The Civil War is a college rivalry

College rivalry

Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically...

 between Oregon State University

Oregon State University

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 and the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

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. The rivalry is one of the oldest in the nation, dating back to 1894 when the two universities' football teams first met. Although the college football game

Civil War (college football game)

The Civil War is the colloquial name for an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Oregon Ducks football team of the University of Oregon and the Oregon State Beavers football team of the Oregon State University...

 is the most popular rivalry, the two universities have Civil War games in every sport that both sponsor. There is also an academic rivalry between the schools on occasion, and competitions for community services such as blood drives take place often.

PacificSource Civil War Series

The schools started to officially keep track of the overall series at the start of the 1999–2000 school year with the introduction of the Northwest Dodge Dealers Civil War Series. To determine the overall winner, points are awarded to schools depending on the outcomes of Civil War games in various sports.

The current point system grants:

• 3 points to the winner of the football game (worth 2 points prior to the 2008-09 season)
• 1 point to the winner of each men's basketball game (two games are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted)
• 1 point to the winner of each women's basketball game (two games are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted)
• 2 points to the winner of the best of three series in baseball (previously 1 point to the winner of each wrestling dual meet prior the 2008-09 season, when the Ducks dropped wrestling and added baseball)
• 1 point to the winner of the women's soccer game (.5 points to each school if game ends in a tie)
• 1 point to the winner of each men's golf match (two matches are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted)
• 1 point to the winner of each women's golf match (two matches are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted)
• 2 points to the winner of the best of three series in softball
• 1 point to the winner of each women's volleyball game (two games are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted)

For a total of 17 total points granted. Postseason matchups do not currently count towards point totals.

The record as of the end of the 2008–2009 school year has the Beavers with 4 wins, the Ducks with 4 wins, and two ties. The winners by year have been:

Academic Year	Winner	Points
2008–2009	Tie	9.5-9.5
2007–2008	Beavers	9-8
2006–2007	Ducks	9-8
2005–2006	Beavers	12-5
2004–2005	Beavers	12-5
2003–2004	Ducks	11-6
2002–2003	Ducks	9-8
2001–2002	Beavers	9-8
2000–2001	Tie	8.5-8.5
1999–2000	Ducks	11-6

The all-time point breakdown as of the end of the 2008-09 season is 88.0–85.0 in favor of Oregon State.

All-time records

Although determining the overall series winner is a fairly recent practice, all-time records for sports between the universities have been kept since play started.

Baseball

The all-time record between the schools stands at 155-147 in favor of Oregon State. The 2005 and 2006 seasons saw a rare unity between the schools in rooting for the Oregon State baseball team during the 2005

2005 College World Series

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 and 2006 College World Series

2006 College World Series

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. The Beavers went two-and-out (i.e., lost their first two games in the double-elimination event) in 2005, but won the national title in 2006 and 2007. With the recent success of the Oregon State Baseball program, the University of Oregon reinstated their baseball program in 2009, renewing the rivalry.

Basketball

The men's basketball rivalry is one of the most contested games between any two teams in the nation, with an NCAA record 331 games played as of the end of the 2009 season. The Beavers also hold the NCAA record for most wins against a single team (the Ducks) with the series' 183-150 record.

Football

The football rivalry is the seventh longest running rivalry in the United States

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, being first contested in 1894. The Ducks lead the overall series at 58-46-10 as of the end of the 2010 season, where the two teams played for the Pac-10 Championship, which went to the Ducks.

Soccer

The men's soccer teams have only played 3 times, with the Ducks dropping this as a sport at the conclusion of the 1989 season. The Beavers won all three contests played, leaving the record at 3-0-0 in favor of OSU.

Wrestling

Oregon State has traditionally dominated in this sport, leading the Ducks 103-24-4 in the all time series as of the end of the 2005–06 season. Oregon State has won the past 7 meets, dating back to the 2003 season. The Ducks have dropped this sport and it has been absent for several years.

Basketball

The all time record between the women's basketball teams as of the end of the 05–06 school year is 52-17 in favor of Oregon.

Soccer

The all-time record in women’s soccer is 9-5-1 in favor of Oregon State as of the end of the 2005 season.

Volleyball

Oregon leads the all-time series with Oregon State 44-40 as of the end of the 2005 season.