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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: LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1893 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

LeVerne H. Kip Taylor enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Oregon State.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 18	@ UCLA	0	41	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. California	0	26	L	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Washington	0	28	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Stanford	0	21	L	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Southern California	0	37	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Idaho	19	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Michigan State	6	34	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Washington State	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Oregon	7	0	W

1953 Season Totals
Record	3-6
Points Scored	39
Scoring Average	4.3
Points Allowed	187
Defense Average	20.8
Opponents Record	44-30
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	1-2
Away Record	2-4

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
UCLA	8-2	224	76	Lost 20-28	6-1	172	41	Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford	6-3-1	246	148		5-1-1	151	90	Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California	6-3-1	199	161		4-2-1	141	92	Jesse T. Jess Hill
California	4-4-2	220	170		2-2-2	127	98	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State	4-6	146	256		2-4	71	148	Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State	3-6	39	187		2-5	14	153	LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington	3-6-1	154	217		2-4-1	113	132	John Cherberg
Oregon	4-5-1	91	85		1-5-1	19	54	Leonard J. Len Casanova

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.