1978 Oregon State Beavers football team

1978 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Kopay (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun[1] (3rd season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Washington 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State Universityas a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 record with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10, and were outscored 266 to 128.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9BYU*
L 6–1019,651[3]
September 16at Arizona
L 7–2149,056[4]
September 23at Tennessee*
T 13–1382,048[5]
September 30Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–3430,000[6]
October 7at Minnesota*
W 17–1435,083[7]
October 21at No. 7 USC
L 7–3853,734[8]
October 28at Stanford
L 6–2439,214[9]
November 4at Washington State
W 32–3120,061[10]
November 11No. 9 UCLA
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 15–1328,000[11]
November 18Arizona State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 22–4423,500[12]
November 25Oregon
L 3–2436,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Conrad, John (December 21, 1978). "Bryan 3rd coach to leave Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3C.
  2. ^ "1978 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "BYU squeaks past Oregon State, 10–6". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats enter Pac-10 with a victory". The Arizona Daily Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee Vols rally to tie Oregon State in 13–13 game". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies blank OSU". Great Falls Tribune. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon State stuns Gophers". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern Cal rips Oregon State 38–7". Daily Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cards down Beavers 24–6". The Sacramento Bee. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Walford FG upsets Cougars, 32–31". The Olympian. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. 9 UCLA falls". The Victoria Advocate. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Devils bury Beavers 44–22". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Ducks use breaks to beat Beavers 24–3". The Sunday Oregonian. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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