Bowl Game History
The Ducks won their first Rose Bowl in 1917 against the University of Pennsylvania and lost their next four Rose Bowl appearances. However, the Ducks did play in and win the 2002 Fiesta Bowl against the Colorado Buffaloes. After two Rose Bowls in 1917 and 1920, the Ducks appeared in just four bowl games over the next 68 years. Under head coach Rich Brooks, the Ducks went to four bowl games in just six seasons; the 1989 and 1992 Independence Bowls, the 1990 Freedom Bowl, and 1995 Rose Bowl. During Mike Bellotti's tenure as head coach between the 1995 and 2008 seasons, the Ducks went to a bowl game every year with the exception of the 1996 and 2004 seasons. Under Chip Kelly, the Ducks earned a berth in the 2010 Rose Bowl and 2011 BCS National Championship Game in successive seasons, but lost both games. The Ducks won the 2012 Rose Bowl. As this was Oregon's 2nd Rose Bowl victory, it vaulted them up to a 5th place tie with Cal for the most Rose Bowl victories among current Pac-12 teams, though both teams are still behind the leaders USC (24), Washington (7), Stanford (5), and UCLA (5).
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