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Oregon beats Ohio State 41-28, dealing major blow to playoff hopes
Oregon beat Ohio State 41-28 in Columbus on Nov.
7, dealing a major blow to the Buckeyes’ season.
Ohio State, which began the year ranked No.
1 in the preseason, is now 6-3 and has lost three games by Nov.
7 for the first time since 2011.
The loss badly damaged Ohio State’s playoff hopes, though the team still has three regular-season games left.
Starting quarterback Julian Sayin’s injury has hurt the team, but it does not explain all of its problems, including a weak run game and a defense that struggled to stop Oregon.
Ohio State’s costly roster looked outmatched, raising questions among fans about whether coach Ryan Day is the right person to lead the program.
Day said the losses were unacceptable and that he takes responsibility.
The Buckeyes next play Northwestern, Nebraska and Michigan, with their performances likely to shape the scrutiny facing Day.
No. 23 Oregon beat No. 11 Ohio State 41-28 on Nov. 7, dealing a major blow to the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff hopes.
Oregon scored 38 consecutive points, the first time since 1999 that Ohio State had allowed that many points in a row.
A fake punt on fourth-and-10 helped shift momentum toward Oregon late in the first half.
Ohio State fell to 6-3 and was guaranteed three losses on or before Nov. 7 for the first time since 2011.
Coach Ryan Day said the loss was unacceptable and that he took responsibility.
- Who
- No. 23 Oregon beat No. 11 Ohio State.
- What
- Oregon won 41-28, dealing a major blow to Ohio State’s College Football Playoff hopes.
- When
- Nov. 7, 2026.
- Where
- Ohio State’s stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
- Why
- Oregon’s victory ended Ohio State’s title aspirations, according to the article. The sources do not state a specific reason for Oregon’s win.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Oregon used a fake punt on fourth-and-10 from its own 37-yard line while trailing 14-3.
Oregon had scored 14 points in less than two minutes and led 17-14.
Oregon beat Ohio State 41-28.
- Final score
- Oregon 41, Ohio State 28
- Rankings
- Oregon No. 23; Ohio State No. 11
- Ohio State record
- 6-3
- Oregon scoring run
- 38 consecutive points
- Fake punt
- Fourth-and-10 from Oregon’s 37-yard line
What people are saying
We didn't expect any of this to happen
Beyond disappointed. Understand what the expectations are ... your expectation is to win every game here. To lose three games is unacceptable, and I own that. That's never going to change from my point of view.
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Ryan Day looks on during Oregon's gutsy fake punt.