Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Noon ET No. 5 Seed Oregon vs. No. 4 Seed Texas Tech Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida
No. 4 seed Texas Tech will face No. 5 seed Oregon on Thursday, January 1 at Noon ET. The game will be televised by ESPN.
Texas Tech is making its debut in the College Football Playoff. Oregon, which is making its second straight CFP appearance and third overall, advanced to the Playoff Quarterfinals after a 51-34 home win against No. 12 JMU.
Oregon leads the series 3-0 overall, including a 38-30 victory against the Red Raiders in 2023 for the last meeting between the squads.
Texas Tech is making its debut in the College Football Playoff. Oregon, which is making its second straight CFP appearance and third overall, advanced to the Playoff Quarterfinals after a 51-34 home win against No. 12 JMU.
Oregon leads the series 3-0 overall, including a 38-30 victory against the Red Raiders in 2023 for the last meeting between the squads.
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NO. 5 SEED OREGON
NO. 4 SEED TEXAS TECH
| ABOUT THE DUCKS |
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| 2025-26 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS | ||
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| Date | Opponent | Score |
| Aug. 30 | Montana State | W 59-13 |
| Sept. 6 | Oklahoma State | W 69-3 |
| Sept. 13 | at Northwestern | W 34-14 |
| Sept. 20 | Oregon State | W 41-7 |
| Sept. 27 | at Penn State | W 30-24 (2OT) |
| Oct. 11 | Indiana | L 20-30 |
| Oct. 18 | at Rutgers | W 56-10 |
| Oct. 25 | Wisconsin | W 21-7 |
| Nov. 8 | at Iowa | W 18-16 |
| Nov. 14 | Minnesota | W 42-13 |
| Nov. 22 | USC | W 42-27 |
| Nov. 29 | at Washington | W 26-14 |
| Dec. 20 | James Madison | W 51-34 |
| Jan. 1 | vs. Texas Tech | TBD |
| MEDIA COVERAGE |
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| OREGON IN THE POSTSEASON (18-21) | |||
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| Jan. 1, 1917 | Rose | Pennsylvania | W 14-0 |
| Jan. 1, 1920 | Rose | Harvard | L 6-7 |
| Jan. 1, 1949 | Cotton | SMU | L 13-21 |
| Jan. 1, 1958 | Rose | Ohio State | L 7-10 |
| Dec. 17, 1960 | Liberty | Penn State | L 12-41 |
| Dec. 31, 1963 | Sun | SMU | W 21-14 |
| Dec. 16, 1989 | Independence | Tulsa | W 27-24 |
| Dec. 29, 1990 | Freedom | Colorado State | L 31-32 |
| Dec. 31, 1992 | Independence | Wake Forest | L 35-39 |
| Jan. 2, 1995 | Rose | Penn State | L 20-38 |
| Jan. 1, 1996 | Cotton | Colorado | L 6-38 |
| Dec. 20, 1997 | Las Vegas | Air Force | W 41-13 |
| Dec. 25, 1998 | Aloha | Colorado | L 43-51 |
| Dec. 31, 1999 | Sun | Minnesota | W 24-20 |
| Dec. 29, 2000 | Holiday | Texas | W 35-30 |
| Jan. 1, 2002 | Fiesta | Colorado | W 38-16 |
| Dec. 30, 2002 | Seattle | Wake Forest | L 17-38 |
| Dec. 31, 2003 | Sun | Minnesota | L 30-31 |
| Dec. 29, 2005 | Holiday | Oklahoma | L 14-17 |
| Dec. 21, 2006 | Las Vegas | BYU | L 8-38 |
| Dec. 31, 2007 | Sun | South Florida | W 56-21 |
| Dec. 30, 2008 | Holiday | Oklahoma State | W 42-31 |
| Jan. 1, 2010 | Rose | Ohio State | L 17-26 |
| Jan. 10, 2011 | BCS National Championship | Auburn | L 19-22 |
