No player on this year's Oregon roster appears in the box score of the program's last win over Stanford. A handful of players redshirt that year and are starters now — including three starting offensive linemen. But none played when the team upset seventh-ranked Stanford 38-36 in November of 2015 to spoil the Cardinal's College Football Playoff hopes.

So as this senior class starts to conclude its careers, there's an overwhelming desire not to go out without triumphing over their Pac-12 North rival.

“We want to beat everybody obviously," senior tight end Jacob Breeland said on Tuesday. "But Stanford has come in here the last few years and put a whooping on us. We want to go out there and put a whooping on them this time."

That's especially true because of the way last season's meeting in Eugene played out. The Ducks led 24-7 late in the third quarter of that one. It appeared Jaylon Redd even scored to make it a four-score game with four minutes to play in the quarter, but he was ruled out at the one-yard line. Three plays later Stanford picked up an Oregon fumble and raced the other direction for six. That was the first mishap of many in what was an utterly gutting defeat.

For many on this year's team, righting that wrong would mean just as much as ending the losing streak.

“It was the hardest loss of my entire career," Oregon senior guard Shane Lemieux said on Tuesday. "As soon as I got done with Montana, I went home and I talked to my mom. She reminded me of how I felt after that game.

"It's emotional, because it was such a hard game. We kind of shared our story of how we felt after that game especially as an older guy."

Lemieux isn't the only player who's taken the time to reflect on last September's loss. Reserve safety Brady Breeze says players have brought that loss up at each practice and team meeting this week. It's also been a frequent discussion point in non-football related activities too, players have said.

It's hard to miss how significant that loss felt then, and how much it still means now. On Wednesday, defensive tackle Jordon Scott was in the midst of saying that last year's defeat "still haunts him", when safety Nick Pickett walked behind him and let out an audible "uh huh".

“I’ve been thinking about this game since last year," linebacker Troy Dye said on Wednesday. "A loss is a loss, and nobody likes to lose, especially the way we lost last year. Especially because it’s that team. Especially because it’s a Pac-12 team. Especially because it’s Pac-12 North. Especially because it’s Stanford. It’s a big game, and we dropped it last year. We should’ve had it. I’ve been thinking about it for a while."

Now the Ducks are faced with the possibility of revenge. Scott summed up what most on the team have also felt: an enthusiasm about the prospect of getting on the winning side of the Cardinal.

"I'm glad this week has finally come," Scott said. "I've been waiting on it all year."

What's the key in making it worth the wait?

“Finish," senior defensive tackle Drayton Carlberg said. "We had a great three quarters against Stanford last year. We were playing some pretty good football, but we didn’t finish that fourth quarter like we needed to. We need to finish this year."

"We’ve got to be more physical than they are," Breeze added. "They’re always the team that is crazy physical. We’ve got to get down in the dirt and play football."