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Oregon State Beavers football
2022 Oregon State Beavers football team
First season1893
Athletic directorScott Barnes
Head coachJonathan Smith
5th season, 24–31 (.436)
StadiumReser Stadium
Providence Park
(capacity: 43,363 (Reser Stadium) 25,218 (Providence Park))
Year built1953 (Reser Stadium) 1926 (Providence Park)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationCorvallis, Oregon
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferencePac-12 (since 1964)
DivisionNorth (since 2011)
Past conferencesIndependent (1893–1899, 1902–1915, 1959–1963)
PCC (1916–1942, 1945–1958)
All-time record552–615–50 (.474)
Bowl record11–7 (.611)
Conference titles5 (1941, 1956, 1957, 1964, 2000)
RivalriesOregon (rivalry)
Heisman winners1 (Terry Baker)
Consensus All-Americans7
Current uniform
ColorsOrange and black[1]
   
Fight songHail to Old OSU
MascotBenny Beaver
Marching bandOregon State University Marching Band
OutfitterNike
WebsiteOSUBeavers.com

The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893[2] and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Jonathan Smith has been the head coach since November 29, 2017. Their home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon and Providence Park in Portland, Oregon

History

See also: History of Oregon State Beavers football, List of Oregon State Beavers football seasons, and List of Oregon State Beavers bowl games

Early history

Football at Oregon State University started in 1893 shortly after athletics were initially authorized at the college. Athletics were banned prior to May 1892, but when the strict school president, Benjamin Arnold, died, President 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 1902, and in-between the Pacific Coast Conference and Pac-12 Conference (then called the Pacific-8 Conference), OSU played as an independent school.[6]

Conference championships

Oregon State has won five conference titles, done through three 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]

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
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

Head coaches

List of head coaches and tenure.[9]

Bowl games

Main article: List of Oregon State Beavers bowl games

Oregon State University has played in 18 postseason bowl games.[10] The Beavers have also played in the Mirage Bowl, but this was a regular season game and a "bowl" in name only, not a post-season invitational bowl game.[11] The 18 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.[12] The Beavers are 11–7 in bowl game appearances.

Year Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1939 Lon Stiner Pineapple Bowl Hawaii W 39–6
1941 Lon Stiner Rose Bowl Duke W 20–16
1948 Lon Stiner Pineapple Bowl Hawaii W 47–27
1956 Tommy Prothro Rose Bowl Iowa L 19–35
1962 Tommy Prothro Liberty Bowl Villanova W 6–0
1964 Tommy Prothro Rose Bowl Michigan L 7–34
1999 Dennis Erickson Oahu Bowl Hawaii L 17–23
2000 Dennis Erickson Fiesta Bowl Notre Dame W 41–9
2002 Dennis Erickson Insight Bowl Pittsburgh L 13–38
2003 Mike Riley Las Vegas Bowl New Mexico W 55–14
2004 Mike Riley Insight Bowl Notre Dame W 38–21
2006 Mike Riley Sun Bowl Missouri W 39–38
2007 Mike Riley Emerald Bowl Maryland W 21–14
2008 Mike Riley Sun Bowl Pittsburgh W 3–0
2009 Mike Riley Las Vegas Bowl BYU L 20–44
2012 Mike Riley Alamo Bowl Texas L 27–31
2013 Mike Riley Hawaii Bowl Boise State W 38–23
2021 Jonathan Smith LA Bowl Utah State L 13–24
2022 Jonathan Smith TBD TBD TBD

Home stadium

Main article: Reser 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, which is the current capacity.[13]

Rivalries

Oregon State fans prepare to rush the field in an historic upset of No. 3 USC in 2006

Oregon

Main article: Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

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. They have played each other 125 times which makes it the seventh-oldest college football rivalry game.

Northwest Championship

Main article: Northwest Championship

The Northwest Championship is an unofficial[14] Division I FBS football rivalry series title earned by way of an undefeated sweep[15][16] of the other three fellow Pac-12 teams located in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington.

Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State first played each other in a round-robin format in the 1903 season.[17] As geographic neighbors and members of the former Pacific Coast Conference and current Pac-12 Conference North Division, each team has generally played the others annually.[18] Among the Ducks, Beavers, Huskies, and Cougars there exist three traditional football rivalries: Oregon–Oregon State, Oregon–Washington, and Washington–Washington State.

