Ohio State Returns Home to Face Oregon | Ohio State

Kenyatta Jackson and Will Smith

11/1/2026 7:30:00 PM | Football

The Buckeyes have won 12 consecutive games inside of Ohio Stadium, the longest home winning streak in the Big Ten.

By: Andrew Kovar

TODAY'S GAME VS. OREGON
Ohio State returns home for the first time since Oct. 10, playing host to Oregon. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

SETTING THE SCENE

Ohio State returns home and look to extend their home winning streak to 13 games.
- The Buckeyes 12-game home winning streak is tied for the fourth longest in the country going into Saturday.

The Buckeyes are looking for their 11th win in the series holding a record of 10-2-0 record all-time against Oregon.

DEFEND THE SHOE

The Buckeyes are 491-115-20 all-time in Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State's 160 wins at home since 2000 are nine more than any other program in the country.

Ohio State goes into Saturday with 48 wins at home since the start of the 2019 season. That is the most wins by any team in that stretch.

JEREMIAH CHASING HISTORY

Since entering college football in 2024, Jeremiah Smith leads all players in receptions (225), receiving yds (3,625) and receiving TDs (40).

In the first eight games, Smith had 62 catches for 1,067 yds and 13 TDs. He has played 28 quarters this season, averaging 2.2 catches, 38.1 yds and 0.46 TDs per quarter. That pace puts him at 97 catches, 1,677 yds and 20 TDs at the end of the regular season.

Smith goes into Saturday needing 164 yards to break the Big Ten records.

If he goes over 100 yards on Saturday, he will pass Marvin Harrison Jr. for the most career 100-yard games in program history, marking the 16th time he has done so in his career.

Smith — who had eight catches for 150 yards and three TDs in the first half vs. Illinois — also became the third receiver since 2015 from a Power Four conference to have at least three games with at least 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns in one half. DeVonta Smith had four at Alabama and Ja'Marr Chase did it three times at LSU.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Oregon will be head coach Ryan Day's 66th Big Ten game in his tenure as head coach (win vs. Rutgers as acting head coach in 2018 included).

Day's Buckeyes are 59-6 in the previous 65 Big Ten games including a 30-2 record at home in Big Ten games. Additionally, Ohio State is 17-4 against opponents who were ranked in Big Ten play during his tenure.

Day's teams are 24-4 in the month of November and 8-3 against ranked opponents during the month. Additionally, Ohio State is 14-2 at home in November.

Under Day's direction since the start of the 2019 season, Ohio State has 48 home wins at which is tied for the highest total in the country.

In Day's 65-game Big Ten tenure, Ohio State has averaged 39.4 points per game while allowing just 15.3 points per game to their opponents.

ABOUT OREGON

This season, Oregon has started the season 5-3, including wins over No. 12 USC, No 20. Northwestern and Nebraska in Big Ten play.
- So far this season, the Ducks are 1-2 in road games with losses at Oklahoma State and Illinois.

In the five seasons of the Coach Dan Lanning era, the Ducks have an overall record of 53-11.
- Oregon is 19-4 in road games under Lanning.
- Additionally they are 35-6 in conference play during his tenure.

The Ducks are 20-3 in Big Ten play since joining the conference in 2024.
- Oregon is one of just three programs (Georgia, Ohio State) to win at least 10 games each of the last five seasons.

On offense, quarterback Dylan Raiola has settled into the starting role after an early season injury to Dante Moore.
- Raiola has completed 96-of-145 passes for 1,097 yards and nine touchdowns in six games played this season.
  - He is coming off a 22-of-31 passing game for 336 yards and three touchdowns in a ranked win over Northwestern.

His top target is wide receiver Dakorien Moore who has 41 receptions for 545 yards and six touchdowns this season.

On defense the tandem of defensive linemen Matayo Uiagalelei and Teitum Tuioti have combined for 12.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss.
- Safety Koi Perich, who transferred in from Minnesota, leads the team with 53 tackles while also tying for a team high with two interceptions.

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