Boise State at Oregon (#2) — Oregon (#2) is favored by 25.
What’s at stake
Make the CFP field
Oregon projected #4 seed
Win the conference
Win it all
CFP odds as of September 5, 2026
The series
Boise State leads the series 3-1
4 meetings since 2008 · Oregon won the last meeting
- 2024Oregon 37–34
- 2017 · neutral siteBoise State 38–28
- 2009Boise State 19–8
- 2008Boise State 37–32
Face-off
What each fanbase carries into this one.
Boise State
The chip · vs the blue bloodsBroncos fans note the giants schedule them only when they have to — and still rank them behind teams they'd beat.
What this game touches
The closed door. The 2006 team beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and finished as the country's only undefeated team, ranked No. 5 — and the old system had no lane for a team like Boise to play for a title.
Oregon
The chip · vs the national mediaThe take that all the money and flash still haven't bought the one thing that matters — that Oregon is a great brand and a very good team, not a champion. The fanbase wants the ring that ends the distinction.
What this game touches
The 56-22 semifinal — the brand humbled by a basketball school. Oregon made the Playoff for the second straight year in 2025 (11-1, the #5 seed) and got routed 56-22 by eventual champion Indiana in the Peach Bowl semifinal — the flashiest program in the sport blown out by a school that had never mattered, the title drought extended again.
Best players
Oregon
- Dante Moore (QB) · 2025: 3,565 passing yards — Heisman odds: 4th (+950)
- Aaron Flowers (DB) · 2025: 69 tackles
- Teitum Tuioti (LB) · 2025: 68 tackles
Boise State
- Marco Notarainni (LB) · 2025: 77 tackles
- Dylan Riley (RB) · 2025: 1,125 rushing yards — Heisman odds: 118th (+50000)
- Boen Phelps (LB) · 2025: 66 tackles
What to watch
The total has moved down 2.0 points since opening (53.5 → 51.5).
The line, and the room
Oregon fans are feeling it more than most fanbases this week (36th percentile) — the mood matches the numbers.
- Model · 88%
- Market · 98%
- Oregon fans · 36th
- Boise State fans · 23rd
Home −25 · O/U 51.5
Conditions
65°F · 3 mph wind · Fair
Oregon is 94% at home, 74% on the road since 2018 (48-3 home, 28-10 away).