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1978 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1978 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Kopay (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun[1] (3rd season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 2 0 8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0 7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 3 0 8 4 0
California 3 4 0 6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
Oregon 2 5 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 3 7 1
Washington State 1 7 0 3 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State Universityas a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 record with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10, and were outscored 266 to 128.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9BYU*L 6–1019,651
September 16at ArizonaL 7–2149,056
September 23at Tennessee*T 13–1382,048[3]
September 30Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–3430,000
October 7at Minnesota*W 17–1435,083
October 21at No. 7 USCL 7–3853,734
October 28at StanfordL 6–2439,214
November 4at Washington StateW 32–3120,061
November 11No. 9 UCLA
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 15–1328,000
November 18Arizona State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 22–4423,500
November 25Oregon
L 3–2436,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Conrad, John (December 21, 1978). "Bryan 3rd coach to leave Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3C.
  2. ^ "1978 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Vols rally to tie Oregon State in 13–13 game". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.