The feat's "Northwest Championship" moniker was coined by Rick Neuheisel, head coach of the 2002 Washington Huskies.[15][19][20] After a string of disappointing losses, he challenged his players to win the newly conceived title by defeating their northwest rivals in the season's remaining games.[21]

The Northwest Championship has been described as a "so-called",[22] "fictitious",[16] and "mythical"[23][24][25] title, invented by Neuheisel only to motivate his 2002 team.[26] Nevertheless, in the years following the Huskies' original claim of the title, other teams have continued to be cited as winning the Northwest Championship upon completing the sweep.[16][25]

The Northwest Championship involves the four Pacific Northwest teams currently playing football in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State generally play each other annually in a 6-game round-robin series.[27] Three of the six games are heated rivalry games, and all of the games represent some of the most-played college football series.[18][27]

Notable players and coaches

See also: Category:Oregon State Beavers football players

Individual national award winners

QB Terry Baker, 1962 Heisman Trophy winner

Players

Terry Baker (1962)
Terry Baker (1962)
Alexis Serna (2005)
Mike Hass (2005)
Brandin Cooks (2013)
Terry Baker (1962)
Terry Baker (1962)
Terry Baker (1962)
Terry Baker (1962)

Coaches

Dennis Erickson (2000)

Individual conference awards

Jacquizz Rodgers (2008)
Bill Swancutt (2004†)
Stephen Paea (2010)
Brandon Browner (2003)
Jeremy Perry (2005†)
Jacquizz Rodgers (2008)
Jermar Jefferson (2018)
Dave Kragthorpe (1989)
Dennis Erickson (2000)
Mike Riley (2008)
Joe Francis (1957)
Terry Baker (1962)
Vern Burke (1963)
Pete Pifer (1966)
Esera Tuaolo (1989)
Inoke Breckterfield (1998)
Bill Swancutt (2004)
Stephen Paea (2008, 2009)

†Shared Award

All-Americans

Oregon State has had 42 first team All-Americans in the history of the program as of the end of the 2019–20 season.[28]

† Consensus Selection, ‡ Unanimous Selection[29]

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

The Beavers have had two players and one coach inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[30]

Year Inducted Player POS Seasons at Oregon St.
1982 Terry Baker QB 1960-1962
1991 Tommy Prothro Coach 1955-1964
2011 Bill Enyart FB 1967-1968

Notable former players

Chad Johnson (WR)

Media

Radio flagship: KEX 1190 AM in Portland
Broadcasters: Mike Parker (play-by-play), Jim Wilson (analyst), and Ron Callan (sideline reporter).
Oregon State also has an extensive network of broadcast affiliates.[31]

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of January 17, 2020.[32]

No games are scheduled for the 2029 season.
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Boise State at San Jose State Idaho State Portland State Texas Tech Portland State at New Mexico Ole Miss
at Fresno State UC Davis at Boise State Fresno State at San Diego State New Mexico
Montana State San Diego State Purdue at Texas Tech at Ole Miss

