How Dan Lanning’s first two years compare to other Oregon Ducks head coaches

The second year of Dan Lanning’s tenure as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks has officially come to a close, and he wrapped up his second year in emphatic fashion with a 45-6 win over the Liberty Flames in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Monday. With the win, Oregon improved to 12-2 on the season, and Lanning picked up the second bowl game victory of his career.

While it’s impossible to perfectly compare coaches throughout the years because of the constantly changing landscape in the world of college football, what we’ve seen from Lanning so far has been impressive, to say the least, and has him up there with some of the best coaches that Oregon has seen over the last several decades.

Now that we have a two-year sample size to go off of, this felt like a great time to see how Lanning’s accolades from the past two years stack up compared to other coaches of the modern era who have come through the Ducks’ program, potentially look at what it might portend for the future.

Dan Lanning

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Seasons: 2022, 2023

Record over Two Years: 22-5

Conference Championships: None

Bowl Record: 2-0 (Holiday Bowl, Fiesta Bowl)

Analysis: It’s pretty hard for Oregon fans to be upset with Dan Lanning at this point. He has back-to-back double-digit win seasons, and while he’s struggled against his rivals and failed to win a conference title thus far, he’s undefeated in bowl games and has the team headed in the right direction.

Mario Cristobal

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Seasons: 2018, 2019

Record over Two Years: 21-6

Conference Championships: 1 (2019)

Bowl Record: 2-0 (Redbox Bowl, Rose Bowl)

Analysis: Mario Cristobal had a really strong start to his career at Oregon, highlighted by the Rose Bowl victory in his second season with the team coming after his first conference championship. After a quick…

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Publish date : 2024-01-02 13:27:33

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