaches' clinics, [[marching band]] competitions, and musical concerts.
The stadium alternates with [[Reser Stadium]] at [[Oregon State University]] in hosting the [[Civil War (college football game)|Civil War game]] between Oregon and Oregon State.
 
Nitro Circus Live was held at the stadium in 2016 and 2018.
Autzen Stadium also plays host to other events, such as the Oregon 6A, 5A, 4A [[high school]] championship [[American football|football]] games and [[marching band]] competitions. It is currently the largest sporting arena in the state of Oregon.
 
===Concerts===
At one point the Ducks held a 23 game home winning streak at Autzen Stadium that began in 1997 and ended in 2001 with a 49-42 loss to the [[Stanford Cardinal]].
The [[Grateful Dead]] used the stadium as a tour stop ten times between 1978 and 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadlists.com/deadlists/browseby.asp?venue=40|title=browsing page|website=www.deadlists.com}}</ref> including a 1987 show with [[Bob Dylan]] during which a portion of their collaborative live album entitled ''[[Dylan & the Dead]]'' was recorded.
Autzen was named in a 2006 issue of ''[[The Sporting News]]'' as "The most intimidating college football stadium in the country," thus, giving it the nickname "The Autzen Zoo."
 
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One of the biggest upsets in Oregon Football history took place on [[September 20]], [[2003]] when the Ducks upset the third ranked [[Michigan Wolverines]] 31-27. A then record crowd of 59,023 fans made so much noise that left some in the Michigan press, who were used to seeing games in front of crowds over 100,000 people, very impressed. The Michigan Daily was quoted in an article regarding Autzen Stadium: "Autzen's 59,000 strong make the Big House sound like a pathetic whimper. It's louder than 'The Swamp' at Florida, 'The Shoe' in Columbus, and 'Death Valley' at Louisiana State. Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." Even Michigan coach [[Lloyd Carr]] stated that Autzen Stadium was the loudest stadium he'd ever been in.
|-
! width=12% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Date
! width=10% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Artist
! width=10% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Opening act(s)
! width=16% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Tour / Concert name
! width=10% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Attendance
! width=10% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Revenue
! width=20% style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};|Notes
|-
|August 8, 1970
|[[The Chambers Brothers|Chambers Brothers]]
|American Frog, [[Buddy Miles]], Notary Sojac, Ouroborus
|
|4,500<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19700809&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|
|Benefit for YMCA
|-
|June 4, 1971
|[[The Doobie Brothers|Doobie Brothers]]
|[[Mother Earth (American band)|Mother Earth]], Ouroborus
|
|
|
|Benefit for YMCA<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lanemusichistory.com/autzen-stadium/|title=Autzen Stadium (1970-1997)|date=October 26, 2015|website=Lane County Music History Project|language=en-US|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|June 25, 1978
|[[Grateful Dead]], [[Santana (band)|Santana]]
|[[Eddie Money]], [[The Outlaws (band)|The Outlaws]]
|Oregon Music Harvest No. 1
|48,713
|$512,236<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=grateful+dead%2Fsantana&pg=PT37 |title=Top Box Office |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 8, 1978|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
|July 3, 1981
|[[Blue Öyster Cult]]
|[[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Loverboy]], [[Pat Travers]], The Heat
|Oregon Jam 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HPlVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5335,8218481|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|35,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19810704&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
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|July 25, 1982
|[[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]
|[[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Joan Jett & the Blackhearts|Joan Jett & The Blackhearts]], [[Loverboy]], [[Taxxi]]
|Oregon Jam 1982
|39,939<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19820726&id=FfNVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4663,6142968|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|July 16, 1983
|[[Loverboy]]
|[[Triumph (band)|Triumph]], [[Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]], [[Night Ranger]], [[Quiet Riot]]
|Oregon Jam 1983
|
|
|
|-
| August 21, 1983 ||[[Journey (band)|Journey]]||[[Sammy Hagar]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Sequel]]||[[Frontiers Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-A1WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6523,4198930|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>|| 24,978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19830822&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>|| ||
|-
|July 19, 1987
|[[Grateful Dead]] & [[Bob Dylan]]
|
|[[Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead 1987 Tour]]
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|
|
|-
|August 28, 1988
|[[Grateful Dead]]
|[[Jimmy Cliff]] & [[Robert Cray]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerrygarcia.com/show/1988-08-28-autzen-stadium-u-of-oregon-eugene-or-usa/|title=Grateful Dead - 1988-08-28 Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA|website=Jerry Garcia|language=en-US|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|
|30,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19880829&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|June 22, 23 1990
|[[Grateful Dead]]
|[[Little Feat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerrygarcia.com/show/1990-06-23-autzen-stadium-u-of-oregon-eugene-or-usa/|title=Grateful Dead - 1990-06-23 Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA|website=Jerry Garcia|language=en-US|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|
|36,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19900624&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
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|
|-
|August 21, 22, 1993
|[[Grateful Dead]]
|[[Indigo Girls]]
|Grateful Dead Summer Tour 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dead.net/archives/1993/clippings/ticket-autzen-stadium|title=Grateful Dead Ticket, Autzen Stadium|website=Grateful Dead|date=August 21, 1993 |language=en|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|43,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19930822&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
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|
|-
|June 17,18, 19, 1994
|[[Grateful Dead]]
|[[Cracker (band)|Cracker]]
|Grateful Dead Summer Tour 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerrygarcia.com/show/1994-06-19-autzen-stadium-u-of-oregon-eugene-or-usa/|title=Grateful Dead - 1994-06-19 Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA|website=Jerry Garcia|language=en-US|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|
|
|
|-
| May 6, 1997 || [[U2]] || [[Rage Against the Machine]] || [[PopMart Tour]] || 25,931 / 35,000 || $1,293,540 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970507/2537778/u2----eugene-was-cold-but-once-the-band-warmed-up-the-fifth-concert-in-the-pop-mart-tour-was-hot|title=Entertainment & the Arts &#124; U2 -- Eugene Was Cold, But Once The Band Warmed Up, The Fifth Concert In The 'Pop Mart Tour' Was Hot|website=community.seattletimes.nwsource.com}}</ref>
|-
|June 30, 2018
|[[Dead & Company]]
|
|[[Dead & Company Summer Tour 2018]]
|36,436 / 36,436<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718153637/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2018|title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|$1,921,089
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|-
|June 29, 2019
|[[Garth Brooks]]
|[[Brooke Eden]]
|[[The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goducks.com/news/2019/4/17/football-garth-brooks-to-play-at-autzen-stadium-on-june-29.aspx|title=Garth Brooks To Play At Autzen Stadium On June 29|website=University of Oregon Athletics|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>
|60,000 / 60,000
|
|
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===In Film===
The all-time attendance record for Autzen Stadium was set on September 16th, 2006 when 59,269 fans watched then 18th ranked Oregon defeat then 15th ranked Oklahoma 34-33. During the game, the noise level reached 125 decibels, far above the [[threshold of pain]].
It was also used as the ___location for the fictional [[Faber College]] football stadium in the 1978 movie, ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]''. There is a well-known geographical error made during a scene set inside the stadium when [[Pacific-10]] conference banners can clearly be seen in the background, even though the fictional Faber College is supposed to be located in [[Tennessee]] as shown by the state flag in the hearing room for the Delta House probation case.
 
