Oregon’s trip to Stillwater is taking an unexpected turn before the Ducks ever kick off against Oklahoma State.
The No. 6 Ducks are headed to Boone Pickens Stadium for a 9 a.m.
PT start against the unranked Cowboys, and the ticket market around the game has moved hard in a short stretch. According to ticketdata.com, the get-in price for the matchup has fallen 63 percent over the past three days, dropping from $73 to $27 by Friday evening.
That slide comes after a much higher starting point. On Sep. 5, when Oregon opened the season with a 34-27 win over Boise State, the get-in price for the Oklahoma State game sat at $105. It dipped to $95 the next day and has kept falling since.
Back in July, Oregon Ducks on SI listed the Cowboys game as the No. 3 priciest ticket on Oregon’s 2026 regular-season schedule, trailing only the November home date with Michigan at Autzen Stadium and the Ducks’ return trip to “The Horseshoe” to face Ohio State for the first time since 2021.
There are a few reasons the price could be softening. Oregon’s narrow win over Boise State has drawn plenty of national scrutiny, and that kind of conversation can affect demand.
At the same time, ticketdata.com noted that prices had already started slipping after an Aug. 5 get-in price of $109. Some resale sellers may also be trying to unload tickets they already bought.
Boone Pickens Stadium’s 2023-2024 renovations could also be playing a part. The project expanded the stadium’s overall capacity to 52,168, which means there are new seats still available to be claimed.
Then there’s the weather. AccuWeather is calling for a 94-degree high in Stillwater on game day, with “Some sun, then turning cloudy with a thunderstorm in parts of the area; very warm.” Even the shade is expected to feel like the 90s, which could keep some fans away.
The heat, combined with the central time zone difference, also pushed Dan Lanning’s team to travel to Stillwater a day early on Thursday so the Ducks can adjust before kickoff.
Lanning addressed that challenge in his pregame press conference, pointing to the adjustment his team has to make when leaving the Pacific Northwest behind.
"Yeah, just a little bit different. I mean, we're playing this game at 9 a.m. our time," Lanning said.
"I think the heat will be something that we'll have to adapt to. You know, relatively quick.
It hasn't been hot up here, and it's obviously going to be really warm on the turf there. So, just traveling, how you hydrate, how you make sure that you're fresh when you get down there- all those things will contribute, and we have to handle it really well because you're going to travel in this conference."
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