1983 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1983 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Gough (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun (5th season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 1 1 7 4 1
Washington 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington State 5 3 0 7 4 0
USC 4 3 0 4 6 1
Arizona 4 3 1 7 3 1
Arizona State 3 3 1 6 4 1
Oregon 3 3 1 4 6 1
California 3 4 1 5 5 1
Oregon State 1 6 1 2 8 1
Stanford 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a remember of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Joe Avezzano, compiled an overall record of 2–8–1 record with a mark of 1–6–1 in conference playing, placing ninth in the Pac-10. 1983 was Oregon State's 13th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 171 points and allowed 332 points. The season is most memorable for the 0–0 tie with Oregon in the Civil War, the last scoreless game in NCAA Division I football history. The game is known colloquially as the "Toilet Bowl."

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3at No. 14 ArizonaL 6–5040,570
September 10at Portland State*W 51–1426,102
September 17No. 14 USCL 10–3328,000
September 24at Colorado*L 14–3833,504
October 1UNLV*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–3526,500
October 8at No. 16 WashingtonL 7–3558,693
October 15at CaliforniaCBSL 19–4535,147
October 29Stanforddagger
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 31–1822,000
November 5No. 20
ABC
L 9–2718,000
November 12at
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • L 3–3865,058
    November 19at OregonT 0–033,176
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Game summaries

    Stanford

    Oregon State's first conference win in three and a half years was celebrated by students rushing the field and tearing down the goal posts with two seconds left in the game.[1]

    Personnel

    1983 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE Tracy Abernathy
    WR Robert Adams
    RB Donald Beavers
    OL Darrick Brilz
    WR Reggie Bynum
    WR Larry Clemons
    WR Claude Dixon
    OL Tom Emmons
    RB Tony Green
    QB Ricky Greene
    RB Lucius High
    RB Randy Holmes
    OL Dwayne Jackola
    QB Jay Kirschenman
    TE Mike Laverty
    OL Jack Lester
    QB Ladd McKittrick
    OL Rich Meggers
    RB Bryce Oglesby
    TE Paul Saunders
    QB Jeff Seay
    QB Jack Stanley
    RB James Terrell
    OL Mike Terry
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL Angelo Dilulo
    DB Reggie Dupree
    DB Tony Fuller
    DL John Gonzalez
    DB Jonathon Harrington
    DL Paul Hayes
    LB Ron Heller
    LB Bob Johnson
    LB James Murphy
    DL Chris Naone
    DB DeMonty Price
    DL Willie Stubblefield
    DB Kenny Taylor
    DB Bernie Wilson
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K Marty Breen
    P
    Chris Stempeck
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. October 30, 1983. Retrieved Nomveber 24, 2016.