The first New Year's Day quarterfinal game was the Orange Bowl between No. 5 Oregon and No. 4 Texas Tech. This was the teams' fourth meeting; Oregon had won each of the previous three, most recently in 2023. and both teams' first appearance in the Orange Bowl. Oregon concluded their first drive with a score on a 50-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington. They reached the Texas Tech 23-yard line on their second drive but
turned the ball over on downs. Texas Tech went
three-and-out on each of their first two drives; following Oregon's first punt early in the second quarter,
Behren Morton's pass was intercepted by
Brandon Finney Jr. at the Texas Tech 33-yard line. The Red Raiders later drove to the Oregon 33-yard line but Stone Harrington's 54-yard field goal attempt was unsuccessful. A fumble by
Cameron Dickey gave Oregon the ball on the Texas Tech 29-yard line with two minutes remaining, and the Ducks finished that possession with a 39-yard Sappington field goal to lead 6–0. Texas Tech fumbled for the second time early in the third quarter; the ball was recovered by
Matayo Uiagalelei and Oregon scored one play later on a
Jordon Davison rush. Three of Texas Tech's final four drives ended with a turnover on downs, with the exception coming on another interception by Finney, this time in the
end zone, with 13:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. An Oregon drive late in the third ended when Dante Moore pass was intercepted by
Ben Roberts, after which the Ducks scored on two of their final three drives. Their possession stemming from the last Finney interception resulted in a 43-yard Sappington field goal, though Sappington missed a 36-yard kick on the next drive. With ten seconds remaining, Davison rushed for a 1-yard touchdown to push Oregon's lead to the eventual final score of 23–0. ==Statistics==