1980 Oregon State Beavers football team

1980 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 USC 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Arizona State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
California 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season In their first season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, finished last in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents 386 to 108.[1] The team played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Avezzano, previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee under Johnny Majors, was hired in late 1979;[2] he succeeded Craig Fertig and signed a four-year contract at $40,000 per year.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Wyoming*
L 10–3020,113[4]
September 20at Arizona State
L 14–4264,861[5]
September 27at Texas*
L 0–3560,381[6]
October 11Washington
L 6–4133,000[7]
October 18at California
L 6–2730,454[8]
October 25Long Beach State*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–3120,000[9]
November 1at Stanford
L 13–5443,294[10]
November 8at Washington State
L 7–2815,651[11]
November 15Oregon
L 21–4041,600[12]
November 22Arizona
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–2415,300[13]
November 30vs. No. 14 UCLA
L 3–3480,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Arizona State

  • Tony Robinson - 168 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 37 attempts [15][16]

Personnel

1980 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB Randy Holmes
FB Tony Robinson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    [17][18][19]

    References

    1. ^ "1980 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
    2. ^ "Beavers select Vols' Avezanno". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 1, 1979. p. 1B.
    3. ^ "Tennessee aide pick for Oregon State job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1979. p. 13.
    4. ^ "Cowboys ride OSU errors to victory". The Sunday Oregonian. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "OSU outgains ASU, loses 42–14". The Columbian. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Texas coasts to victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Washington Huskies rip Pac-10 rival Oregon State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Cal tops OSU, no hybernation?". The Sacramento Bee. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "49ers hand Beavers 6th season loss". The Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Cards make it look easy". The San Francisco Examiner. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Cougs skin Beavers 28–7". Tri-City Herald. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Reggie Ogburn sparkles as Oregon topples OSU". The Idaho Statesman. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Arizona rushes past Oregon State, 24–7". The Arizona Republic. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ "Beavers lose in Japan, finish 0–11 for season". Albany Democrat-Herald. December 1, 1980. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    15. ^ Conrad, John (September 21, 1980). "Beavers better, but have little to show for it". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
    16. ^ 2018 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.
    17. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
    18. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 25, 1980. p. 2B.
    19. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 15, 1980. p. 3B.
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