1981 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 010 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 09 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 09 3 0
Washington State 5 2 18 3 1
UCLA 5 2 17 4 1
Arizona 4 4 06 5 0
Stanford 4 4 04 7 0
California 2 6 02 9 0
Oregon 1 6 02 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Fresno State*W 31–2828,000
September 19at LSU*L 24–2774,962[2]
September 26at Minnesota*L 12–4230,890
October 3No. 1 USC
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 22–5633,000
October 10Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–2332,500
October 17at WashingtonL 17–5652,324
October 24at Oklahoma*L 3–4275,658
October 31at CaliforniaL 3–4525,000
November 7Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 9–6322,000
November 14Arizona
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–4018,339
November 21at OregonL 17–4731,142[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • 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

Fresno State

  • Victor Simmons 6 Rec, 155 Yds, TD [4]

References

  1. "1981 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "Lowly Beavers give LSU scare". Daily World. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Conrad, John (November 22, 1981). "Ducks vent fury on Beavers, 47-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  4. 2018 Oregon State Beavers football media guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.


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