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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: Joe Avezzano
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Joe Avezzano enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Oregon State.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Arizona  6   50   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Portland State  51   14   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Southern California  10   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Colorado  14   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Washington  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ California  19   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Stanford  31   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Washington State  9   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Arizona State  3   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Oregon  0   0   T       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record2-8 -1
  Points Scored171
  Scoring Average15.5
  Points Allowed332
  Defense Average30.2
  Opponents Record46-60
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record1-5 -1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-4-1309265Won  45-96-1-1211158  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-4285178Lost  10-135-217591  Don James
Washington State 7-4237211 5-3152156  Jim Walden
Arizona 7-3-1343188 4-3-1226157  Larry Smith
Southern California 4-6-1210238 4-3151128  Ted Tollner
Arizona State 6-4-1320200 3-3-1187128  Darryl D. Rogers
California 5-5-1242227 3-4-1179173  Joe Kapp
Oregon 4-6-1152224 3-3-182114  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 2-8-1171332 1-6-185245  Joe Avezzano
Stanford 1-10159293 1-7128226  Paul Wiggin

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.