1983 Oregon State Beavers football team

1983 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Gough (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun (5th season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
USC 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
1 – 6 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Stanford 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a remember of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Joe Avezzano, compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 record with a mark of 1–6–1 in conference playing, placing ninth in the Pac-10. 1983 was Oregon State's 13th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 171 points and allowed 332 points. The season is most memorable for the 0–0 tie with Oregon in the Civil War, the last scoreless game in NCAA Division I football history. The game is known colloquially as the "Toilet Bowl."

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3at No. 14 Arizona
L 6–5040,570[1]
September 10at Portland State*
W 51–1426,102[2]
September 17No. 14 USC
L 10–3328,000[3]
September 24at Colorado*
L 14–3833,504[4]
October 1UNLV*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 21–35 (forfeit win)26,500[5][6]
October 8at No. 16 Washington
L 7–3558,693[7]
October 15at California
CBSL 19–4535,147[8]
October 29Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 31–1822,000[9]
November 5No. 20 Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ABCL 9–2732,500[10]
November 12at Arizona State
L 3–3865,058[11]
November 19at Oregon
T 0–033,176[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1983 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Tracy Abernathy
WR Robert Adams
RB Donald Beavers
OL Darrick Brilz
WR Reggie Bynum
WR Larry Clemons
WR Claude Dixon
OL Tom Emmons
RB Tony Green
QB Ricky Greene
RB Lucius High
RB Randy Holmes
OL Dwayne Jackola
QB Jay Kirschenman
TE Mike Laverty
OL Jack Lester
QB Ladd McKittrick
OL Rich Meggers
RB Bryce Oglesby
TE Paul Saunders
QB Jeff Seay
QB Jack Stanley
RB James Terrell
OL Mike Terry
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Angelo Dilulo
DB Reggie Dupree
DB Tony Fuller
DL John Gonzalez
DB Jonathon Harrington
DL Paul Hayes
LB Ron Heller
LB Bob Johnson
LB James Murphy
DL Chris Naone
DB DeMonty Price
DL Willie Stubblefield
DB Kenny Taylor
DB Bernie Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Marty Breen
P Chris Stempeck
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "Wildcats rout Oregon State, 50–6". Arizona Daily Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "26,102 watch OSU explode in 51–14 romp over Vikings". The Sunday Oregonian. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Same old song, 14th verse: USC wallops Beavers 33–10". The Sunday Oregonian. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Colorado breezes". Tulsa World. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Oregon State bows, 35–21". The Patriot-News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
    7. ^ "Huskies finally put Oregon State away". Tri-City Herald. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Cal beats Beavers, 45–19". Statesman Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "OSU gives Avezzano 1st Pac-10 win". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Cougs corral Beavers". The News Tribune. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "ASU destroys Oregon State, snaps 3-game skid". The Arizona Republic. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Civil War rolls a pair of zeros". Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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