Starting in 2010 in the Pac-10 and in the North Division of the expanded Pac-12 ever since then, the Stanford-Oregon game has been an annual duel of ranked teams for first place. Not anymore.

When Stanford (6-3, 4-3 Pac-12) and Oregon (3-6, 1-5) play Saturday in Eugene, it won’t exactly be the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday have lost some of their aim, and the Clanton gang has been replaced by lesser Tombstone rogues.

That doesn’t mean the Cardinal players and coaches have lost any of their excitement about traveling to Autzen Stadium.

“The records don’t matter,” head coach David Shaw said Tuesday. “These are two proud programs that have had some exciting games over the last five-plus years. Back and forth games. Big plays. Some great players. ... Our guys are fired up. We know that’s a tough place to play, a tough place to win.”

Offensive tackle A.T. Hall, a redshirt sophomore, hasn’t made the trip before but said, “I’ve heard it’s incredibly loud, to the point where you’re standing next to each other and can’t hear.”

He was a Stanford fan for many years before coming to the Farm and said the key question was always: “When do they play Oregon?”

“Every year, I never missed that game” on TV, he said. “To see the intensity on both sides, how it would swing back and forth every single year, was so awesome. To continue that tradition of it being a good game would be great — although we would like blow them out.”

Stanford’s offensive line probably will have to play with the same alignment that finished Saturday’s 26-15 win over Oregon State; that is, without tackle Casey Tucker and guard Brandon Fanaika. Both are nursing injuries, as is starting wide receiver Francis Owusu, who’s listed as questionable.

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On the other hand, fullback Daniel Marx is likely to play after missing the past six games with an undisclosed injury, Shaw said.

Marx was one of Christian McCaffrey’s key blockers in 2015, when he rushed for a school-record 2,019 yards and set a national record with 3,496 all-purpose yards. McCaffrey needs just 20 yards rushing to reach 1,000 for this season.

“What he did last year was set such a high bar that 1,000 yards rushing is like a shrug of the shoulder for him,” Shaw said. “But it shouldn’t be. It’s a landmark for a reason. Now that he’s healthy and getting more consistent play up front, you’re starting to see once again what he’s really capable of.”

On the school’s career rushing list, McCaffrey is fourth with 3,299. He should pass Toby Gerhart (3,522) in the three remaining regular-season games, although Stepfan Taylor (4,300) and Darrin Nelson (4,169) are probably out of reach unless he returns for his senior season.

The Ducks, who have beaten only Arizona State in conference play, have been terrible on defense. They are ranked 127th out of 128 FBS teams in yards allowed (535.2 per game). Only Rice, Stanford’s final regular-season opponent, is worse (558.3). Oregon’s defense against the run has been especially weak (238.7, 116th).

With its usual track-team speed on offense, on the other hand, Oregon is scoring 38.2 points per game, ranking fourth in the Pac-12 and 22nd in the country.

Gooaal! Because the Texas-Texas Tech game lasted four hours and 20 minutes, the first quarter of the Oregon State-Stanford game was switched from Fox Sports 1 to Fox Deportes. Cardinal fans could enjoy the description of Bryce Love’s 56-yard touchdown — as long as they understood Spanish.

Tom FitzGerald is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: tfitzgerald@

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