| Jan. 2, 2012 | Rose | Wisconsin | W 45-38 |
| Jan. 3, 2013 | Fiesta | Kansas State | W 35-17 |
| Dec. 30, 2013 | Alamo | Texas | W 30-7 |
| Jan. 1, 2015 | Playoff Semifinal at the Rose | Florida State | W 59-20 |
| Jan. 12, 2015 | CFP National Championship | Ohio State | L 20-42 |
| Jan. 2, 2016 | Alamo | TCU | L 41-47 (3OT) |
| Dec. 16, 2017 | Las Vegas | Boise State | L 28-38 |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | Redbox | Michigan State | W 7-6 |
| Jan. 1, 2020 | Rose | Wisconsin | W 28-7 |
| Jan. 2, 2021 | Fiesta | Iowa State | L 17-34 |
| Dec. 29, 2021 | Alamo | Oklahoma | L 32-47 |
| Dec. 28, 2022 | Holiday | North Carolina | W 28-27 |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | Fiesta | Liberty | W 45-6 |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | Playoff Semifinal at the Rose | Ohio State | L 21-41 |
| Dec. 20, 2025 | CFP First Round | James Madison | W 51-34 |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | Playoff Quarterfinal at the Orange | vs. Texas Tech | TBD |
| ABOUT THE RED RAIDERS |
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| 2025-26 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS | ||
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| Date | Opponent | Score |
| Aug. 30 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 67-7 |
| Sept. 6 | Kent State | W 62-14 |
| Sept. 13 | Oregon State | W 45-14 |
| Sept. 20 | at Utah | W 34-10 |
| Oct. 4 | at Houston | W 35-11 |
| Oct. 11 | Kansas | W 42-17 |
| Oct. 18 | at Arizona State | L 22-26 |
| Oct. 25 | Oklahoma State | W 42-0 |
| Nov. 1 | at Kansas State | W 43-20 |
| Nov. 8 | BYU | W 29-7 |
| Nov. 15 | UCF | W 48-9 |
| Nov. 29 | at West Virginia | W 49-0 |
| Dec. 6 | vs. BYU | W 34-7 |
| Jan. 1 | vs. Oregon | TBD |
| MEDIA COVERAGE |
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| TEXAS TECH IN THE POSTSEASON (17-24-1) | |||
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| Date | Bowl | Opponent | Score |
| Jan. 1, 1938 | Sun | West Virginia | L 6-7 |
| Jan. 2, 1939 | Cotton | St. Mary’s (CA) | L 13-20 |
| Jan. 1, 1942 | Sun | Tulsa | L 0-6 |
| Jan. 1, 1948 | Sun | Miami (Ohio) | L 12-13 |
| Dec. 31, 1948 | Raisin | San Jose State | L 13-20 |
| Jan. 1, 1952 | Sun | Pacific | W 25-14 |
| Jan. 1, 1954 | Gator | Auburn | W 35-13 |
| Dec. 26, 1964 | Sun | Georgia | L 0-7 |
| Dec. 31, 1965 | Gator | Georgia Tech | L 21-31 |
| Dec. 19, 1970 | Sun | Georgia Tech | L 9-17 |
| Dec. 30, 1972 | Sun | North Carolina | L 28-32 |
| Dec. 29, 1973 | Gator | Tennessee | W 28-19 |
| Dec. 28, 1974 | Peach | Vanderbilt | T 6-6 |
| Dec. 31, 1976 | Bluebonnet | Nebraska | L 24-27 |
| Dec. 23, 1977 | Tangerine | Florida State | L 17-40 |
| Dec. 20, 1986 | Independence | Ole Miss | L 17-20 |
| Dec. 28, 1989 | All-American | Duke | W 49-21 |
| Dec. 24, 1993 | John Hancock | Oklahoma | L 10-41 |
| Jan. 2, 1995 | Cotton | Southern California | L 14-55 |
| Dec. 27, 1995 | Copper | Air Force | W 55-41 |
| Dec. 29, 1996 | Alamo | Iowa | L 0-27 |
| Dec. 31, 1998 | Independence | Ole Miss | L 18-35 |
| Dec. 27, 2000 | GalleryFurniture.com | East Carolina | L 27-40 |
| Dec. 29, 2001 | Alamo | Iowa | L 16-19 |
