Oregon State Beavers football

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.

Oregon State Beavers football
2020 Oregon State Beavers football team
First season1893
Athletic directorScott Barnes
Head coachJonathan Smith
2nd season, 7–15 (.318)
StadiumReser Stadium
(Capacity: 43,363)
Year built1953
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationCorvallis, Oregon
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferencePac-12 (since 1964)
DivisionNorth (since 2011)
Past conferencesIndependent (1893–1899, 1902–1915)
PCC (1916–1942, 1945–1958)
Independent (1959–1963)
All-time record539–607–50 (.472)
Bowl record11–6 (.647)
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

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
1941Pacific Coast ConferenceLon Stiner8–27–2
1956Pacific Coast ConferenceTommy Prothro7–3–16–1–1
1957†Pacific Coast ConferenceTommy Prothro8–26–2
1964†Athletic Association of Western UniversitiesTommy Prothro8–33–1
2000†Pacific-10 ConferenceDennis Erickson11–17–1

† Co-championship

Bowl games
Main article: List of Oregon State Beavers bowl games

Oregon State University has played in 17 postseason bowl games.[9] 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.[10] The 17 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.[11] The Beavers are 11–6 in bowl game appearances.

Year Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1939Lon StinerPineapple BowlHawaiiW 39–6
1941Lon StinerRose BowlDukeW 20–16
1948Lon StinerPineapple BowlHawaiiW 47–27
1956Tommy ProthroRose BowlIowaL 19–35
1962Tommy ProthroLiberty BowlVillanovaW 6–0
1964Tommy ProthroRose BowlMichiganL 7–34
1999Dennis EricksonOahu BowlHawaiiL 17–23
2000Dennis EricksonFiesta BowlNotre DameW 41–9
2002Dennis EricksonInsight BowlPittsburghL 13–38
2003Mike RileyLas Vegas BowlNew MexicoW 55–14
2004Mike RileyInsight BowlNotre DameW 38–21
2006Mike RileySun BowlMissouriW 39–38
2007Mike RileyEmerald BowlMarylandW 21–14
2008Mike RileySun BowlPittsburghW 3–0
2009Mike RileyLas Vegas BowlBYUL 20–44
2012Mike RileyAlamo BowlTexasL 27–31
2013Mike RileyHawaii BowlBoise StateW 38–23

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 2005–2016 increased the stadium's capacity to 43,363, which is the current capacity.[12]

Rivalries
Oregon State fans prepare to rush the field in an historic upset of #3 USC in 2006

Oregon
Main article: Civil War (college football game)

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 called the "Civil War" and is traditionally the last game of each season. They have played each other 121 times which makes it the seventh-oldest college football rivalry game.

Notable players and coaches

Individual national award winners
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