Ducks Set For CFP Semifinal At Peach Bowl

Friday, January 9

Atlanta, Ga.

4:30 PM

University of Oregon

Indiana

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01/05/26 | Football

Oregon CFP Central Oregon Game Notes

By: Nate Krueger

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
#5 Oregon vs. #1 Indiana
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
4:30 p.m. PT | ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Ga.

#5 Oregon Ducks (13-1)
CFP/AP/Coaches Rank: 5/5/5
Head Coach: Dan Lanning (William Jewell College, 2008)
Record at Oregon: 48-7 (4th Season)
Career Record: Same

#1 Indiana Hoosiers (14-0, 9-0 Big Ten)
CFP/AP/Coaches Rank: 1/1/1
Head Coach: Curt Cignetti (West Virginia, 1982)
Record at Indiana: 25-2 (2nd Season)
Career Record: 144-37 (15th Season)

TV: ESPN
Play-By-Play: Sean McDonough
Analyst: Greg McElroy
Sideline: Katie George
Sideline: Molly McGrat

Radio - Oregon Sports Network
Local: KUJZ-FM 95.3 (Eugene) | 105.1 FM The Fan (Portland)
Sirius: 133 | XM: 197
Play-by-Play: Jerry Allen
Analyst: Mike Jorgensen
Sideline: Dusty Harrah
Pre-Game Show: Joey McMurry

Rematch At Hand In Peach Bowl
Oregon is one win away from reaching the national championship game, and doing so will require avenging its lone loss of the season. After a dominant defensive performance fueled a 23-0 win over No. 4 Texas Tech in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, the No. 5 Ducks will face No. 1 Indiana in the CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Oregon has won eight straight games since dropping a 30-20 decision at home to the Hoosiers on Oct. 11, including wins over James Madison and Texas Tech to reach the CFP Semifinals for the second time and first since 2014-15. Oregon is 3-2 all-time in CFP games and is making its first appearance in the Peach Bowl following a win in its first-ever trip to the Capital One Orange Bowl.

A Win Would...
» Send Oregon to the CFP National Championship Game to face either No. 6 Ole Miss or No. 10 Miami on Jan. 19.
» Secure UO's third trip to a national championship game, joining the 2014-15 (CFP) and 2010-11 (BCS) teams.
» Set a new program record for wins in a season with 14.
» Make Oregon 4-2 all-time in the College Football Playoff and 20-21 all-time in bowl and playoff games.

Defense Dominates Orange Bowl
All week the talk was about the team with the vaunted defense, the team that dominated the turnover battle, and the challenge it presented. All of that showed up in last week's Orange Bowl. But while the pregame talk was about Texas Tech, the team that all of that showed up for in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal was Oregon. And now the Ducks are Orange Bowl champions and a game away from playing for a national championship. The Ducks dominated the Red Raiders, 23-0, posting the program's first postseason shutout since the 1917 Rose Bowl. UO allowed just 215 yards of offense and had a season-high four takeaways, including three by defensive MVP DB Brandon Finney Jr. (2 INTs, 1 FR). ILB Bryce Boettcher and DB Dillon Thieneman had 12 tackles apiece, and QB Dante Moore was the offensive MVP after completing 26-of-33 passes for 234 yards. RB Jordon Davis rushed for both of Oregon's touchdowns, and K Atticus Sappington made three field goals.

Orange Bowl Champions!
The Ducks captured their second New Year's Six bowl win and third bowl win overall under HC Dan Lanning with last week's 23-0 win over No. 4 Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl. Oregon improved to 19-21 all-time in bowl and playoff games and 8-8 in New Year's Six bowl games, winning in its first-ever appearance at the Orange Bowl. The win secured the Ducks' first trip to the Peach Bowl, with a chance to secure wins in two of the sport's six biggest bowls in the same year. Oregon is now 4-1 in bowl and playoff games under Lanning, also earning victories in the 2025 CFP First Round, the 2024 Fiesta Bowl and the 2022 Holiday Bowl.

» Three of Oregon's four bowl/CFP wins under Lanning have been by 17-plus points.
» Lanning now ranks third all-time among UO head coaches with three bowl wins, trailing only Mike Bellotti (6).
» Lanning is the first Oregon coach to win multiple College Football Playoff games.
» Oregon is 3-2 all-time in the CFP, with all three of its wins coming by 17-plus points.
» UO became the third team to record a shutout in a CFP game, joining Clemson (2015) and Alabama (2016).