| Dec. 23, 2002 | Tangerine | Clemson | W 55-15 |
| Dec. 30, 2003 | Houston | Navy | W 38-14 |
| Dec. 30, 2004 | Holiday | California | W 45-31 |
| Jan. 2, 2006 | Cotton | Alabama | L 10-13 |
| Dec. 29, 2006 | Insight | Minnesota | W 44-41 (OT) |
| Jan. 1, 2008 | Gator | Virginia | W 31-28 |
| Jan. 2, 2009 | Cotton | Ole Miss | L 34-47 |
| Jan. 2, 2010 | Alamo | Michigan State | W 41-31 |
| Jan. 1, 2011 | TicketCity | Northwestern | W 45-38 |
| Dec. 28, 2012 | Meineke Car Care | Minnesota | W 34-31 |
| Dec. 30, 2013 | Holiday | Arizona State | W 34-23 |
| Dec. 29, 2015 | Texas | LSU | L 27-56 |
| Dec. 23, 2017 | Birmingham | South Florida | L 34-38 |
| Dec. 28, 2021 | Liberty | Mississippi State | W 34-7 |
| Dec. 28, 2022 | Texas | Ole Miss | W 42-25 |
| Dec. 16, 2023 | Independence | California | W 34-14 |
| Dec. 27, 2024 | Liberty | Arkansas | L 26-39 |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | Playoff Quarterfinal at the Orange | vs. Oregon | TBD |
ALL-TIME ORANGE BOWL RESULTS
| DATE | SCORE | ATTENDANCE | PLAYER(S) OF THE GAME |
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| January 9, 2025~ | Notre Dame 27 Penn State 24 |
66,881 | Riley Leonard, Notre Dame Christian Grey, Notre Dame |
| December 30, 2023 | Georgia 63 Florida State 3 |
63,324 | Kendall Milton, Georgia |
| December 30, 2022 | Tennessee 31 Clemson 14 |
63,912 | Joe Milton III, Tennessee |
| December 31, 2021~ | Georgia 34 Michigan 11 |
66,839 | Stetson Bennett, Georgia Derion Kendrick, Georgia |
| January 2, 2021 | Texas A&M 41 North Carolina 27 |
13,737 | Devon Achane, Texas A&M |
| December 30, 2019 | Florida 36 Virginia 28 |
65,157 | La’Mical Perine, Florida |
| December 28, 2018~ | Alabama 34 Oklahoma 24 |
66,203 | Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Xavier McKinney, Alabama |
| December 30, 2017 | Wisconsin 34 Miami 24 |
65,032 | Alex Hornibrook, Wisconsin |
| December 30, 2016 | Florida State 33 Michigan 32 |
67,432 | Dalvin Cook, Florida State |
| December 31, 2015~ | Clemson 37 Oklahoma 17 |
67,615 | Deshaun Watson, Clemson Ben Boulware, Clemson |
| December 31, 2014 | Georgia Tech 49 Mississippi State 34 |
58,211 | Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech |
| January 3, 2014 | Clemson 40 Ohio State 35 |
72,080 | Sammy Watkins, Clemson |
| January 7, 2013 | Alabama 42 Notre Dame 14 |
80,120 | Eddie Lacy, Alabama C.J. Mosley, Alabama |
| January 1, 2013 | Florida State 31 Northern Illinois 10 |
72,073 | Lonnie Pryor, Florida State |
| January 4, 2012 | West Virginia 70 Clemson 33 |
67,563 | Geno Smith, West Virginia |
| January 3, 2011 | Stanford 40 Virginia Tech 12 |
65,453 | Andrew Luck, Stanford |
| January 5, 2010 | Iowa 24 Georgia Tech 14 |
66,131 | Adrian Clayborn, Iowa |
| January 8, 2009 | Florida 24 Oklahoma 14 |
78,468 | Tim Tebow, Florida Carlos Dunlap, Florida |
| January 1, 2009 | Virginia Tech 20 Cincinnati 7 |
73,602 | Darren Evans, Virginia Tech |
| January 3, 2008 | Kansas 24 Virginia Tech 21 |
74,111 | Aqib Talib, Kansas |
| January 2, 2007 | Louisville 24 Wake Forest 13 |
74,470 | Brian Brohm, Louisville |
| January 3, 2006 | Penn State 26 Florida State 23 (3OT) |
