Oregon State Beavers football
Oregon State Beavers football | |||
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First season | 1893 | ||
Athletic director | Scott Barnes | ||
Head coach | Trent Bray 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
Stadium | Reser Stadium (capacity: 35,548) | ||
Year built | 1953 (Reser Stadium) | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Corvallis, Oregon | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Pac-12 (1964–2024) | ||
Division | North (2011–21) | ||
Past conferences | |||
All-time record | 569–629–50 (.476) | ||
Bowl record | 12–8 (.600) | ||
Conference titles | 7 (1893, 1897, 1941, 1956, 1957, 1964, 2000) | ||
Rivalries | |||
Heisman winners | Terry Baker – 1962 | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 8 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Orange and black[1] | ||
Fight song | Hail to Old OSU | ||
Mascot | Benny Beaver | ||
Marching band | Oregon State University Marching Band | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | OSUBeavers.com |
The Oregon State Beavers football team represents
Their home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
History
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Early history
Football at Oregon State University started in 1893 shortly after athletics were initially authorized at the college, which was then known as Oregon Agricultural College. Athletics were banned prior to May 1892, but when the school's president Benjamin Arnold died, his successor John Bloss reversed the ban.[3] Bloss' son, William, started the first team, on which he served as both coach and quarterback.[4] The team's first game was an easy 64–0 victory on November 11, 1893, over visiting Albany College.[5]
Conference affiliations
The university has been in several athletic conferences. Prior to joining the Pac-12 Conference (then called the Pacific-8 Conference), OSU intermittently played as an independent school.[6]
- Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association (1893–1897)
- Independent (1898–1901, 1903–1907, 1909–1911)
- Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1902, 1908, 1912–1914)[7]
- Pacific Coast Conference (1915–1958)
- Independent (1959–1963)
- Pac-12 Conference (1964–present)
Conference championships
Oregon State has won seven conference titles, done through four different conferences, although two of them have links to the current Pac-12 Conference, as the conference claims the history of the PCC as their own, and the Athletic Association of Western Universities was the first name for the conference that later became the Pac-12 Conference.[8][9]
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
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1893 |
Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association | Will Bloss | 5–1 | 3–0 |
1897 | Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association | Will Bloss | 6–0 | 3–0 |
1941 | Pacific Coast Conference | Lon Stiner | 8–2 | 7–2 |
1956 | Pacific Coast Conference | Tommy Prothro | 7–3–1 | 6–1–1 |
1957† | Pacific Coast Conference | Tommy Prothro | 8–2 | 6–2 |
1964† | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
Tommy Prothro | 8–3 | 3–1 |
2000† | Pacific-10 Conference |
Dennis Erickson | 11–1 | 7–1 |
† Co-championship
Other claimed Championships
1897 Champions of the Northwest |
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The 1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team compiled a perfect 5–0 record, shut out four of five opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 164 to 8. the team claimed their 2nd league Championship (OIFA)[10]
The Aggies defeated Oregon (26–8) and Washington (16–0).[11]
With those two wins, they then proclaimed themselves regional "Champions of the Northwest".[12]
1907 Champions of the Pacific (West Coast) |
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1907 Champions of the Northwest |
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The 1907 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season.
In their second season under head coach Fred Norcross, the Aggies compiled a perfect 6–0 record, did not allow any of their opponents to score, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 137 to 0. The Aggies' victories included games against Oregon (4–0), Pacific University (49–0), and Willamette University (42–0).[11]
Oregon State's victory at Loyola, then known as the St. Vincent's College Saints, was a big deal out West, a Thanksgiving Day matchup of the "Champions of the Northwest" and the "Champions of the California", with the winner taking home the "Championship" of the entire West Coast.[13]
The Oregon Agricultural Aggies' then proclaimed themselves "Champions of the Pacific Coast"[14]
This is still the only perfect season in Oregon State history, and moreover, they did not allow a single point this season.[13]
Head coaches
List of head coaches and tenure.[15]
- Will Bloss (1893)
- Guy Kennedy (1894)
- Paul Downing (1895)
- Tommy Code (1896)
- Will Bloss (1897)
- No coach (1898)
- Hiland Orlando Stickney (1899)
- No team (1900–1901)
- Fred Herbold (1902)
- Thomas L. McFadden (1903)
- Allen Steckle (1904–1905)
- Fred Norcross (1906–1908)
- Sol Metzger (1909)
- George Schildmiller (1910)
- Sam Dolan (1911–1912)
- E. J. Stewart (1913–1915)
- Joseph Pipal (1916–1917)
- Homer Woodson Hargiss (1918–1919)
- R. B. Rutherford (1920–1923)
- Paul J. Schissler (1924–1932)
- Lon Stiner (1933–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Lon Stiner (1945–1948)
- Kip Taylor (1949–1954)
- Tommy Prothro (1955–1964)
- Dee Andros (1965–1975)
- Craig Fertig (1976–1979)
- Joe Avezzano (1980–1984)
- Dave Kragthorpe (1985–1990)
- Jerry Pettibone (1991–1996)
- Mike Riley (1997–1998)
- Dennis Erickson (1999–2002)
- Mike Riley (2003–2014)
- Gary Andersen (2015–2017)
- Cory Hall # (2017)
- Jonathan Smith (2018–2023)
- Kefense Hynson # (2023)
- Trent Bray (2023—)
Bowl games
Oregon State University has played in 20
The 20 bowl game total does not include an invitation to play in the Gotham Bowl in 1960, when no opponent could be found for Oregon State.[18] The Beavers are 12–8 in bowl game appearances.
Home stadium
The Beavers play their home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. It was originally called Parker Stadium when it was constructed in 1953, and had a capacity of 25,000. Parker Stadium was renamed Reser Stadium in June 1999. Major renovations from 2005 to 2016 increased the stadium's capacity to 43,363, where it stood through the 2021 season.[19] Another renovation project, called "Completing Reser", was announced on Feb. 4, 2021.[20] The stadium featured a temporary capacity of 26,000 during the 2022 season[21] and now has an official capacity of 35,548 at the completion of the construction project for the 2023 season.[22]
Rivalries
Oregon
Oregon State University's primary rival is the University of Oregon. The two schools enjoy a fierce and long-standing rivalry due to the proximity of the two campuses. The University of Oregon is in Eugene, Oregon, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Corvallis.
The teams first matched up on the gridiron in 1894 and have been playing each other almost every year since. The rivalry game between the two schools is traditionally the last game of each season and was long known under the moniker "Civil War Game." The two schools have played each other 127 times which makes it the seventh-oldest college football rivalry game. Though not officially recognized by the universities, the Platypus Trophy is awarded annually to the winning alumni association.
Washington State
The rivalry between Washington State started in 1895 when Washington State defeated the Beavers 41–35. The rivalry between the two schools has transformed after the 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment made them the only schools remaining in the Pac-12. The Cougars have led the series 57–48 and won the last matchup with a score of 38–35. The Beavers largest margin of victory was 66–13 in 2008, while the Cougars largest margin of victory was 55–7 in 1991. Oregon State's longest win streak against the Cougars is six straight from 1966 to 1971, while Washington State's longest against the Beavers is ten straight from 1983 to 1993.