2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

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2020 Oregon State Beavers football
Oregon State Beavers wordmark.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–5 (2–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar (3rd season)
Base defense Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium Reser Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 1   3 1  
Oregon y$  4 2   4 3  
Stanford  4 2   4 2  
California  1 3   1 3  
Washington State  1 3   1 3  
Oregon State  2 5   2 5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy  5 0   5 1  
Colorado  3 1   4 2  
Utah  3 2   3 2  
Arizona State  2 2   2 2  
UCLA  3 4   3 4  
Arizona  0 5   0 5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jonathan Smith. 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.

Contents

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game. [3]

Preseason

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division. [4]

Schedule

Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State, Colorado State, and Portland State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Original 2020 Oregon State Beavers schedule
DateOpponentSite
September 3at Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK
September 12 Colorado State* Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR
September 19 Portland State*Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 26 Washington State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 3at Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ
October 10at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA
October 24 California Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 30at Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA
November 7 UCLA Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 14at Utah Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT
November 21 Arizona Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 28 Oregon Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 77:30 p.m. Washington State FS1 L 28–38
November 148:00 p.m.at Washington FS1L 21–27294
November 2112:30 p.m. California
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1W 31–27
November 274:00 p.m.No. 15 Oregon
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
ESPNW 41–38
December 57:30 p.m.at Utah ESPN L 24–30
December 127:30 p.m. Stanford
  • Reser Stadium [6]
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNU L 24–270
December 197:30 p.m. Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPN L 33–460

[7]

Game summaries

Washington State

Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cougars77141038
Beavers0771428

at Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: FS1
Game information

At Washington

Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Beavers7140021
Huskies10140327

at Husky StadiumSeattle, Washington

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust
Game information

California

California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Golden Bears7130727
Beavers14031431

at Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Ben Leber (analyst)
Game information

Oregon

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 15 Ducks14107738
Beavers7662241

at Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
Game information

At Utah

Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Beavers01001424
Utes6107730

at Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
Game information

Stanford

Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinal6371127
Beavers777324

at Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
  • Reference
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
399 Nahshon Wright CB Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
  5. Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. "2020 Football Schedule". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.