77,773 | Willie Reid, Florida State |
| January 4, 2005 | Southern California 55* Oklahoma 19# |
77,912 | Matt Leinart, Southern California |
| January 1, 2004 | Miami 16 Florida State 14 |
76,739 | Jarrett Payton, Miami |
| January 2, 2003 | Southern California 38 Iowa 17 |
75,971 | Carson Palmer, Southern California |
| January 2, 2002 | Florida 56 Maryland 23 |
73,640 | Taylor Jacobs, Florida |
| January 3, 2001# | Oklahoma 13 Florida State 2 |
76,835 | Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma |
| January 2, 2000 | Michigan 35 Alabama 34 (OT) |
70,461 | David Terrell, Michigan |
| January 2, 1999 | Florida 31 Syracuse 10 |
67,919 | Travis Taylor, Florida |
| January 2, 1998 | Nebraska 42 Tennessee 17 |
74,002 | Ahman Green, Nebraska Jamal Lewis, Tennessee |
| December 31, 1996 | Nebraska 41 Virginia Tech 21 |
63,297 | Damon Benning, Nebraska Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech |
| January 1, 1996 | Florida State 31 Notre Dame 26 |
72,198 | Andre Cooper, Florida State Derrick Mayes, Notre Dame |
| January 1, 1995 | Nebraska 24 Miami 17 |
81,753 | Tommie Frazier, Nebraska Chris T. Jones, Miami |
| January 1, 1994 | Florida State 18 Nebraska 16 |
81,536 | Charlie Ward, Florida State Tommie Frazier, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1993 | Florida State 27 Nebraska 14 |
57,324 | Charlie Ward, Florida State Corey Dixon, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1992 | Miami 22 Nebraska 0 |
77,747 | Larry Jones, Miami Tyrone Legette, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1991 | Colorado 10 Notre Dame 9 |
77,062 | Charles Johnson, Colorado Chris Zorich, Notre Dame |
| January 1, 1990 | Notre Dame 21 Colorado 6 |
81,191 | Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame Darian Hagan, Colorado |
| January 2, 1989 | Miami 23 Nebraska 3 |
79,480 | Steve Walsh, Miami Charles Fryar, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1988 | Miami 20 Oklahoma 14 |
74,178 | Bernard Clark, Miami Darrell Reed, Oklahoma |
| January 1, 1987 | Oklahoma 42 Arkansas 8 |
52,717 | Dante Jones, Oklahoma Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma |
| January 1, 1986 | Oklahoma 25 Penn State 10 |
74,178 | Sonny Brown, Oklahoma Tim Lashar, Oklahoma |
| January 1, 1985 | Washington 28 Oklahoma 17 |
56,294 | Jacque Robinson, Washington Ron Holmes, Washington |
| January 2, 1984 | Miami 31 Nebraska 30 |
72,549 | Bernie Kosar, Miami Jack Fernandez, Miami |
| January 1, 1983 | Nebraska 21 LSU 20 |
54,407 | Turner Gill, Nebraska Dave Rimington, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1982 | Clemson 22 Nebraska 15 |
72,748 | Homer Jordan, Clemson Jeff Davis, Clemson |
| January 1, 1981 | Oklahoma 18 Florida State 17 |
71,043 | J.C. Watts, Oklahoma Jarvis Coursey, Florida State |
| January 1, 1980 | Oklahoma 24 Florida State 7 |
66,714 | J.C. Watts, Oklahoma Bud Herbet, Oklahoma |
| January 1, 1979 | Oklahoma 31 Nebraska 24 |
66,365 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma |
| January 2, 1978 | Arkansas 31 Oklahoma 6 |
60,987 | Roland Sales, Arkansas Reggie Freeman, Arkansas |
