1976 Oregon State Beavers football team

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
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[6]
September 11at Kentucky*
L 13–3856,723[7]
September 18at No. 16 LSU*
L 11–2868,057[8]
October 2at Syracuse*
L 3–2118,591[9]
October 9Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 12–2427,096[10]
October 16California
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 10–923,963[11]
October 23at No. 7 USC
L 0–5653,216[12]
October 30at Stanford
L 3–2430,500[13]
November 6at Washington State
L 24–2920,122[14]
November 13No. 2 UCLA
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 14–4522,151[15]
November 20Oregon
L 14–2335,611[16]
November 27at Hawaii*
W 59–04,900[17]
  • *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
  • Redshirt

[1][18]

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. ^ "Jayhawk rally clips Beavers". Oakland Tribune. September 5, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky deals OSU 2nd defeat". The Oregon Statesman Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU batters Beavers, 28–11". The Sunday Columbian. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Orange finally win one". Democrat and Chronicle. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Huskies tip Beavers by 24–12 score". The Sacramento Bee. October 10, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Beavers shock Cal, 10–9". The Olympian. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USC sends Oregon St. reeling, 56–0". The San Bernardino County Sun-Telegram. October 24, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Stanford clips stubborn Oregon State, 24–3". The Sunday Oregonian. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "4th quarter drive wins for Cougs". Tri-City Herald. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Beaver giveaways help second-rated UCLA". The Columbian. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Oregon comes back to beat Oregon State". The Columbian. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Rainbows get steamrolled". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. November 28, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 20, 1976. p. 1B.

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