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EUGENE — Hold off the celebration. Oregon’s No. 2 ranking in the preseason AP Top 25 is a target. Both a target for the 2026 Ducks’ definition of success and a target for every Oregon opponent this year.
The program-record preseason ranking puts the Ducks officially on the national championship clock, and this schedule gives them nowhere to hide.
Coming into the fifth season of the Dan Lanning era, the Oregon program has steadily improved:
2022: 10–3 (7–2 in Pac-12) Won the Holiday Bowl (vs. North Carolina)
2023: 12–2 (8–1 in Pac-12) Won the Fiesta Bowl (vs. Liberty)
2024: 13–1 (9–0 in Big Ten) Won the Big Ten Championship and reached the College Football Playoff (Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State)
2025: 13–2 (8–1 in Big Ten) Reached the College Football Playoff semifinals after winning two rounds, vs. JMU and Texas Tech (Orange Bowl)
Oregon opens with Boise State on Sept. 5, with an early road test at USC in Game 4 on Sept. 26.