| January 1, 1977 | Ohio State 27 Colorado 10 |
65,537 | Rod Gerald, Ohio State Tom Cousineau, Ohio State |
| January 1, 1976 | Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6 |
80,307 | Steve Davis, Oklahoma Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma |
| January 1, 1975 | Notre Dame 13 Alabama 11 |
71,801 | Wayne Bullock, Notre Dame Lee Roy Cook, Alabama |
| January 1, 1974 | Penn State 16 LSU 9 |
60,477 | Tom Shuman, Penn State Randy Crowder, Penn State |
| January 1, 1973 | Nebraska 40 Notre Dame 6 |
80,010 | Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska Rich Glover, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1972 | Nebraska 38 Alabama 6 |
78,151 | Jerry Tagge, Nebraska Rich Glover, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1971 | Nebraska 17 LSU 12 |
80,699 | Jerry Tagge, Nebraska Willie Harper, Nebraska |
| January 1, 1970 | Penn State 10 Missouri 3 |
78,282 | Chuck Burkhart, Penn State Mike Reid, Penn State |
| January 1, 1969 | Penn State 15 Kansas 14 |
77,719 | Donnie Shanklin, Kansas |
| January 1, 1968 | Oklahoma 26 Tennessee 24 |
77,993 | Bob Warmack, Oklahoma |
| January 1, 1967 | Florida 27 Georgia Tech 12 |
72,426 | Larry Smith, Florida |
| January 1, 1966 | Alabama 39 Nebraska 28 |
72,214 | Steve Sloan, Alabama |
| January 1, 1965 | Texas 21 Alabama 17 |
72,647 | Joe Namath, Alabama |
| January 1, 1964 | Nebraska 13 Auburn 7 |
72,647 | |
| January 1, 1963 | Alabama 17 Oklahoma 0 |
72,880 | |
| January 1, 1962 | LSU 25 Colorado 7 |
68,150 | |
| January 2, 1961 | Missouri 21 Navy 14 |
72,212 | |
| January 1, 1960 | Georgia 14 Missouri 0 |
72,186 | |
| January 1, 1959 | Oklahoma 21 Syracuse 6 |
75,281 | |
| January 1, 1958 | Oklahoma 48 Duke 21 |
76,318 | |
| January 1, 1957 | Colorado 27 Clemson 21 |
73,280 | |
| January 2, 1956 | Oklahoma 20 Maryland 6 |
76,561 | |
| January 1, 1955 | Duke 34 Nebraska 7 |
68,750 | |
| January 1, 1954 | Oklahoma 7 Maryland 0 |
68,640 | |
| January 1, 1953 | Alabama 61 Syracuse 6 |
66,280 | |
| January 1, 1952 | Georgia Tech 17 Baylor 14 |
66,839 | |
| January 1, 1951 | Clemson 15 Miami 14 |
65,181 | |
| January 1, 1950 | Santa Clara 21 Kentucky 13 |
64,816 | |
| January 1, 1949 | Texas 41 Georgia 28 |
60,523 | |
| January 1, 1948 | Georgia Tech 20 Kansas 14 |
59,578 | |
| January 1, 1947 | Rice 8 Tennessee 0 |
36,152 | |
| January 1, 1946 | Miami 13 Holy Cross 6 |
35,709 | |
| January 1, 1945 | Tulsa 26 Georgia Tech 12 |
23,279 | |
| January 1, 1944 | LSU 19 Texas A&M 14 |
25,203 | |
| January 1, 1943 | Alabama 37 Boston College 21 |
25,166 | |
| January 1, 1942 | Georgia 40 TCU 26 |
35,786 | |
| January 1, 1941 | Mississippi State 14 Georgetown 7 |
29,554 | |
| January 1, 1940 | Georgia Tech 21 Missouri 7 |
29,278 | |
| January 2, 1939 | Tennessee 17 Oklahoma 0 |
32,191 | |
| January 1, 1938 | Auburn 6 Michigan State 0 |
18,972 | |
| January 1, 1937 | Duquesne 13 Mississippi State 12 |
9,210 | |
| January 1, 1936 | Catholic 20 Mississippi 19 |
6,568 | |
| January 1, 1935 | Bucknell 26 Miami 0 |
5,134 |
^ Playoff Quarterfinal
~ Playoff Semifinal
# BCS National Championship
* Southern California’s participation later vacated
