1984 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1984 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBooker Brooks (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (1st season)
Home stadium Parker Stadium
Civic Stadium
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 USC $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 2 Washington 6 1 011 1 0
No. 9 UCLA 5 2 09 3 0
Arizona 5 2 07 4 0
Washington State 4 3 06 5 0
Arizona State 3 4 05 6 0
Oregon 3 5 06 5 0
Stanford 3 5 05 6 0
Oregon State 1 7 02 9 0
California 1 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Joe Avezzano in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10. [1] Oregon State played five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, and one at Civic Stadium in Portland.

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Avezzano was fired after the season. In his five years as head coach, he posted a record of 6–47–2 (.127). [2] [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 6 Ohio State *L 14–2288,072 [4]
September 15 Arizona L 8–2718,000 [5]
September 22 Wyoming *
W 41–1425,000 [6]
September 29at Idaho *L 22–4110,700 [7]
October 6No. 3 Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–1940,000 [8]
October 13 California
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 9–620,000 [9]
October 20at Arizona State L 10–4564,614 [10]
October 27 Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–2818,000 [11]
November 3at Washington State L 3–2026,000 [12]
November 10at UCLA L 17–2634,116 [13]
November 17 Oregon
L 6–3139,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. Cawood, Neil (November 18, 1984). "Where does this leave Avezzano?". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  2. Cawood, Neil (November 24, 1984). "Avezzano latest lost his last". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1C.
  3. Looney, Douglas S. (November 26, 1984). "Now Playing: 'goodbye, Corvallis". Sports Illustrated. p. 108.
  4. "Byars paces Buckeye surge". The Tennessean. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Stumbling OSU loses to Arizona 27–8". The Sunday Oregonian. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Oregon St. feasts in year's first win". The Columbian. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bull, Andy (September 30, 1984). "Can it be? OSU loses to Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  8. "Washington beats Oregon State, 19–7". The Sunday Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Oregon State surprises Cal". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sun Devils have things their own way". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "OSU blows early 21-point lead". Statesman Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Bull, Andy (November 4, 1984). "OSU slows Cougs, stops itself". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1C.
  13. "Bono, Lee lead Bruins over Beavers". The Camarillo Daily News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  14. Conrad, John (November 18, 1984). "Ducks beat Orange, finish in black". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.