References

  1. ^ "Colors | Oregon State University Relations and Marketing". July 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oregon State Historical Data". cfbdatawarehouse.com.
  3. ^ Forgard, Benjamin. "The Evolution of School Spirit and Tradition at Oregon State University". Retrieved 25 Oct 2021.
  4. ^ Edmonston, George Jr. "The Birth of OSU Football". OSU Alumni Association. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. ^ Bear and Forbear, "College Column," Corvallis Times, vol. 6, no. 39 (Nov. 15, 1893), pg. 3.
  6. ^ "Athletics" (PDF). The Orange & Black.
  7. ^ "League of Colleges," Spokane Daily Chronicle, vol. 17, no. 34 (Oct. 11, 1902), p. 1.
  8. ^ "Pac-12 Football Champions". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Oregon State Beavers Coaches".
  10. ^ "Oregon State University Football Media Guide: Bowl Game History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  11. ^ "Oregon State Bowl History". Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  12. ^ "Gotham Bowl inaugural off". Register Guard. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Reser Stadium". osubeavers.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference UnofficialNorthwestChampionship was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NewGoalSweepLastThreeGames was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ a b c "Beavers will have to wait to learn bowl fate". The Associated Press. November 22, 2004. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022. Oregon State also bagged the fictitious Northwest Championship, created by former Washington coach Rick Neuheisel to inspire the Huskies. The title goes to the team that beats all of the Pac-10 teams in the Pacific Northwest.
  17. ^ "Husky Traditions" (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2022. Since 1903, the first year in which the four teams all played each other, the Huskies have managed to sweep all three opponents and capture the Northwest Championship 28 times, including that first 1903 season. The series has been interrupted at times due to scheduling. The longest stretch of Northwest Championships (five) was put together by Husky teams from 1975-1979. Washington's 28 "Northwest Championships" leads the four schools. Oregon State is second with 10 sweeps while Oregon has six and Washington State five.
  18. ^ a b "Washington at Arizona – Huskies travel to Arizona for key Pac-10 contest". gohuskies.com (Press release). University of Washington Athletics. November 1, 1999. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2022. Dawgs vs. the Northwest: Washington is off to a 2-0 start this year in its quest to claim the Pacific Northwest Championship. The Huskies have scored victories against Oregon (34-20) and Oregon State (47-21) and will face Washington State Nov. 20 in Husky Stadium. Some of Washington's oldest and longest rivalries are against the other three northwest Pac-10 schools. The Huskies have faced Oregon 93 times, Washington State in 91 games and Oregon State on 84 occasions. Washington owns the advantage in all three series. The Huskies lead the Ducks 56-32-5, Washington State 58-27-6 and Oregon State 54-26-4. Combined, Washington has a 168-85-15 (.655) record against its northwest rivals.
  19. ^ Jude, Adam (October 12, 2018). "For No. 7 Huskies, slim playoff hopes (and Northwest pride!) on the line Saturday at rival Oregon". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 8, 2022. Let's pause and give an overdue shoutout here to Rick Neuheisel, whose genius (genius?) creation of the "Northwest Championship" has long strummed the emotional strings of fans' hearts from all parts of the region, from Ashland to Zillah, from the Puget Sound to the Willamette Valley, from the Palouse to Corvallis. Thank you, Rick.
  20. ^ Sixkiller, Sonny; Condotta, Bob (2004). Sonny Sixkiller's Tales from the Huskies Sideline. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 131. ISBN 1582614075. Just behind beating USC was beating Northwest rivals. We didn't call it the Northwest Championship back then—Rick Neuheisel came up with that a few years ago. We always talked about beating them; we just didn't put a name to it. We had pretty good success doing that when I was in school—we went 3-0 against Oregon State and 2-1 against Oregon and Washington State.
  21. ^ Kercheval, Ben (April 1, 2019). "How the Arizona Hotshots ended their losing streak to become the AAF's hottest team". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2022. "We just found something to play for. We had games against Oregon State, Oregon and Washington State, so we created a 'Northwest Championship.' We found a rallying cry. We had little shirts with check marks on them," he said. "And we knocked them all off." ... At Washington, Neuheisel found the best way to motivate his players was the perfect storm of playing their top three rivals in successive weeks.
  22. ^ "Husky Traditions". Columns, the University of Washington Alumni Magazine. 2003. Retrieved January 18, 2022. However, a late-season sweep of the so-called Northwest championship last year is proof Washington has the makings of a solid defense.
  23. ^ Condotta, Bob (October 12, 2004). "Huskies eyeing mythical Northwest title". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 8, 2022. Fans of other schools cried that the Northwest Championship was strictly mythical, just another devious Neuheisel ploy. But the Huskies didn't care, and proudly laid claim to it again last year when, in the midst of one of the most chaotic seasons in school history, the lone highlight was beating Oregon State, Oregon and Washington State by a combined 61 points.
  24. ^ Johns, Greg (September 18, 2005). "Beating Idaho Has Never Seemed Sweeter". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved January 8, 2022. No, you don't win any prizes for beating the Idaho Vandals. Not if you're the big, bad Washington Huskies. The neighbors from the east didn't even deserve a spot in Rick Neuheisel's mythical Northwest championship a few years ago.
  25. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, Cliff (November 22, 2011). "Civil War presser". Lebanon Express. Retrieved January 8, 2022. Both teams are going for the mythical Northwest championship. They defeated Washington and Washington State this season.
  26. ^ Miller, Ted (October 27, 2003). "UW, Ducks renew rivalry". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved January 16, 2022. The UW then went on to upset third-ranked Washington State and claim the Neuheisel-invented "Northwest Championship.
  27. ^ a b Game results on Winsipedia: Results of the 6-game round-robin series:
  28. ^ "2012 Football Media Guide – All-Americans" (PDF). OSUBeavers.com. p. 138. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  29. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009Awards.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  30. ^ Hall of Fame. "Inductees by College". CFBHOF. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  31. ^ http://oregonstate.scout.com/3/radio.html Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Oregon State Football Radio Network
  32. ^ "Oregon State Beavers Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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