Last Time vs. Indiana
Oregon dropped its first regular-season game since 2023 on Oct. 11 against Indiana, as the Hoosiers escaped Eugene with a 30-20 win. The loss snapped the nation's longest regular-season (23) and home (18) winning streaks as Indiana became the first visiting team to win in Autzen Stadium since Nov. 12, 2022. The Ducks trailed 13-10 at halftime and 20-13 through three quarters before pulling even on a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown by freshman DB Brandon Finney Jr., but Indiana scored the game's final 10 points to win. QB Dante Moore completed 21-of-34 passes for 186 yards with a 44-yard touchdown pass to WR Malik Benson, but also threw a season-high two interceptions. ILB Bryce Boettcher led the defense with 11 tackles, and DL Bear Alexander had a pair of TFLs.

Dominant Ducks
Oregon has been one of the nation's best teams since head coach Dan Lanning took over, reaching double-digit wins in all four seasons under Lanning and each of the last five. The Ducks' 48-7 overall record since 2022 is second-best in the nation, and they lead the country in wins and winning percentage (90.5) since both 2023 (38-4, 90.5) and 2024 (26-2, 92.9). Oregon is the only FBS team to reach 13 wins in each of the last two years, doing so for the third time in program history and in back-to-back seasons for the first time. Lanning is fourth in program history with 48 wins, second-most among active FBS head coaches since 2022.

» The Ducks went 10-3 in Lanning's debut season in 2022 before going 12-2 in 2023 and 13-1 in 2024.
» Oregon matched the program record with 13 wins in 2024 en route to winning the Big Ten Championship.
» UO earned the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff in 2024 before securing the No. 5 seed in 2025.
» Oregon is one of just three teams (Georgia, Ohio State) to reach the CFP Quarterfinals each of the last two seasons.
» Lanning is just the second UO head coach (Chip Kelly) to reach double-digit wins in each of his first four seasons.
» Oregon has won at least eight conference games in three straight seasons for the second time (2009-12).

Every Phase of the Game
Oregon has established itself as one of the nation's most well-rounded teams once again in 2025-26. Entering the College Football Playoff Semifinal, the Ducks are one of only three FBS teams (Indiana, Texas Tech) in the top 15 nationally for scoring offense (9th, 38.0 PPG), total offense (14th, 457.5 YPG), scoring defense (6th, 15.1 PPG) and total defense (6th, 267.4 YPG). Additionally, UO owns the nation's No. 4 passing defense at 156.6 yards allowed per game, and ranks 15th in rushing offense at 206.14 yards per game. Oregon has also been the nation's most balanced team in terms of explosive plays, leading all FBS teams in plays of 20-plus yards (95) while tying for fourth in fewest plays of 20-plus yards allowed (36). The Ducks' special teams has been just as effective with two blocked punts - including one returned for a touchdown - a blocked field goal, a punt return for a touchdown, two successful fake punts and multiple clutch kicking performances. Oregon's overall team grade of 93.9 by Pro Football Focus is tied for fourth-best nationally.

Get Ahead, Stay Ahead
Oregon has been unbeatable in recent years when jumping out to early leads. Following its 23-0 win over Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl in which Oregon led from the first quarter on, the Ducks have won 42 straight games and are 34-0 under HC Dan Lanning when leading after the first quarter. UO has won 36 in a row and is 43-1 under Lanning when leading at halftime, as well as 26 straight with a 42-3 record under Lanning when leading after the third quarter. The Ducks are 10-0 this season when leading after the first quarter, 12-0 when leading at halftime and 13-0 when leading after the third quarter, and their plus-16.29 point scoring differential in the first half of games is second-best in the nation. Oregon leads the nation with a plus-9.79 scoring differential in the second quarter while ranking fifth in the first quarter (+6.50) and third in the fourth quarter (+7.36).

