2018 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–10 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (1st season)
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
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  
South Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
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

Pac-12 Media Days

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)
1 Washington 249 (40)
2 Stanford 198 (2)
3 Oregon 178 (2)
4 California 108
5 Washington State 98
6 Oregon State 45

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19:00 a.m.at No. 5 Ohio State*
ABCL 31–77102,169
September 85:00 p.m.Southern Utah*
P12NW 48–2536,448
September 154:00 p.m.at Nevada*
ESPNUL 35–3720,462
September 221:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 14–3533,022
September 297:00 p.m.at Arizona State
P12NL 24–5251,447
October 66:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 37–5634,429
October 201:00 p.m.Californiadagger
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 7–4932,390
October 2712:00 p.m.at Colorado
P12NW 41–34 OT48,050
November 37:00 p.m.USC
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1L 21–3835,187
November 106:00 p.m.at Stanford
P12NL 17–4834,671
November 171:30 p.m.at No. 17 Washington
P12NL 23–4266,469
November 231:00 p.m.Oregon
FS1L 15–5539,776
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 7 17 0 31
No. 5 Buckeyes 21 21 14 21 77

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 9 9 25
Beavers 17 24 0 7 48

See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 14 0 14 35
Wolf Pack 16 14 0 7 37

See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 7 14 35
Beavers 7 0 0 7 14

See also: 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team

At Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 17 7 0 24
Sun Devils 10 21 7 14 52

See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 14 14 7 21 56
Beavers 14 10 6 7 37

See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 14 7 21 49
Beavers 0 0 7 0 7

See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team

At Colorado

1 2 3 4OT Total
Beavers 0 3 7 247 41
Buffaloes 7 17 7 30 34

See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 14 7 10 38
Beavers 0 14 7 0 21

See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team

At Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 10 0 0 17
Cardinal 13 21 7 7 48

See also: 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team

At Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 3 13 0 7 23
No. 17 Huskies 28 7 7 0 42

See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
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

Awards

Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson[7]

References

  1. ^ Moran, Danny (November 16, 2017). "Oregon State Beavers Release 2018 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 16, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.
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