2018 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
2018 record | 2–10 (1–8 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Lindgren (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Tibesar (1st season) |
Home stadium | Reser Stadium (Capacity: 43,643) |
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No. 13 Washington xy$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington State x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah xy | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The schedule was released on November 16, 2017.[1] The Beavers finished the season with a 2–10 record. They went 1–8 in Pac-12 play and finished in last place in the North Division.
The Beavers finished the 2017 season 1–11, 0–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. The Beavers entered the season with Gary Andersen as coach in his third year. After his squad opened with losses in five of their first six games, with their only win against Portland State, Andersen resigned and was replaced by interim head coach Cory Hall for the remainder of the season.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Rimington Trophy[2] | Summer Houston | C | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy[3] | Trevon Bradford | WR | JR |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[4] | Jake Luton | QB | SR |
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[5] | Calvin Tyler, Jr. | RB | SO |
The 2018 Pac-12 media days were on July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Oregon State was represented by Jonathan Smith (HC), Blake Brandel (OL) & Kee Whetzel (LB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Beavers predicted to finish in last place in the North Division.[6]
Media poll (North) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Washington | 249 (40) |
2 | Stanford | 198 (2) |
3 | Oregon | 178 (2) |
4 | California | 108 |
5 | Washington State | 98 |
6 | Oregon State | 45 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | ABC | L 31–77 | 102,169 | |
September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | P12N | W 48–25 | 36,448 | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | ESPNU | L 35–37 | 20,462 | |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| P12N | L 14–35 | 33,022 |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | P12N | L 24–52 | 51,447 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 37–56 | 34,429 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | California![]() |
| P12N | L 7–49 | 32,390 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado | P12N | W 41–34 OT | 48,050 | |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | USC |
| FS1 | L 21–38 | 35,187 |
November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stanford | P12N | L 17–48 | 34,671 | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington | P12N | L 23–42 | 66,469 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon |
| FS1 | L 15–55 | 39,776 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
No. 5 Buckeyes | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Wolf Pack | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
See also: 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Sun Devils | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Beavers | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Beavers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
See also: 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
No. 17 Huskies | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ducks | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 55 |
Beavers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry |
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson[7]