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Oregon State Football Team History


Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State University
 Corvallis, OR
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Reser Stadium
Capacity: 45,500
Colors: Orange, Black & White
Coach: J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 J. Thompson Tommy Prothro enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Oregon State.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Brigham Young  33   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Stanford  10   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ UCLA  0   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Pacific  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Washington State  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Washington  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Idaho  33   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ California  16   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Oregon  0   28   L       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored126
  Scoring Average14.0
  Points Allowed120
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record30-36
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-3
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-229974Lost  14-176-019737  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon State 6-3126120 4-25393  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Oregon 6-4204158 3-3113105  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Southern California 6-4265158 3-315285  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Stanford 6-3-1198135 3-2-111165  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 5-4-114193 3-3-19073  John Cherberg
California 2-7-1107216 1-5-160162  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 1-7-267257 0-5-145201  Alton S. Al Kircher

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.