The 1975 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 11th and final year under head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Pac-10. Oregon State played three home games were played on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon and two at Civic Stadium in Portland.
| 1975 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–6 Pac-8) |
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| Home stadium | Parker Stadium Civic Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA ^ + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 California + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 USC | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following an eighth straight loss to open the season, Andros announced his resignation in early November, effective at the end of the season.[1] Oregon State's only win came the following week, 7–0 over Washington State in a land-grant cellar matchup in Parker Stadium. In the season finale Civil War against Oregon at Eugene, the Beavers lost for the first time at Autzen Stadium.
Andros stepped down and became the OSU athletic director in late November,[2][3] and retired a decade later in 1985. Craig Fertig, a 33-year-old USC assistant and former Trojan quarterback, was hired as the Beavers' head coach in December, with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.[4][5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | San Diego State* | L 0–25 | 18,760 | ||
| September 19 | at No. 4 USC | L 7–24 | 50,165 | ||
| September 27 | at Kansas* | L 0–20 | 47,210 | ||
| October 4 | No. 1 (D-II) Grambling State* |
| L 12–19 | 16,964 | [6] |
| October 11 | Colorado State* | L 8–17 | 20,688 | [7] | |
| October 18 | at California | L 24–51 | 31,758 | ||
| October 25 | at Washington | L 7–35 | 43,500 | [8] | |
| November 1 | Stanford |
| L 22–28 | 12,803 | [1] |
| November 8 | Washington State |
| W 7–0 | 13,489 | [9][10][11] |
| November 15 | at No. 19 UCLA |
| L 9–31 | 30,203 | |
| November 22 | at Oregon | L 7–14 | 35,000 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Conrad, John (November 2, 1975). "Pumpkin bows out". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Beavers find new AD - Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 27, 1975. p. 1D.
- ^ "OSU names Dee Andros". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1975. p. 89.
- ^ Conrad, John (December 12, 1975). "Fertig tapped to succeed Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Fertig gets Beaver post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 12, 1975. p. 24.
- ^ "Grambling Topples Oregon State 19-12". The Oregon Statesman. October 5, 1975. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado St. outlasts Beavers". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dawson, Pat (October 26, 1975). "Huskies get back to basics". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 9, 1975). "OSU wins first with 'guts football'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Drosendahl, Glenn (November 9, 1975). "Cougar offense stalls in 7-0 loss". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (November 9, 1975). "Pass interception key to Oregon State win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 23, 1975). "Ducks steal Dee day, 14-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
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