===Soccer===
Autzen Stadium has also hosted concerts in the past including numerous performances by the [[Grateful Dead]].
On July 24, 2016, Autzen Stadium hosted a [[2016 International Champions Cup]] match between [[Inter Milan]] and [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], which was won by Paris Saint-Germain by a score of 3-1.
 
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"It never rains at Autzen Stadium" is a common phrase uttered by the students to visitors and to the press. <ref>http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2004/06/01/Commentary/Autzen.Power-1970069.shtml </ref><ref>http://www.ducknews.com/qq_11_08_05</ref>
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!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Date
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Winning Team
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Result
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Losing Team
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Tournament
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks|color=white}};"|Spectators
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| July 24, 2016 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]''' || 3–1 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]] || [[2016 International Champions Cup]] || 24,147
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==ExternalSee linkalso==
* [[List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums]]
* [http://www.sports-venue.info/NCAAF/Autzen_Stadium.html Autzen Stadium Info & Photos]
 
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026035412/http://www.sports-venue.info/NCAAF/Autzen_Stadium.html Sports-Venue.com] – Autzen Stadium – Info and Photos
* [http://goducks.com/sports/2011/6/21/205174790.aspx Goducks.com] – Official Autzen Stadium Information
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100409064554/http://boundless.uoregon.edu/digcol/archpnw/ Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest] includes images and documentation for University of Oregon buildings
 
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