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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 J. Thompson Tommy Prothro enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Oregon State.
 The Beavers won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Southern California  20   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kansas  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Northwestern  22   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Idaho  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ UCLA  7   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Washington  6   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Washington State  39   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ California  21   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Stanford  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oregon  10   7   W       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored203
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average12.9
  Opponents Record37-51
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-2
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon State 8-2203129 5-2127110  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 8-219090 5-210684  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon 7-416097Lost  7-105-211575  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Stanford 6-4227158 4-3148111  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington State 6-4193161 4-3125116  James Jim Sutherland
Washington 3-6-1120212 3-4100125  James Jim Owens
California 1-9109176 1-697123  Peter R. Elliot
Southern California 1-986204 1-654128  Don R. Clark

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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