2018 Oregon State Beavers football team

2018 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–10 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jonathan Smith (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Lindgren (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Reser Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Washington State x		7	–	2					11	–	2
Stanford		6	–	3					9	–	4
Oregon		5	–	4					9	–	4
California		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	8					2	–	10
South Division
Utah xy		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					7	–	6
USC		4	–	5					5	–	7
Arizona		4	–	5					5	–	7
UCLA		3	–	6					3	–	9
Colorado		2	–	7					5	–	7
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The schedule was released on November 16, 2017. ^[1] The Beavers finished the season with a 2–10 record. They went 1–8 in Pac-12 play and finished in last place in the North Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy [2]	Summer Houston	C	SR
Wuerffel Trophy [3]	Trevon Bradford	WR	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [4]	Jake Luton	QB	SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [5]	Calvin Tyler, Jr.	RB	SO

Pac-12 Media Days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days were on July 25, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Oregon State was represented by Jonathan Smith (HC), Blake Brandel (OL) & Kee Whetzel (LB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Beavers predicted to finish in last place in the North Division. ^[6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	9:00 a.m.	at No. 5 Ohio State *	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 31–77	102,169
September 8	5:00 p.m.	Southern Utah *	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 48–25	36,448
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	L 35–37	20,462
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Arizona	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 14–35	33,022
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 24–52	51,447
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Washington State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 37–56	34,429
October 20	1:00 p.m.	California	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 7–49	32,390
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 41–34 OT	48,050
November 3	7:00 p.m.	USC	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FS1	L 21–38	35,187
November 10	6:00 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 17–48	34,671
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 23–42	66,469
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Oregon	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (122nd Civil War)	FS1	L 15–55	39,776
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	7	17	0	31
No. 5 Buckeyes	21	21	14	21	77

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	7	9	9	25
Beavers	17	24	0	7	48

See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	14	0	14	35
Wolf Pack	16	14	0	7	37

See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	14	35
Beavers	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	17	7	0	24
Sun Devils	10	21	7	14	52

See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	14	7	21	56
Beavers	14	10	6	7	37

See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	14	7	21	49
Beavers	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team

At Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Beavers	0	3	7	24	7	41
Buffaloes	7	17	7	3	0	34

See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	14	7	10	38
Beavers	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team

At Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	10	0	0	17
Cardinal	13	21	7	7	48

See also: 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team

At Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	3	13	0	7	23
No. 17 Huskies	28	7	7	0	42

See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	14	7	13	21	55
Beavers	0	3	6	6	15

See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

Awards

Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson ^[7]

References

1. Moran, Danny (November 16, 2017). "Oregon State Beavers Release 2018 Football Schedule" . Retrieved November 16, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
3. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
4. "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
5. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
6. "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
7. Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.