1980 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –18 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –16 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season In their first season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, finished last in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents 386 to 108.[1] The team played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Avezzano, previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee under Johnny Majors, was hired in late 1979;[2] he succeeded Craig Fertig and signed a four-year contract at $40,000 per year.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Wyoming*
L 10–3020,113
September 20at Arizona State
L 14–4264,861
September 27at Texas*
L 0–3560,381
October 11Washington
L 6–4133,000
October 18at California
L 6–2730,454
October 25Long Beach State*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–3120,000
November 1at Stanford
L 13–5443,294
November 8at Washington State
L 7–2815,651
November 15Oregon
L 21–4041,600
November 22Arizona
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–2415,300
November 30vs. No. 14 UCLA
L 3–3480,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1980 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB Randy Holmes
FB Tony Robinson
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    Source:[5][6][7]

    Season summary

    Arizona State

    • Tony Robinson - 168 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 37 attempts [8][9]

    References

    1. ↑ "1980 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
    2. ↑ "Beavers select Vols' Avezanno". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 1, 1979. p. 1B.
    3. ↑ "Tennessee aide pick for Oregon State job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1979. p. 13.
    4. ↑ "Beavers lose in Japan, finish 0–11 for season". Albany Democrat-Herald. December 1, 1980. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
    6. ↑ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 25, 1980. p. 2B.
    7. ↑ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 15, 1980. p. 3B.
    8. ↑ Conrad, John (September 21, 1980). "Beavers better, but have little to show for it". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
    9. ↑ 2018 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.


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