Nearly a decade after their epic championship game battle, Auburn and Oregon are set to go at it again on a neutral field.
On Twitter Tuesday, AU athletic director Jay Jacobs announced that his Tigers football program will open the 2019 season against the Ducks. The game will be played at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex, in the annual Cowboys Classic.
Barring a matchup in a bowl or playoff between now and then, the 2019 game will be the second-ever between the programs. The first was in the BCS title game following the 2010 season, a 22-19 AU win in Glendale, Ariz., that was decided on a Wes Byrum field goal with no time left on the clock. Byrum’s kick came after the Ducks had tied the game with a LaMichael James touchdown reception from Darron Thomas -- and two-point conversion -- with 2:33 left in the fourth quarter.
Jacobs’ announcement means that the next five Cowboys Classic games are set:
- 2015 Alabama vs. Wisconsin
- 2016 Alabama vs. USC
- 2017 Florida vs. Michigan
- 2018 LSU vs. Miami
- 2019 Auburn vs. Oregon