The 1981 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a remember of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 1–10 record with a mark of 0–7 in conference playing, placing last in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 469 to 145.[1] The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
| 1981 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–7 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Parker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Fresno State* | W 31–28 | 28,000 | [2] | |
| September 19 | at LSU* | L 24–27 | 74,962 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at Minnesota* | L 12–42 | 30,890 | [4] | |
| October 3 | No. 1 USC |
| L 22–56 | 33,000 | [5] |
| October 10 | Washington State |
| L 0–23 | 32,500 | [6] |
| October 17 | at Washington | L 17–56 | 52,324 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Oklahoma* | L 3–42 | 75,658 | [8] | |
| October 31 | at California | L 3–45 | 25,000 | [9] | |
| November 7 | Stanford |
| L 9–63 | 22,000 | [10] |
| November 14 | Arizona |
| L 7–40 | 18,339 | [11] |
| November 21 | at Oregon | L 17–47 | 31,142 | [12] | |
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Roster
edit- DT Tracy Abernathy
- LB Jerome Boyd, Jr.
- OT Joe Carnahan
- WR Armand Chong
- OG Pete Grossnicklaus #69
- OG Jim Wilson #59
- LB J.J. Gracio
- Terry Harris
- DT Tyrone Howard #73
- WR Ken Lawson, Fr.
- C Roger Levasa, Sr.
- PK Chris Mangold
- DE Craig Sowash #17 (defense)
- WR Victor Simmons, Sr.
- QB Ed Singler
- CB Kenny Taylor #30
Game summaries
editFresno State
edit- Victor Simmons 6 Rec, 155 Yds, TD [13]
References
edit- ^ "1981 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Beavers rally, 31–28". The Olympian. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lowly Beavers give LSU scare". Daily World. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gophers' QB tosses five TD passes". The Rock Island Argus. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen gains 233 yards as USC breezes 56–22". The Roanoke Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Contented Cougars purr-fect, 23–0!". The Columbian. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies' offense matures in 56–17 win over OSU". Tri-City Herald. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilson guides Oklahoma to 42–3 win over Beavers". Wichita Falls Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal buries an offense, OSU". Oakland Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Remarkable Nelson rips OSU". The Sunday Oregonian. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats stomp Beavers in windy, rainy game". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 22, 1981). "Ducks vent fury on Beavers, 47-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ 2018 Oregon State Beavers football media guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.
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