1976 Oregon State Beavers football team

1976 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	2–10 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach	Craig Fertig (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Braun (1st season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium

1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 UCLA	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled a 2–10 record (1–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents, 325 to 179. The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	No. 19 Kansas*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 16–28
September 11	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 13–38
September 18	at No. 16 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 11–28
October 2	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 3–21
October 9	Washington	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 12–24
October 16	California	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 10–9
October 23	at No. 7 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–56
October 30	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 3–24
November 6	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 24–29
November 13	No. 2 UCLA	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 14–45
November 20	Oregon	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	L 14–23
November 27	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 59–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB Byron Kellar RB Jarvis Redwine Fr QB Scott Richardson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Craig Fertig Coordinators/assistant coaches Nate Shaw Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt