 They finished the regular season at 8–4 and defeated the Michigan State Spartans 7–6 in the Redbox Bowl, finishing the 2018 season at 9–4.The 2019 season began with Oregon and Auburn facing off in the Advocare Classic, a rematch of the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, Oregon led for much of the game but was unable to hold off a late Auburn rally losing 21–27.Oregon bounced back from the disappointing start and went on a 9-game winning streak (including a win over the Washington State Cougars which snapped a four-game losing streak to them) before losing on the road to Arizona State 28–31, despite that, the Ducks managed to get into the Pac-12 Championship Game where they defeated the favored Utah Utes 37–15, the win earned them a trip to their first Rose Bowl since 2015, where they defeated Wisconsin by a single point 28–27.