1949 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 California $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
USC 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placed fifth in the PCC, and outscored their opponents 232 to 188.[1] The team played one home game on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Taylor, a Michigan State assistant, was hired in late March,[2][3] following the resignation of longtime head coach Lon Stiner a month earlier.[4][5] Taylor was a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and played for the Michigan Wolverines in the late 1920s.[6] At the time of his hiring, he told the press: "I'm a Michigan man and I like the Michigan system. We'll have the single wingback, in all probability, with my own variations."[7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at UCLA
L 13–3537,427[8]
September 24Utah*
W 27–725,012[9]
October 1California
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 0–4118,885[10]
October 8at Washington
W 7–327,000[11]
October 15Montana
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 63–148,000[12]
October 22at Stanford
L 7–2725,000[13]
October 29Washington State
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 35–615,000[14]
November 5at Idaho
W 35–259,000[15]
November 12 No. 8 Michigan State*
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 25–2022,239[16]
November 19at Oregon
W 20–1023,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1949 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Taylor chosen OSC grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 30, 1949. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Kip Taylor new OSC grid (coach)". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 30, 1949. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Lon Stiner quits grid post at State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1949. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Stiner resigns post as coach of OSC eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1949. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Taylor takes over, recalls playing days". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 8, 1949. p. 10.
  7. ^ Bruce K. Myers (April 7, 1949). "Kip Taylor Finds New Grid Post 'Beautiful', Plans Hard Work". Corvallis Gazette-Times. pp. 1, 4.
  8. ^ "UCLA blasts OSC, 35–13". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 17, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oregon State drops Utah". The Arizona Republic. September 25, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears swamp Beavers 41–0". The Idaho Statesman. October 2, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Joe Cloidt for Huskies with Oregon State victor 7–3". Great Falls Tribune. October 9, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oregon Ags rout Grizzlies on grid, 63 to 14". The Montana Standard. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Stanford stampedes Oregon State, 27–7". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. October 23, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Oregon State College drives hars to win, 35–6, from WSC Cougars". Tri-City Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Oregon State beats Idaho gridders, 35–25". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Beavers in upset over Mich. State". Napa Sunday Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Oregon State upsets Oregon 20–10 in one of PCL's featured games". The Idaho Statesman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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