As National Championship Battle Looms, Oregon Reflects on the 'Toilet Bowl'

Rain-Soaked Game in 1983 May Be Worst Ever; The Last Scoreless Tie in Major College Football Was a 'Joke'

By DARREN EVERSON And BEN COHEN

GLENDALE, Ariz.—Decades before the University of Oregon's football team reached this year's national-championship showdown, the Ducks played in a much less auspicious game: the Toilet Bowl.