2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

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2015 Oregon State Beavers football
Oregon State Beavers wordmark.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–10 (0–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Reser Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 3 Stanford xy$  8 1   12 2  
No. 19 Oregon  7 2   9 4  
Washington State  6 3   9 4  
California  4 5   8 5  
Washington  4 5   7 6  
Oregon State  0 9   2 10  
South Division
USC xy  6 3   8 6  
No. 17 Utah x  6 3   10 3  
UCLA  5 4   8 5  
Arizona State  4 5   6 7  
Arizona  3 6   7 6  
Colorado  1 8   4 9  
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Andersen and played their home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. Oregon State was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Contents

Offseason

Coaching change

For the first time since the 2003 offseason, Oregon State underwent a coaching change.

Riley exits

In a move that shook the college football world, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln announced the hiring of Oregon State's head coach Mike Riley on December 4, 2014. [1] Riley had what was dubbed a "lifetime contract" at Oregon State, where every year he led a team to a bowl game, his contract was extended by one year. [2] In 2010, Oregon State Athletic Director Bob De Carolis said Riley had talked about wanting to retire in Corvallis and be the "Joe Paterno of Oregon State." In the same time period, Riley said, "I want to make it known that I'm very excited to be to coaching at Oregon State University and I anticipate doing so for a long time." [3] Nebraska fired head coach Bo Pelini, opening the door for Riley to make the unanticipated move.

Welcoming Andersen

An equally shocking move came just six days later, as the Oregon State Athletic Department announced that they had hired Gary Andersen of Wisconsin as Riley's replacement on December 10, 2014. Andersen left Wisconsin after just two years with the program, citing high academic standards set by the university made recruiting difficult for Andersen, compiling a 19–7 overall record and coming off of a trip to the Big Ten Football Championship Game. Since Andersen left after just two seasons, a reported $3 million buyout was in effect. [4] The coaching announcement came moments after the university announced $42 million upgrades to its football operations building, known as the Valley Football Center. [5] It marked the second straight Wisconsin coach (Bret Bielema left for Arkansas) to leave for what many considered a job with a less prestigious program. [6] Andersen was announced in a press conference on December 12, 2014.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 p.m. Weber State * P12N W 26–735,160
September 129:00 a.m.at Michigan * ABC L 7–35109,651
September 195:00 p.m. San Jose State *
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 35–2134,573
September 257:00 p.m.No. 21 Stanford
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1 L 24–4237,302
October 101:00 p.m.at Arizona FS1L 7–4452,987
October 171:00 p.m.at Washington State P12NL 31–5232,952
October 247:30 p.m. Colorado Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 13–1736,977
October 314:00 p.m.at No. 13 Utah P12NL 12–2745,853
November 71:30 p.m.No. 22 UCLA
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 0–4138,074
November 147:30 p.m.at California P12NL 24–5441,874
November 211:00 p.m. Washington
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 7–5234,390
November 271:00 p.m.at Oregon FS1L 42–5257,814
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Source: [7]

Game summaries

Weber State

1234Total
Wildcats00707
Beavers0671326

Michigan

1234Total
Beavers70007
Wolverines31431535

San Jose State

1234Total
Spartans7140021
Beavers7721035

Stanford

1234Total
#21 Cardinal14714742
Beavers7100724

Arizona

1234Total
Beavers07007
Wildcats132110044

Washington State

1234Total
Beavers31401431
Cougars14310752

Colorado

1234Total
Buffaloes370717
Beavers730313

Utah

1234Total
Beavers060612
#13 Utes14001327

UCLA

1234Total
#22 Bruins02417041
Beavers00000

Referee for the game is Michael Batlan.

California

1234Total
Beavers01014024
Golden Bears717201054

Washington

1234Total
Huskies28177052
Beavers00707

Oregon

1234Total
Beavers70142142
#17 Ducks141771452

References

  1. Sherman, Mitch (December 4, 2014). "Nebraska Hires Mike Riley as Coach". ESPN . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. Canzano, John (January 10, 2010). "Oregon State to Offer Riley a Lifetime Deal". The Oregonian . Portland, OR. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. Schnell, Lindsay (January 10, 2010). "Oregon State's Mike Riley Signs 3-Year Extension, Plans to be Beavers Coach 'for a Long Time'". The Oregonian . Portland, OR. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. Bromberg, Nick (December 10, 2014). "Oregon State Hires Wisconsin Coach Gary Andersen". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. Mizell, Gina (December 9, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers set to Announce 'Significant Enhancements' to Football Facilities". The Oregonian . Portland, OR. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  6. Ward, Austin. "Why Are Coaches Leaving Wisconsin?". ESPN . Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  7. Mizell, Gina (September 16, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers 2015 football schedule released". The Oregonian . Portland. Retrieved December 10, 2014.