Two days after their team went to Oregon and won 14-0 to spoil the Ducks' homecoming, Oregon State students packed into cars and drove to Eugene, intending to roam the campus and do a little gloating. UO students got wind of it, they met their rivals on campus and turned them away with firehoses. While worried police stood by, the Beaver believers were allowed to leave, but only if they agreed to be tossed into a nearby creek. Afterward, everyone partied at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. On the field, the Oregon-Oregon State game has been a dud as often as a thriller.
Weird things happen.
There have been fantastic moments in the series. In 1962, a referee ruled that a punt went off the foot of Oregon's Mel Renfro, and Oregon State recovered at the Ducks' 13. The punter on the controversial play was Rich Brooks, who coached the D ucks to their last Rose Bowl, in 1994. The 1998 game still goes down as the most exciting Civil War in history. Every time I think about it, I get sick to my stomach.