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: Independent-
1961 Season Highlights
J. Thompson Tommy Prothro enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Oregon State.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Syracuse
8
19
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Stanford
0
34
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Idaho
44
6
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Wisconsin
20
23
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Arizona State
23
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Washington State
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Washington
3
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Brigham Young
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Oregon
6
2
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Houston
12
23
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 165
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 137
Defense Average 13.7
Opponents Record 44-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Independent 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.