Historic Defensive Performance
In a game where much of the conversation leading up was focused on Texas Tech's vaunted defense, it was the Oregon defense that stole the show in a dominant performance in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Orange Bowl. The Ducks pitched a shutout to secure their spot in the CFP Semifinal, recording the program's first shutout in a bowl or playoff game since Oregon made its bowl debut at the 1917 Rose Bowl. It was the third shutout in College Football Playoff history and first since the 2017 Fiesta Bowl. Oregon's defensive dominance was fueled by a season-high four takeaways, including two interceptions and a fumble recovery by freshman DB Brandon Finney Jr. UO held TTU to just 215 total yards, including only 78 rushing yards, and limited the Red Raiders to 6-of-16 on third down and 0-of-3 on fourth down. ILB Bryce Boettcher and DB Dillon Thieneman each had 12 tackles to lead the defense - Boettcher also forced the fumble that Finney recovered - and OLB Matayo Uiagalelei had a forced fumble and recovery on a sack. OLB Teitum Tuioti had a career-high two sacks and OLB Blake Purchase added one as Oregon tied its postseason single-game record with four sacks.

» First shutout of the season and first since Oct. 18, 2024, at Purdue; second shutout under HC Dan Lanning.
» Fifth shutout since 2010 and seventh since 2000; 14th in program history.
» 111th consecutive win when allowing 14 points or less, improving to 9-0 this season when doing so and 26-0 under Lanning.
» Four takeaways were Oregon's most since having four at Texas Tech on Sept. 9, 2023.
» Allowed just 88 total yards in the first half, including just 37 passing yards.

Numbers to Know
0 - Oregon's 23-0 win over Texas Tech was its first shutout in a bowl or playoff game since the 1917 Rose Bowl.
2 - Oregon is making its second appearance in the CFP Semifinal and first since the inaugural CFP year in 2014-15.
3 - HC Dan Lanning now ranks second in UO history with three bowl wins, trailing only Mike Belloti (6).
4 - Oregon had four takeaways in the Orange Bowl, its most in a game since having four vs. Texas Tech on Sept. 9, 2023.
4 - Oregon has allowed just four punt returns for four yards this season, the lowest mark in the nation.
8 - TE Kenyon Sadiq leads all FBS tight ends with eight receiving TDs, just one shy of tying the UO single-season record by a TE.
8.14 - RB Dierre Hill Jr. leads the Big Ten and is No. 3 nationally with 8.14 yards per rush, running for 570 yards on just 70 carries.
9.79 - Oregon leads the nation with a plus-9.79 scoring differential in the second quarter and is No. 2 in the first half (+16.29).
13 - UO is the only FBS team to win 13 games each of the last two seasons, tying the program record for wins (2025, 2024, 2014).
14 - UO has won 111 consecutive games when allowing 14 points or less, doing so nine times this season after its shutout in the Orange Bowl.
15 - RB Jordon Davison is No. 3 among FBS freshmen and T-13 overall with 15 rushing TDs, second-most in UO freshman history.
15.1 - The Ducks' 15.1 points allowed per game would be their lowest since allowing 12.9 points a game in 1966.
17 - True freshman DB Brandon Finney Jr. is credited by PFF with giving up just 17 receptions on 47 targets this season.
19 - K Atticus Sappington is tied for sixth in UO single-season history with 19 made field goals.
30 - Oregon leads the nation since 2022 with 44 games of 30-plus points, three more than second-place Georgia (41).
31.08 - Oregon is No. 3 nationally in three-and-out rate at 31.08 percent, holding opponents to just 35.29 percent on third down.
40 - WR Malik Benson is T-3 in the Big Ten and T-21 nationally with five receptions of 40-plus yards, all going for touchdowns.
46 - With four catches in the Orange Bowl, TE Kenyon Sadiq became the new UO single-season record holder among tight ends with 46 receptions.
47 - Oregon is No. 2 nationally in fewest sacks allowed since the start of the 2022 season with just 47, 10 fewer than any other Power 4 team (Kansas, 57).
50 - RB Noah Whittington is just 50 rushing yards away from reaching the 3,000 mark for his collegiate career.
71 - Oregon leads the nation with 71 pass breakups, including a season-high 11 PBUs in the CFP first round vs. JMU.
72.9 - QB Dante Moore is No. 3 nationally with a 72.9 completion percentage and No. 7 with a 166.73 passer rating.
91.0 - DB Dillon Thieneman is second among all Big Ten defensive backs with a 91.0 pass-coverage grade by PFF.
95 - The Ducks lead the nation with 95 plays of 20-plus yards this season; Indiana is tied for fifth with 83.
125 - ILB Bryce Boettcher is the Big Ten leader in tackles with 125, most by a Duck since Mark Kearns had 131 in 1989.