1991 Oregon State Beavers football team

1991 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jerry Pettibone (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Summers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Parker Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Washington $	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 7 California	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Stanford	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
USC	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1991 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers had one win and ten losses for their twentieth consecutive losing season. They scored 125 and allowed 365 points. The team was led by first-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, previously the head coach for six seasons at Northern Illinois.

The sole victory came in the season finale, a road upset over rival Oregon in the Civil War.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 pm	Utah *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 10–22	25,812
September 14	7:00 pm	at UNLV *	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV		L 9–23	19,141
September 21	5:00 pm	Fresno State *	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 20–24	22,047
October 5	2:00 pm	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 7–55	25,100
October 12	1:00 pm	Arizona State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 7–24	23,833
October 19	7:00 pm	UCLA	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	PSN	L 7–44	25,734
October 26	12:30 pm	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 20–40	21,416
November 2	6:00 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 21–45	42,082
November 9	1:00 pm	No. 7 California	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 14–27	20,790
November 16	1:00 pm	No. 3 Washington	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 6–58	31,588
November 23	1:00 pm	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon (Civil War)		W 14–3	42,141	[1] [2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel

1991 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class LT Tim Camp Fr RB Chad Paulson So QB Ian Shields WR Maurice Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Todd Sahlfeld Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Jamie Burke	Head coach Jerry Pettibone Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Oregon

See also: 1991 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

Oregon State Beavers (0–10) at Oregon Ducks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	0	7	0	7	14
Oregon	3	0	0	0	3

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

• Date: November 23, 1991
• Game time: 1:00 pm
• Game attendance: 42,141
• Eugene Register-Guard, 24 Nov 1991.

Game information

First quarter ORE – Gregg McCallum 37-yard field goal, 5:23. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, —3 yards. Second quarter OSU – Ian Shields 6-yard run (Jamie Burke kick), 1:50. Oregon St 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards. Fourth quarter OSU – Maurice Wilson 20-yard pass from Chad Paulson (Jamie Burke kick), 10:32. Oregon St 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards. Top passers OSU – Chad Paulson – 1/1, 20 yards, TD ORE – Brett Salisbury – 5/20, 65 yards, INT Top rushers OSU – Chad Paulson – 21 rushes, 149 yards ORE – Donovan Moore – 11 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers OSU – Maurice Wilson – 2 receptions, 29 yards, TD ORE – Juan Shedrick – 2 receptions, 34 yards

Oregon State carried its seniors off the field, a motivational ploy practiced by head coach Jerry Pettibone during the week.

References

1. Conrad, John (November 24, 1991). "Ducks hit rock bottom with loss to OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
2. "Beavers snap skid, win Civil War". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1991. p. 6B.
3. DeLassus, David. "Oregon State Yearly Results: 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.