1961 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1961 Oregon State Beavers football
Prothro-Tommy-1962.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainMike Kline
Home stadium Parker Stadium
Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Arizona  – 8 –1 –1
Westminster (UT)  – 7 –1 –1
La Verne  – 7 –2 –0
Idaho State  – 5 –2 –1
San Francisco  – 4 –2 –0
Cal Poly Pomona  – 6 –3 –0
San Jose State  – 6 –4 –0
Eastern New Mexico  – 6 –4 –0
Los Angeles Pacific  – 5 –3 –0
Montana State  – 4 –3 –1
Pacific (CA)  – 5 –4 –0
Azusa  – 4 –3 –0
Oregon State  – 5 –5 –0
Santa Clara  – 3 –3 –0
Oregon  – 4 –6 –0
Claremont  – 3 –6 –0
Air Force  – 3 –7 –0
Washington State  – 3 –7 –0
Cal Western  – 3 –7 –0
Idaho  – 2 –7 –0
San Diego  – 2 –8 –0
Southern California College  – 1 –5 –0
UC Riverside  – 1 –7 –0
Pepperdine  – 1 –9 –0

The 1961 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers ended their third season as an independent with five wins and five losses, and outscored their opponents 198 to 192. Four home games were played on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis with one at Multnomah Stadium in  Portland.

Contents

Prior to this season, the university's current title, Oregon State University, was adopted by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield on March 6, 1961, and became effective in the summer. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 10 Syracuse
L 8–1935,279
September 30 Stanford
L 0–3413,727 [3]
October 7 Idaho
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 44–69,329 [4] [5]
October 14at Wisconsin
L 20–2345,274 [6]
October 21at Arizona State
L 23–2432,231 [7]
November 4 Washington State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 14–613,716
November 11at Washington
W 3–051,500 [8] [9]
November 18 BYU
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 35–08,495
November 25at Oregon
W 6–221,300 [10]
December 2at Houston
L 12–2312,000 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

Source: [13]

Professional football drafts

NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Hank RiveraDefensive back567 Cleveland Browns
Roger JohnsonHalfback16222 New York Giants
Don KassoHalfback17230 St. Louis Cardinals
Source: [14]

AFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickAFL Club
Mike KlineGuard1182 Denver Broncos
Don KassoHalfback22170Denver Broncos
Source: [15]

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The 1958 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1958 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 6–4 record, and were outscored 98 to 118. They played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The 1955 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 6–3 record with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the OCC, and outscored their opponents 126 to 120. They played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

References

  1. ↑ "OSU measure signed by Gov. Hatfield". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1961. p. 1A.
  2. ↑ "Hatfield signs bill changing name of college". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. March 6, 1961. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Don McLeod (October 1, 1961). "Indians Bushwhack Dazed Beavers, 34-0: 2nd Half Explosion Ruins OSU". Sunday Oregonian. pp. 1, 5 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Baker leads Oregon State over Idaho in 44-6 romp". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 8, 1961. p. 1, sports.
  5. ↑ Strite, Dick (October 8, 1961). "Bavers find success against Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  6. ↑ Monte McCormick (October 15, 1961). "Badgers Hang On for 23-20 Win: First-Half Aerial Show Kills Off Oregon State". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 1, 5 (section 3) – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Frank Gianelli (October 23, 1961). "Keller Earns ASU Starting Role: End Zone Grab Won OSU Tilt". The Arizona Republic. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Beavers Triumph; Richman's Field Goal Trips UW". Sunday Oregonian. November 12, 1961. p. 1 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Beavers Edge Huskies by 3-0: On Richman Boot". Eugene Register-Guard. November 12, 1961. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Dick Strite (November 26, 1961). "Oregon State Makes TD Stand Up in 6-2 Win: Oregon Gridders Unable to Pierce Beaver Defense". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Houston Trips Oregon State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 3, 1961. p. 2 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Oregon State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Oregon-OSU lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1962. p. 2B.
  14. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  15. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.


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