American college football season
The 1991 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers had one win and ten losses for their twentieth consecutive losing season. They scored 125 and allowed 365 points. The team was led by first-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, previously the head coach for six seasons at Northern Illinois.
The sole victory came in the season finale, a road upset over rival Oregon in the Civil War.
Season summary
Oregon
Oregon State Beavers (0–10) at Oregon Ducks
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
- Date: November 23, 1991
- Game time: 1:00 pm
- Game attendance: 42,141
- Eugene Register-Guard, 24 Nov 1991.
Game information
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First quarter
- ORE – Gregg McCallum 37-yard field goal, 5:23. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, —3 yards.
Second quarter
- OSU – Ian Shields 6-yard run (Jamie Burke kick), 1:50. Oregon St 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards.
Fourth quarter
- OSU – Maurice Wilson 20-yard pass from Chad Paulson (Jamie Burke kick), 10:32. Oregon St 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards.
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- Top passers
- OSU – Chad Paulson – 1/1, 20 yards, TD
- ORE – Brett Salisbury – 5/20, 65 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- OSU – Chad Paulson – 21 rushes, 149 yards
- ORE – Donovan Moore – 11 rushes, 48 yards
- Top receivers
- OSU – Maurice Wilson – 2 receptions, 29 yards, TD
- ORE – Juan Shedrick – 2 receptions, 34 yards
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Oregon State carried its seniors off the field, a motivational ploy practiced by head coach Jerry Pettibone during the week.