1983 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1983 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Gough (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Ray Braun (5th season)
Home stadium Parker Stadium
Seasons
  1982
1984  
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 1 17 4 1
Washington 5 2 08 4 0
Washington State 5 3 07 4 0
USC 4 3 04 6 1
Arizona 4 3 17 3 1
Arizona State 3 3 16 4 1
Oregon 3 3 14 6 1
California 3 4 15 5 1
Oregon State 1 6 12 8 1
Stanford 1 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers ended the season with two wins, eight losses, and a tie. 1983 was Oregon State's 13th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 171 points and allowed 332 points. The team was led by head coach Joe Avezzano. The season is most memorable for the 0–0 tie with Oregon in the Civil War, the last scoreless game in NCAA Division I football history. The game is known colloquially as the "Toilet Bowl."

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3at No. 14 Arizona L 6–5040,570
September 10at Portland State *W 51–1426,102
September 17No. 14 USC L 10–3328,000
September 24at Colorado *L 14–3833,504
October 1 UNLV *
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–3526,500
October 8at No. 16 Washington L 7–3558,693
October 15at California CBS L 19–4535,147
October 29 Stanford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 31–1822,000
November 5No. 20 Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ABC L 9–2718,000
November 12at Arizona State L 3–3865,058
November 19at Oregon T 0–0 33,176
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1983 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Tracy Abernathy
WR Robert Adams
RB Donald Beavers
OL Darrick Brilz
WR Reggie Bynum
WR Larry Clemons
WR Claude Dixon
OL Tom Emmons
RB Tony Green
QB Ricky Greene
RB Lucius High
RB Randy Holmes
OL Dwayne Jackola
QB Jay Kirschenman
TE Mike Laverty
OL Jack Lester
QB Ladd McKittrick
OL Rich Meggers
RB Bryce Oglesby
TE Paul Saunders
QB Jeff Seay
QB Jack Stanley
RB James Terrell
OL Mike Terry
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Angelo Dilulo
DB Reggie Dupree
DB Tony Fuller
DL John Gonzalez
DB Jonathon Harrington
DL Paul Hayes
LB Ron Heller
LB Bob Johnson
LB James Murphy
DL Chris Naone
DB DeMonty Price
DL Willie Stubblefield
DB Kenny Taylor
DB Bernie Wilson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Marty Breen
P Chris Stempeck
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Stanford

Oregon State's first conference win in three and a half years was celebrated by students rushing the field and tearing down the goal posts with two seconds left in the game. [1]

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References

  1. Eugene Register-Guard. October 30, 1983. Retrieved Nomveber 24, 2016.