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-
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 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 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.