1981 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1981 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 0 9 3 0
Washington State 5 2 1 8 3 1
UCLA 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arizona 4 4 0 6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0 4 7 0
California 2 6 0 2 9 0
Oregon 1 6 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a remember of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 1–10 record with a mark of 0–7 in conference playing, placing last in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 469 to 145.[1] The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Fresno State*W 31–2828,000
September 19at LSU*L 24–2774,962[2]
September 26at Minnesota*L 12–4230,890
October 3No. 1 USC
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 22–5633,000
October 10Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–2332,500
October 17at WashingtonL 17–5652,324
October 24at Oklahoma*L 3–4275,658
October 31at CaliforniaL 3–4525,000
November 7Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 9–6322,000
November 14Arizona
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–4018,339
November 21at OregonL 17–4731,142[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

  • DT Tracy Abernathy
  • LB Jerome Boyd, Jr.
  • OT Joe Carnahan
  • WR Armand Chong
  • OG Pete Grossnicklaus #69
  • OG Jim Wilson #59
  • LB J.J. Gracio
  • Terry Harris
  • DT Tyrone Howard #73
  • WR Ken Lawson, Fr.
  • C Roger Levasa, Sr.
  • PK Chris Mangold
  • DE Craig Sowash #17 (defense)
  • WR Victor Simmons, Sr.
  • QB Ed Singler
  • CB Kenny Taylor #30

Game summaries[edit]

Fresno State[edit]

  • Victor Simmons 6 Rec, 155 Yds, TD [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1981 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lowly Beavers give LSU scare". Daily World. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Conrad, John (November 22, 1981). "Ducks vent fury on Beavers, 47-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  4. ^ 2018 Oregon State Beavers football media guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.