SEATTLE, WA — No. 6 Oregon leaned on a suffocating defense and a pair of explosive second-half plays to defeat Washington 26–14 on Saturday, Nov. 29, and keep its Big Ten title hopes alive.
The Ducks (11–1, 8–1 Big Ten) extended the nation’s longest active road winning streak to 12 games and secured their third straight season with at least 11 victories. Oregon also improved to 17–1 all-time in Big Ten play and 9–0 on the road since joining the conference, earning its first win in Seattle since 2021.
Oregon controlled the game from the opening snap, scoring first for the 42nd straight victory when doing so. Quarterback Dante Moore capped a steady second-quarter drive with a 1-yard keeper — his first collegiate rushing touchdown — to push the lead to 10–0. Moore finished 20 of 29 for 286 yards and a touchdown, marking the 10th game this season in which he has thrown for a score.
“We knew coming into Seattle that nothing was going to be given to us,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “Our defense set the tone early, and the guys never flinched. That’s the identity of this team — poise, toughness and finish.”
Washington closed within 19–14 early in the fourth quarter before Oregon answered immediately. Moore found Malik Benson streaking down the sideline for a 64-yard touchdown, the longest reception of Benson’s Oregon career and his first 100-yard receiving game. Benson finished with five catches for 102 yards.
“That touchdown to Malik felt like the moment we got control back,” Moore said. “Washington had just scored, the crowd was loud, and we wanted to answer right away. I trusted Malik to win that matchup, and he did.”
Oregon’s defense did the rest. The Ducks, who have not lost a game under coach Dan Lanning when allowing 14 points or fewer, held Washington to 283 total yards and only 129 through the air. The Huskies completed just 15 of 30 passes and failed to record a first down on their opening possession for the ninth time in 12 games against a defense that has now given up only 90 first-through-third-quarter points all season.
Tight end Jamari Johnson contributed three catches for a career-high 60 yards, while Jeremiah McClellan added 78 yards on three receptions, including gains of 35 and 41. Oregon finished with 106 rushing yards, extending its streak to 25 straight wins when surpassing the 100-yard mark.
Lanning, now 46–7 at Oregon and 32–4 in conference play, tied Chip Kelly for the fourth-most wins in program history. The Ducks have won 39 straight games against unranked opponents and 12 consecutive November contests.
Washington still leads the all-time series 63-50-5, but Oregon has won the last two meetings as it continues its dominant start to Big Ten membership.
