The No-Show Reality: Despite the intense atmosphere, public records audits show Oregon’s actual gate turnstile scans generally hover around 80% to 85% of their announced numbers. For example, in a heavily anticipated home matchup, Oregon announced a near-capacity crowd of 59,625, but actual stadium gate turnstile scans showed 50,282 real people walked through the gates—a gap of over 9,300 empty seats from corporate tickets, unused student passes, and no-shows.
Not only does Oregon have a significant No Show rate? Let’s look at the prices. Meaning, some schools basically give away seats to fill a stadium. Does UO?
2026 Secondary Market Ticket Price Comparison
Price Metric
USC Trojans ✌️
Oregon Ducks 🦆
Average Ticket Price
USC ~$173 to $410 (Driven up by massive premium midfield/luxury inventory)
UO~$108 to $202 (Driven down by lower seating variation)
Get-In Price (Low-Tier Games)
USC As low as $30 – $36 (e.g., Maryland, San Jose State)
UO As low as $8 – $26 (e.g., Portland State, Northwestern)
Get-In Price (Marquee Games)
USC $222 – $270 (vs. Ohio State, UCLA)
UO $213 – $246 (vs. Michigan)
Season Ticket Base Entry
USC From $1,600
UO From $950
Looks like there’s more giveaway at UO. So for filling a stadium, I am sure if USC invited all the local meth addicts like UO does with the harley riders, they could fill it up too. Meanwhile, they still outdraw UO. And apparently do so with higher priced tickets.
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