1976 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record2–10 (1–6 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Kopay (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun[1] (1st season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 UCLA 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Pac-8, and were outscored 325 to 179.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.[3]

Fertig, age 34, was previously an assistant coach as the University of Southern California (USC) and a quarterback for the USC Trojans under John McKay. He succeeded Dee Andros in December 1975 with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.[4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4No. 19 Kansas*
L 16–2829,952
September 11at Kentucky*
L 13–3856,723[6]
September 18at No. 16 LSU*
L 11–2868,057[7]
October 2at Syracuse*
L 3–2118,591
October 9Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 12–2427,096
October 16California
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 10–923,963
October 23at No. 7 USC
L 0–5653,216
October 30at Stanford
L 3–2430,500
November 6at Washington State
L 24–2920,122
November 13No. 2 UCLA
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 14–4522,151
November 20Oregon
L 14–2335,611
November 27at Hawaii*
W 59–04,900
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB Byron Kellar
RB Jarvis Redwine Fr
QB Scott Richardson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Beavers complete new football staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1975. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "1976 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Withers, Bud (November 21, 1976). "Oregon makes the ending happy, 23–14". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1C.
  4. ^ Conrad, John (December 12, 1975). "Fertig tapped to succeed Dee". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Fertig gets Beaver post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 12, 1975. p. 24.
  6. ^ "Kentucky deals OSU 2nd defeat". The Oregon Statesman Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU batters Beavers, 28–11". The Sunday Columbian. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1976. p. 1B.

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