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
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]
Media poll (North)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Washington |
249 (40)
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2 |
Stanford |
198 (2)
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3 |
Oregon |
178 (2)
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4 |
California |
108
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5 |
Washington State |
98
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6 |
Oregon State |
45
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | | ABC | L 31–77 | 102,169 |
September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | | P12N | W 48–25 | 36,448 |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | P12N | L 17–48 | 34,671 |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington | | P12N | L 23–42 | 66,469 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Oregon | | 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
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Game summaries
At Ohio State
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Total |
Beavers
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7
|
7
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17
|
0 |
31 |
No. 5 Buckeyes
|
21
|
21
|
14
|
21 |
77 |
Southern Utah
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Thunderbirds
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0
|
7
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9
|
9 |
25 |
Beavers
|
17
|
24
|
0
|
7 |
48 |
At Nevada
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Beavers
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7
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Wolf Pack
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16
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
37 |
Arizona
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Wildcats
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7
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7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Beavers
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Arizona State
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|
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|
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Total |
Beavers
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0
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Sun Devils
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
52 |
Washington State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Cougars
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
21 |
56 |
Beavers
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
7 |
37 |
California
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Golden Bears
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
21 |
49 |
Beavers
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Colorado
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|
|
|
| |
Total |
Beavers
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
24 | 7 |
41 |
Buffaloes
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
3 | 0 |
34 |
USC
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Trojans
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
Beavers
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
At Stanford
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Beavers
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
Cardinal
|
13
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
48 |
At Washington
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Beavers
|
3
|
13
|
0
|
7 |
23 |
No. 17 Huskies
|
28
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Ducks
|
14
|
7
|
13
|
21 |
55 |
Beavers
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
6 |
15 |
Awards
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson[7]
References
- ^ Moran, Danny (November 16, 2017). "Oregon State Beavers Release 2018 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.
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