1966 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1966 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Parker Stadium
Civic Stadium
Seasons
←  1965
1967  →
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
USC $ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
No. 5 UCLA 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Oregon State 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Washington 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
California 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Oregon 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Washington State 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Stanford 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Four home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium and two at Civic Stadium in Portland. [1] Under their second season head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 3–1 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, later Pacific-8 Conference, or Pac-8). Only one of the four conference teams from the state of California was on the schedule; champion USC shut out OSU in Portland. [1]

Contents

Following a 1–3 start, OSU won its last six games, [2] and were ranked nineteenth in the final UPI Coaches Poll. [3] [4]

The starting quarterbacks this season were senior Paul Brothers and sophomore Steve Preece. [5] [6] [7] Workhorse senior fullback Pete Pifer became the school's all-time leading rusher, overtaking Sam Baker. [8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Michigan *
L 0–4156,907 [9]
September 24at Iowa *
W 17–343,276 [10]
October 1No. 5 USC
L 0–2129,217 [1]
October 8 Northwestern *
L 6–1422,497 [11]
October 15 Idaho *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 14–716,144 [5]
October 22at Arizona State *
W 18–1729,118 [6]
October 29at Washington State
W 41–1318,500 [7] [12] [13]
November 5 Arizona *
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 31–1213,067 [8]
November 12 Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 24–1221,347 [14]
November 19 Oregon
W 20–1523,700 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1966 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 33Jerry BelcherSo
QB 19 Paul Brothers Sr
SE 84Roger CantlonSo
C 52 John Didion Sr
C 51Rockne FreitasSr
WB 26 Bob Grim  (C)Sr
SE 90Harry GunnerJr
OT 79Jeff HardrathJr
WB 22Billy MainSo
G 63Dave MarletteJr
FB 48Pete PiferSr
QB 14 Steve Preece So
G 60Joe ReidSr
OT 73Kent ScottSo
G 62Clyde SmithSo
OT 74Roger StalickSo
TE 88Mike SullivanSr
HB 21Don SummersSo
OT 75Jim WilkinSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 86Tom CoccioneSr
DG 64Skip DiazSr
S 23Scott EatonSr
LB 46 Bill Enyart So
DE 82Mike FooteSo
DG 78Mark GartungSr
LB 57Jim GodfreyJr
DT 67Tom GreertyJr
DE 80Greg HartmanSr
LB 44Russ Kuhns (C)Sr
DT 66Jess LewisSo
DB 24Charlie OldsJr
DT 65Dennis RozarioSr
DG 71Jon SandstromSo
LB 42Skip VanderbundtJr
DB 25Don WelchSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19Paul BrothersSr
PK 17Mike HaggardJr
P 89Gary HouserJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [15]

Game summaries

Oregon

Civil War
Team1234Total
Oregon0001515
• Oregon St3100720
Scoring summary
1OSUMike Haggard 29-yard field goalOSU 3-0
2OSUPaul Brothers 17-yard run (Mike Haggard kick)OSU 10-0
2OSUMike Haggard 34-yard field goalOSU 13-0
4OREScott Cress 25-yard pass from Mike Brundage (Mike Brundage kick)OSU 13-7
4OSUPete Pifer 14-yard run (Mike Haggard kick)OSU 20-7
40:00ORE Jim Smith 96-yard fumble return (Mike Brundage to Lynn Hendrickson pass)OSU 20-15

On a very muddy field at Parker Stadium, Beaver fullback Pete Pifer became the first in AAWU history to run for more than 1,000 yards in two consecutive seasons with 130 yards on 31 carries. Pifer and his backfield teammates, Paul Brothers and Bob Grim, combined for 284 total yards of the Beavers' offense. [2] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoefflin, Walter (October 2, 1966). "Beavers lose Pac-8 opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. 1 2 3 Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 20, 1966). "'Too Much' Triplets pace Beavers' victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ↑ Meyers, Jeff (November 29, 1966). "Notre Dame is No. 1 in final UPI balloting". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "Irish ride USC win to 1st". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI. November 29, 1966. p. 3B.
  5. 1 2 Hoefflin, Walter (October 16, 1966). "Preece sparks OSU's victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  6. 1 2 "Beavers rally to nip Devils". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 23, 1966. p. 1B.
  7. 1 2 "Beavers win 3rd straight". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 30, 1966. p. 2B.
  8. 1 2 "Pifer's yards spark Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 6, 1966. p. 1B.
  9. ↑ "Beavers mangled by 41-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 18, 1966. p. 1B.
  10. ↑ "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 25, 1966. p. 1B.
  11. ↑ Hoefflin, Walter (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 30, 1966). "Beavers swamp Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
  13. ↑ Missildine, Harry (October 30, 1966). "Beavers rip Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  14. ↑ Hoefflin, Walter (November 13, 1966). "Beavers stun Huskies, 24–13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  15. ↑ "WSU vs. OSU". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (rosters). October 28, 1966. p. 13.
  16. ↑ 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Boyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 2007 Aug 1.
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