1952 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1952 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1952 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the PCC, and were outscored 267 to 123.[1]

1952 Oregon State Beavers football
Head coach Kip Taylor
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–7 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 USC $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 6 UCLA 5 1 0 8 1 0
Washington 6 2 0 7 3 0
California 3 3 0 7 3 0
Washington State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Stanford 2 5 0 5 5 0
Oregon 2 5 0 2 7 1
Idaho 1 3 0 4 4 1
Oregon State 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played four home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland and one on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis, a 27–6 homecoming loss to Idaho in the last varsity game at the venue.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Utah*W 14–715,000
October 4No. 1 Michigan State*L 14–1722,595[2]
October 11at StanfordL 28–4128,000
October 18No. 7 USC
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 6–2817,438
October 25at Washington StateL 20–3315,000
November 1Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 13–3819,243
November 8at No. 5 UCLAL 0–5722,585
November 15Idaho L 6–27  8,000[3][4]
November 22vs. Oregon
W 22–1921,333
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ "1952 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (October 5, 1952). "Gene Lekenta's Last-Play Field Goal Earns 'S' 17 to 14 Hair-Raiser Over Oregon State". Lansing State Journal. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Idaho cracks OSC defense for 27-6 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1952. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "Brilliant Idaho second half routs Oregon State 27-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1952. p. 10.
  5. ^ "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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